Horn Please

When it comes a peak time of the day, Delhi traffic goes mad.



This road usually is 3 lanes way, but when busy, all the car tries to squeeze in to whatever space is found. Now it became 5 lanes way. Most of the car drivers do not use side mirrors (many cars don’t even have them), so they make all the possible sound to alert other cars. In Europe, car horn is mostly the expression of upset or critical warning (in addition to that, we use horn for greetings as well in Japan). Signs “Horn Please” are on the trucks and buses.

This looks to me chaotic, and imagine if it happens in Ireland, there will be traffic accidents every 5 second. But here, I do not see too many accidents. Drivers are in a way quite skilled.

First week of my stay in Delhi, I was worried every second when I was on the cab, and amazed by seeing how close by side the cars come. Now to my surprise, I am used to it.

Still madness for pedestrians though…