I miss the krrrrrrrrrrrr from the autos, trrrng trrrng from the cycles, Pom Pom from the buses, peeeeeeah peeeeeah from the cars and various other varieties of horns and expletives that resonate in Indian roads. Be it men, women, kids , young or old, not a soul hesitates to use the horn. Not without a reason though. You would feel absolutely incapacitated without a horn in your vehicle. I mean, just imagine!!!
I guess its tough to imagine. Just as it would be for an Aussie to imagine someone honking at them for no apparent reason. A horn is the most unlikely thing you’d hear on the roads here. To get honked at is akin to being sworn at.
As far as India is concerned, the ‘People’ factor does inject itself everywhere. Here, Time, Tide and People wait for none. So use the horn and make way for yourself!!
After all rules are meant to be broken and horns are meant to be honked.
very very nice post. home is sweet home for sure..
ReplyDeletewill read all the posts that i have missed now.
cheers,
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Hey machha,
ReplyDeleteyou will miss horns like hell in UK. Somebody counted the number of horn he heard in the last 4 months. It was just three!!!!
The stupid silence is pervasive and loved by these people. I'm sure they wont survive a minute in Indian roads ;)
i totally agree. :))
ReplyDeleteShould work on some statis tics myself :))
Well said. I had tried driving in Indian road (in Chennai road) without horns for a day or two. The experience was really terrifying.
ReplyDeleteSmart.... i miss the horns too... i was in pune for 3 yrs.. and now im in dubai... imagine how much i miss it..
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