Driving in India

As stated repeatedly, I don’t drive in India. Amnon has driven here on occasion, and says that he isn’t bothered by it. There are many things that make driving impossible for me here….driving on the opposite side of the road (British style), stick shifts, no parking, aggressive and unforgiving drivers. I try to figure out the “syntax of driving” by observation; it’s sort of like “driving with an accent.” Big cars seem to have right of way. But then, small cars and bikes are sometimes “wiry” and slip in between. Adam’s physics teacher (an American that does drive here) said that you have to get used to the fact that drivers here only pay attention to what’s in front of them; not to the sides and rearview. Trucks often have signs painted on the back saying “please honk” - - they want drivers to honk if they are about to pass them, since the trucks apparently have no other way of knowing. Too many novel things to take into account. I’ll stick with the professional drivers…and just hope they stay sober.