prem

• Honking horns
• Change lane without giving any indicator and never follow any lane rule
• Jumping Red lights
• Not wear helmets and safety belts

Looking for few more…….

spy

• Road or Traffic signs

Road or Traffic signs are something for other people to follow – this is a well established fact in India. If drivers were tested about their knowledge of road signs, most would fail the test.

vishal

Using while driving....

rkk

Most of the drivers don't bother to dim the headlights for approaching vehicles. What I fail to understand is some people keep their headlights on the highbeam even on well-lit streets inside cities. Things get marginally better on highways though, as the traffic gets thinner....

motorbike

Well rkk...Dim your vehicle's headlight beams at least 500 feet ahead of approaching vehicles. Keep headlights clean. Headlight dirt can cut your light output by 75 percent. Proper headlight aim is also very important and should be checked periodically.

kavita

Listen loud music while driving...

junaid

No one stop their vehicles before pedestrian crossing and not follow the overtake from right hand side rule.

prem

3 person on a 2 wheeler
Fold the side mirror of left hand side

rupali

smoking and spiting pan juice while driving.

junaid

How many of us really know what actually etiquette is.According to Oxford “it is customary code of polite behavior in a society". In other words you can say it is manners acceptable in social relations. Road etiquette will therefore somewhat mean behavioral attitudes or manners towards others on the road or mutual respect for each other. It does not only mean careful driving and sticking to traffic rules - although no doubt this is one of the major issues of concern today. But it also means to be a Good Samaritan and be a little mindful of other people around. A little courtesy on the road will definitely pave the way for a smooth and safe journey.


Traffic rules /laws laid down by civic authorities are for us citizens to practice and follow. This will not only ensure a safe and secure journey but will give so much comfort that being on the road will be an enjoyment and not give the ominous fear of whether we would see the dawn of the next day. So etiquette is nothing but courtesy. Of course no one will give you credit or a pat on the back for being courteous on the road and maybe nor will there be a policeman to fine you for any infringement of the law but it will definitely give you a satisfaction and peace of mind. We, Homo sapiens are social beings and are therefore always good neighbors and have a sense of community and belongingness. Likewise on the road too there should be a feeling of oneness- a thought for the other person.

Why do we find road users at their very best only during the Safety Week observed annually every year all over the country? This shows people can have good road manners if they want to - but what precludes them is because the other person is not doing so. But why can’t you be the pioneer and lead the path for others to follow?

Courtesy

junaid

Honking horn from your vehicle is considered Bad manners in most of the civilized countries. Whenever, you go to some developed country, person honking horn is looked at as a crazy guy & people often ask the person, why he is honking the horn, as it disturbs all the people moving in the lane. But what about India. In India Honking Horn or Blowing Horn is considered a necessity by the Driver. Why its so?

It's in the habit of the Indian Driver to Blow Horn at full Volume, as it helps him to get passage among the lane or to overtake the other vehicles going in front of him. Whether you like it or not like it, it is his privileged right to Blow Horn at full volume. Over here in India it may create nuisance but you have to live with it.

You can see all the trucks & lorries having got painted the words 'Blow Horn' on its back & to any foreigner, it looks amazing, why they have written 'Blow Horn' words on their vehicles. As per the explanation of the Indian Driver, if you have to overtake, you have to Blow Horn. Even if you are standing on a traffic light, you shall find people Honking Horns for no reason.

Its high time Indian people learn some discipline & just follow the traffic rules & minimize Blowing Horns of their vehicles. Once in India, a person driving his car Got angry with the truck driver who was honking Horn at full mind blowing volume & asked the truck driver, why for no reason he is honking the horn. Certainly the truck driver stopped Blowing Horn, He came down & Blowed choicest of abuses to the Car person for stopping him from Blowing Horn!!!!!!!! Oh God, pl. give some sense to these nonsense people, Blowing Horns all the time from their vehicles for no reason.

Courtesy

hodduexpress

RE: bad headlamp etiquette in India.

