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RE: American Suit in India: The Drivers Aren't Crazy

in #travel8 years ago

I'm upvoting, but I have to say I felt some terror when sitting in one of those cars while other vehicles came within literal inches of us while we were definitely traveling at speeds significantly faster than 5 miles per hour.

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Ha! You didn't ride in one of these on the highway did you!?!?

I wasn't in a rickshaw, I was in a "real" car as it transitioned into city traffic in Bangalore. I don't think any of the potential collisions (we had a couple close encounters) would have resulted in serious injury, but it wouldn't have been the highlight of my day. I was being driven around by my accountant, and just as you described, he was calming discussing business options the whole time he was driving. Personally I would have preferred he just focused on getting us safely to our destination...

That sounds about right!