In Bangalore, they want you to honk -- so they know you're driving near them
posted by Jonathan @ 10:12 AM
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Bangalore Torpedo
A newcomer's take on Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley. Disclaimer: I am a Westerner who has lived most of his life in big cities in the United States and Britain. What I write here is not meant to offend. If it does, my apologies.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
In Bangalore, they want you to honk -- so they know you're driving near them
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Sounding your horn is how you let a vehicle's driver know that you'd like to pass. Passing in India often requires teamwork between the passer and the passed. When alerted, the driver of the passed vehicle will try to move over and will wave the passer on when there is no traffic.
Another variant to passing in India (maybe isolated to Bangalore). Flash your lights constantly just behind the "slow coach" (in your perception ie :-)) in front ... In the US (and maybe UK) this is usually the reverse where if you flash the lights you're allowing an oncoming guy to take a turn in front of you. Here its usually a sign of "get the heck out of my way" !!
Another variant to passing in India (maybe isolated to Bangalore). Flash your lights constantly just behind the "slow coach" (in your perception ie :-)) in front ... In the US (and maybe UK) this is usually the reverse where if you flash the lights you're allowing an oncoming guy to take a turn in front of you. Here its usually a sign of "get the heck out of my way" !!
Sorry I posted twice as my browser had some advanced security setting.
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