Join me on a 12 minute auto rickshaw ride from the Taj Banjara
Hotel to Jubilee Hills schools. This was a relatively low
traffic morning with little congestion or delays. We are going through a few
of the more affluent areas of Hyderabad, you will see paved streets and medians help keep traffic on the correct sides of the road.
1)
Is there a ten second increment of no horns?
2)
What gesture did the driver make to move traffic
along?
3)
In India do you drive on the right or left hand
side of the road?
4)
What do you think the ride was like on the
morning of a monsoon rain?
5)
How hard would it be to pull a rickshaw by bicycle
or a camel?
6)
Are there any times when traffic stands still?
7)
Are motorcycle riders wearing helmets?
8)
Are children wearing seatbelts or in car seats?
9)
Are there more people walking on the sidewalk or
the streets?
10)
What is the most amount of people you can find
on one motorcycle?
On a different day, I saw a family of four.
11)
Do you see any advertisements on the side of
rickshaws?
12)
What stores or restaurants do we pass that you
recognize?
13)
Compared to your experience driving in the US,
is there more or less road rage and why?
14)
Are there any accidents? Could there be accidents, why or why not?
15)
Do you notice any trash or unkempt areas?
16) Are there street vendors?
17) Are people dressed for work,
school, fun, or no particular occasion?
18) What language does the rickshaw
driver speak?
19) What is the average kilometers
per liter of fuel used by a rickshaw?
20) What is the
fee charged to two passengers for this rickshaw ride?
