OT: Traffic in India

[t_marat]

Maybe this had been posted before. Traffic in some city in India, no lights, and seems like no traffic rules.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/116783/crazy_driving_in_india/

[t_marat]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/123696/reckless_driving/
seems like somewhere in Saudi Arabia.
I read somewhere that front wheel drives, as opposed to rear wheel drives, are uncontrollable during drifts. But a car on that video is a Toyota Camry, and he seems to be able to control the car without problems.

[neil_004]

I lived in Bangalore for a couple years. Learned to drive there. It is a big adjustment driving in the US. There are traffic rules but they are not really followed. There are lights at major intersections (if it isnt a circle). When making a turn like in the video people wait till they find even a small hole and push their way through even if it means holding up oncomming traffic. Driving there does teach you to be very aware of what is going on around you (have to share the road not only with other cars and motorcycles, but also with bikes, cows, and animal drawn carts).

[Nick.Hay]

Its absolutely amazing!!!


I'm suprised there is not more fatalities, or at least people running into eachother!!

[Gayle]

Glad you posted it. Someone sent this to me a couple of weeks ago claiming it is Asia. It sure isn't Kansas.

I find this absolutely amazing!

[KenB]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/123696/reckless_driving/
seems like somewhere in Saudi Arabia.
I read somewhere that front wheel drives, as opposed to rear wheel drives, are uncontrollable during drifts. But a car on that video is a Toyota Camry, and he seems to be able to control the car without problems.

It looks like someone driving as if they were late for a suicide car bombing...:(

[neil_004]

Here is a first person video form Mumbai.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8624791791495591577

The pushy driving around the 30sec mark is very common and is how teh people were getting oncomming traffic to stop in the other vid.

[Montreal525]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/123696/reckless_driving/
seems like somewhere in Saudi Arabia.
I read somewhere that front wheel drives, as opposed to rear wheel drives, are uncontrollable during drifts. But a car on that video is a Toyota Camry, and he seems to be able to control the car without problems.

He's using the handbrake, much like rally drivers do when they have FWD cars. I have to say, he's pretty good... Very stupid for doing it on a public road but a good show on a race track...

Jeff