India 97 Travelog : surviving on indian roads (5/8)

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT = "#ABCBBE"> <BR> <FONT SIZE=4> Driving on indian roads is a life thrilling experience !<BR> I never saw any speed limit indication as the road condition and the engine power of your vehicle are the two parameters which will determine your speed !!!<BR> Then, how long you stay alive is function of the dexterity and experience of your driver !!<BR> The main problem is in fact the speed differential of the several vehicles whuch are tracted by human, animal or engine power...Typically, our minibus was often overtaking a scooter or a biker, busy himself to overtake a camel cart, while we were simultaneously overtaken by a jeep or an (empty) TATA truck..... Of course, most of the time, you could observe, in front of you, the same overtaking scenario occuring, and ...for the coming 5 seconds, you had nothing else to do than holding your braith, or even, sometimes, thinking to a nice reincarnation..(in case the Hinddhus were right....)<BR> </BODY>