
Mumbai traffic
I was in India for a few weeks in 2010. I kept a sort of journal most of the time, but have not done much with the material. So I’ve dug out this entry about the madness of city traffic in India. Plus a few pics I took whilst crossing the street in Mumbai, and foolishly trying to get somewhere in a Mumbai taxi cab.
crossing the street in India
The safest way to cross the street in India
is to shelter downstream of a cow
the onrushing traffic will miraculously part
flowing either side of the sacred animal
and reforming into a single mad rush a few yards further on
leaving you and the beast intact
the only problem with this strategy
is that the cow may remain in the middle of the street for some hours
If you are in more of a hurry to reach the other side
the next best strategy is to find a grey haired old woman
who is going the same way as you
Indian drivers respect the elderly nearly as much as cows
so you will probably make it to the other side
by keeping the old woman between you and the traffic
If you become impatient, and decide to forsake the old woman
in a mad dash to the kerb
whatever you do, don’t look back

Mumbai taxi cabs
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