A few photos and thoughts from time in Bangalore, India.
Follow Lane Discipline. A street sign that everyone absolutely ignores. People regularly jet across lanes and weave around the lane markings to speed up travel. Lane discipline in the US is a given; people signal when changing lanes and use their horn sparingly. In India, honking your horn means so much more. It could be a warning, an outcry of annoyance, or "Watch out! I'm going to pass." What cultural insights might be drawn from these observation? I think my initial tendency was to assume that things are just disorderly. But does lane discipline makes sense in this specific context? First of all, many of the vehicles do not fit the standard lane size. Rickshaws are just wider than half of the lane width and motorbikes/scooters are closer to 1/6 the width. With the amount of traffic on the roads, I'm sure it would be incredibly inefficient to maintain strict lane discipline. I feel that the fast pace, volatile nature of traffic in India produces better drivers.
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An advertisement on the back of a rickshaw for comprehensive weight solutions. This made me laugh.
Wish I was spending more time here:
Follow Lane Discipline. A street sign that everyone absolutely ignores. People regularly jet across lanes and weave around the lane markings to speed up travel. Lane discipline in the US is a given; people signal when changing lanes and use their horn sparingly. In India, honking your horn means so much more. It could be a warning, an outcry of annoyance, or "Watch out! I'm going to pass." What cultural insights might be drawn from these observation? I think my initial tendency was to assume that things are just disorderly. But does lane discipline makes sense in this specific context? First of all, many of the vehicles do not fit the standard lane size. Rickshaws are just wider than half of the lane width and motorbikes/scooters are closer to 1/6 the width. With the amount of traffic on the roads, I'm sure it would be incredibly inefficient to maintain strict lane discipline. I feel that the fast pace, volatile nature of traffic in India produces better drivers.
An advertisement on the back of a rickshaw for comprehensive weight solutions. This made me laugh.
