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Driving etiquettes for the people of Chennai
Today I reached my breaking point in Arcot road. Most of the drivers in this city are idiots and today I nearly met with an accident because an idiot woman came to a sudden stop in the main road with no indication that she was going to make a stop. So i just wanted to compile a list of road etiquettes, giving the benefit of the doubt to the people that they are unaware of these rules. 1. Stop driving in the middle of the road - meaning, indha lane um illama andha lane um ilama apdiye line mela povardha niruthunga. Choose a lane and stick with it, use indicators if you want to change. Lane discipline of chennaites sucks big time. 2. If you're coming to a stop, please oh please look at the rearview mirrors, but before that, please DO NOT remove the rearview mirrors from your vehicle. Check the rearview mirrors, use the left indicator, bank to the left, ensure that you have enough space between you and the following vehicle or atleast enough space for them to decelerate, before coming to a halt. 3. Stop overtaking from the left hand side. It is utterly dangerous and stupid. I'm not going to bother if you drive like an idiot and trip, but stop putting others lives at stake. 4. If there's moving traffic, and you come across a pothole suddenly, slow down and let your vehicle into the pothole. DO NOT swerve suddenly onto the sides, you're putting others lives at risk including yours. Apologize to your vehicle afterwards. 5. Stop honking at signals for the love of God. Enna nera poi mutta poriya? 6. Free left unless or otherwise explicitly mentioned "No free left" or the signal has a "Left" light. So try to keep to the right at signals as much as possible. Plus free left is not an entitlement. If you're unable to take the free left due to traffic, stop honking for fucks sake. 7. Keep left if you're driving well under the speed limit. 45 speed limit road la 20 la pona keep left. Not everyone is brave enough to speed, but that doesn't mean you clog the traffic behind you. 8. Look at the rearview mirrors, check the blind spots and then start moving from a stationary position. Chumma apdiye car Iruku nu roatla ethadhenga. 9. Reserve your high beams for highways. You guys are the pests of the road. 10. And to all the pedastrians, please stop walking on the road if there are platforms present. And if not, stay outside the white line marked at the ends of the road. Stop climbing fences to cross at highways. If you have a death wish, do it in another way and don't put someone else who wishes to live, at risk. Completely lost it today. Kai vekkatha koraya kovam. Sheesh1
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