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A little tangental. Indians are insanely good drivers given their actual traffic conditions. I just spent two months there and as (fucking annoying) as it was
by weeksie 10y ago
A little tangental.
Indians are insanely good drivers given their actual traffic conditions. I just spent two months there and as (fucking annoying) as it was to walk through the crowds with motorcycles whipping by, inches away from me all the time, I wasn't very concerned with them hitting me. Anecdotally, everybody appeared to be watching everyone else on the road—otherwise it would have been sheer insanity because their infrastructure is horrible.
Thai drivers on the other hand. . . .
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- FussyZeus 10y agoI've always been curious where the downright crazy driving style/culture came from in India. It's like nowhere I've ever seen, they drive on whatever side of the road they want, there are no traffic lights, I mean I get that it's a developing country but none of this stuff is that expensive to procure, is it?
- zyxley 10y agoCoordinated control of traffic lights isn't cheap. Some quick googling says $250K to $500K per signal[1] when done from scratch. [1]: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Operations/Traffic/signals.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Operations/Traffic/signals.htm
- FussyZeus 10y agoI stand corrected then. Still seems like it would be a worthwhile investment given their insane traffic death rates.
- ocean3 10y agoTraffic lights are not an issue. Its present in most towns as well. Most of the time if you break a traffic light you would not be penalized. Usually there won't be an policeman nearby. Even they are present they do not implement the law.