With Marvel gone for 4 days I have had full access to the car and necessarily I have been driving everywhere. Slowly, it is becoming less stressful. Or perhaps I am just becoming immune to all the craziness out there. Regardless, I am doing my best to stay alive by following these simple tactics
1) Stay away from buses and other large honking vehicles. Sure everyone is honking, but there is nothing like the sound of a bus horn bearing down on you to make you, or me rather, want to find the nearest potty. When one unfortunately happens to wind up close to a bus you can see first hand what makes them dangerous. The whole front is covered in dings, dents, bumps, missing bumpers and scraped paint proving they have hit things in the past and will do it again if necessary.
2) Do not be the first one from your direction to enter the intersection. When I watch the roads I actually find them beautiful. The traffic patterns move like animals. Well except the actual animals in the roads. They couldn't give a flying fart what you are doing or where you want to go. They just keep walking at their own pace seemingly oblivious to all the noise around them. But often when I look up and see a bunch of scooters and motorcycles on my side of the road and heading straight for me I think of bees. Somehow they manage to fly right by me, not make contact, nor slow down. When I come to an intersection or a round about, I wait for my crew, like a small school of fish heading in my direction and then we venture out causing the other directions to pause,regroup and regather, hoping their mass will allow them the right of way.
3) Do not be the only one in the middle of a major intersection or the last one for that matter. Think about penguins and killer whales. Stick to the middle and you will be fine. Straggle behind and the other direction will think you are weak and cut you off.
4) When in doubt just honk. How can they know you are there if you don't honk?
1) Stay away from buses and other large honking vehicles. Sure everyone is honking, but there is nothing like the sound of a bus horn bearing down on you to make you, or me rather, want to find the nearest potty. When one unfortunately happens to wind up close to a bus you can see first hand what makes them dangerous. The whole front is covered in dings, dents, bumps, missing bumpers and scraped paint proving they have hit things in the past and will do it again if necessary.
2) Do not be the first one from your direction to enter the intersection. When I watch the roads I actually find them beautiful. The traffic patterns move like animals. Well except the actual animals in the roads. They couldn't give a flying fart what you are doing or where you want to go. They just keep walking at their own pace seemingly oblivious to all the noise around them. But often when I look up and see a bunch of scooters and motorcycles on my side of the road and heading straight for me I think of bees. Somehow they manage to fly right by me, not make contact, nor slow down. When I come to an intersection or a round about, I wait for my crew, like a small school of fish heading in my direction and then we venture out causing the other directions to pause,regroup and regather, hoping their mass will allow them the right of way.
3) Do not be the only one in the middle of a major intersection or the last one for that matter. Think about penguins and killer whales. Stick to the middle and you will be fine. Straggle behind and the other direction will think you are weak and cut you off.
4) When in doubt just honk. How can they know you are there if you don't honk?
re #1- those buses & trucks can scare the mickey in anybody. if you are on a two wheeler, the engines will breathe (literally) down your neck!
ReplyDeletere #4- lol :)
Being driven is something. driving around by yourself is something else, isnt it :)
Thanks, Tarun, for reading and making comments. I have ridden on a 2 wheeler once and my knuckles were white from holding on so tight. I can't imagine being that close to a bus without any barrier between.
ReplyDeleteActually I am finding I like driving better than being driven around. At least I have a smidge if control. ;-)