Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Traffic rules in India

Here's another YouTube classic - strangely mesmerizing video of a complex, unregulated (no stop signs or traffic signals) intersection somewhere in India.

There are two things I find amazing here:

1. No one dies. Not even a fender bender.
2. Traffic continues to move.

An intersection like this in the US would result in a daily toll of 200 accidents of all descriptions, 15 vehicular fatalities of various sorts, 50 road-rage-induced firearms violations, and a traffic jam requiring at least an hour and a half to negotiate.

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