Monday, March 13, 2006

Bangalore Traffic

Some hilarious quotes about the traffic situation in the garden city

Q: What is the most common disease in Bangalore?
A: RSI - Repetitive Stress Injury. No, not because of computers, but because of honking horns!

Q: Is the problem really that bad?
A: Just wait near a road hump. Most drivers honk the horn - hoping that the hump will go away.

Q: What is the most common psychological problem among Bangaloreans?
A: Owners of big cars are confused. They are not sure if they have bought the car or the road.

When the rest of the world's drivers see danger ahead, they press the clutch pedal, press the brake. A Bangalorean steps on the accelerator and then honks the horn.

Q: What is the surest indication that traffic sense of Bangaloreans is pathetic.
A: There is a board, which says "Red Means Stop"! (Honest! Denizens of Bangalore, go to Anil Kumble Circle and look up, there IS such a board.

Q: What is the second such indication?
A: Boards have started appearing which say something like "Go only when green".

Q: How does a Bangalorean park a car in a no parking zone?
A: Turn the hazard lights on, leave a hapless passenger inside and walk out.

Q: What are traffic lights in Bangalore meant for?
A: To be followed if there is a policeman nearby.

Q: There is a joke that the shortest measurable interval of time is the time between the traffic light turning green and someone behind you honking the horn. Why does this not apply to Bangalore?
A: Because you cannot measure negative time. The honks would have started even before
the light turned green. If they ever stopped at all, that is.

Typical of the directions you get in this city:
Q: How far is it from here?
A: Five minutes by walk, half an hour by car.

2 comments:

Arun said...

So what is the biggest joke?

That most of the Bangalor's drivers don't realize that all these happen to be jokes!!! :))

Its rather unfortunate, but most of these are facts.

Unknown said...

Arun: Yeah its unfortunate that most of these are facts.