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Article comments for Driving Test, Indian Style - For my passenger, Hasib Khan, this is just another day at the office. For the past 15 years, he's worked as a driving examiner in Mumbai, the bustling metropolis in Southwestern India that used to be called Bombay. Khan typically tests five people each day, passing an average of three. (more)

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#2 of 7 Re by albertx46 May 13, 2007 (11:54 am)
Thanks for posting a good article. It takes us to the exotic experience. Replies to this message: asj (May 17, 2007 12:27 pm)
#3 of 7 Re: Driving in India: Driver education videos for Indians by asj May 17, 2007 (12:27 pm)
Replying to: albertx46 (May 13, 2007 11:54 am) The WWW is full of sarcasm about driving in India. Over past one year I have worked on making a series of short video's providing driver training and education (rather than criticism). The aim of the video's is to move beyond the traditional clutch-accelerator training provided by the otherwise friendly neighbourhood driving instructor. All the video's are available at http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ The 14 video's currently available cover following topics - Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper) Video 7: Merging with the Main road Video 8: Leaving the Main Road Video 9: Never Cut Corners Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances & 2 seconds rule Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking Video 14: Low beams or high beams? ASJ
#5 of 7 Driving around the world by usedcarsonly Jun 11, 2007 (10:33 am)
You never think about these things, driving conditions in other countries, until you see videos and read stories like this. I couldn't do it. I have a hard enough time with LA traffic.
#6 of 7 Driving in India...and elsewhere by bostondriver1 Jan 30, 2008 (9:55 am)
Good story. There seems to be no shortage of stories by people sharing their exploits with the Indian roadways and licensing process. Readers should compare how they do it in India with how it is done in China, Poland, Japan, and--even more grisly--Boston. Look at link title, a blog devoted to what they call driving in Boston.
#7 of 7 Have you driven or have been driven crazy in Manhattan ! by muralivana Jul 04, 2009 (11:19 am)
I think if you go to a foreign country it will always look like a crazy crazy country only afterall. 42,000 accidents in USA may be more than 85,000 accidents in India per year, if you understand that the population is four times in India compared to USA.