I love my India. Bad roads may be an inevitable economic reality for the time being, but bad "dipper" etiquette is sheer stupidity - and extremely dangerous. With higher speeds and brighter beams coming to India, serious accidents / fatalities will tragically but surely increase on account of this single bad habit.
I recently saw public-awareness ads on Indian National Television re: drunk driving. Does anyone out there have contact info useful towards convincing certain officials to also air ads addressing “dipping”, etc? It would be in the best interests of all vehicle operators. We in India really have no idea how pleasant night driving can be – when living abroad, I actually enjoyed it very much. Why the hell should we have to live like this? Some friends of mine were in very serious wrecks on account of this. Fortunately they were in large cars, not on bikes or small 4-wheelers, otherwise they'd have died.
In Thailand I traveled quite safely at 150km at night on unlit two lane rural roads (yes, animals roam there, too, and there were rough spots). Similar experiences in Sri Lanka, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, etc. Not to mention Europe / the U.S., where, contrary to popular imagination, all roads are NOT fully lit up at night. The ONLY difference in all these lands is that drivers consistently dip their lights to oncoming vehicles. In some parts of India, I've seen people using dippers in the REVERSE! (driving with them low until another vehicle approaches, then putting the brights on). I've not seen anything this ridiculous anywhere else in the world. We can do better (Is it okay to dream???). If nobody's addressed this yet, I hope we can.

Regards,
R.E.S.
Manali

junaid

Another intresting article (named: Traffic guidelines) related to current thread from my end. Actually today I found this on net from HERE and found it relevant enough for running thread. I am posting whole article here few of its point already discussed in this thread but points those are marked BLUE not discussed here yet.


I don’t remember ever seeing a Traffic book in India. That might partly explain the traffic in India. People seem to be making up their own rules as they go. Here is my humble attempt to reverse engineer the traffic rules from what I observed:

• You can drive anywhere on the road. Some people prefer to drive on the left side. Don’t pay any attention to the decorative white line in the middle of the road.
• When you are completely stuck in a traffic jam and there is no chance to move even an inch, it is mandatory to blare your horn
• When you use the head-lights, it is absolutely forbidden to use the low beam
• Stopping or slowing down at red lights is appreciated
• It is a felony to be caught driving a motorbike without a glued to your hand and ear
• When you collide with a motorist or pedestrian, it is customary to exchange profanities
• Pedestrians and cows have the right of way
• When the gate is closed at a railroad crossing, all vehicles that cannot pass under the gate must stop. If you can bend, crawl or roll yourself and your vehicle under the gate, you can continue without stopping
• Turning on the hazard lights (both indicators blinking) means you are going straight and not about to turn (I swear this is true)
• When driving on deserted village roads, look straight ahead not sideways. Please respect the privacy of street side defecators.

manoj

True...It is common in each part of our country. Sometimes vehicles hit the crossing barrier to cross the railway crossing in hurry.

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dhoomk2

Road users never care about road signs which indicate “Railway crossing ahead” and “Railway Crossing without man ahead” and sometimes it causes very serious accident.

redeemer90

you can find all this anywhere in india, but there are a few interesting additions when driving in Hyd.

1) Expect a person to cut through a red light even if there is full on traffic coming from the green light side.
2) Expect a person to drive on the left hand side (at full speed in the middle), even if the road has a physical divider (not just a white line)
3) Expect a collision (sometimes big and sometimes small) from behind if you are waiting at a red light. (without exaggerating this happens 50% of the time to me)

Basically there are no rules in Hyderabad. It's bumper cars out here. And to prove it, the 2007 census shows that AP has the highest count fatal accidents.

If you can drive here, you can drive anywhere.

redeemer90

What u talking abt dude. As far as I've seen there are no reflectors on village roads. There are no roads, just paths created from the jungle.

puyal

Some one said 'In US cars run on gas;in India cars run on horns'. This is true for other vehicles also. As far as I know the purpose of horn is to let the other know about your presence. If he/she gives way you can pass. But people seem to think that just because they have honked their horn they should be given way! They will not consider the reasons like that the other person is boxed in, is going to turn right with indicator on!, has to avoid a pot hole, etc.

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