Indian Roads..
Was supposed to be studying International last night but I ended up reading last week's Newsweek. Narain Karthikeyan. Newsweek labelled him as the 'Fastest Asian On Wheels". He's the first Indian to compete in F1. When he completed the whole race last weekend in Australia and finished in 15th position, he grabbed almost all the sports headlines. Seriously, I wonder what the fuss is all about. 15th position doesn't give him any points in the drivers' or constructors' championship. Some newspapers kept harping on the fact that he finished ahead of world champion Michael Schumacher. For goodness sake, he didn't outrace Schumacher. Schumacher's car let him down during the race. Anyway, I think the qualifying is a joke now. One's fate on winning actually depends on the heavens. If it rains during 1 of your qualifying sessions, that's it. Be prepared to start right at the back of the grid. That's what happened to senior Schumie last weekend.
A quote from Karthikeyan's interview with Newsweek:
What makes you more nervous, driving on the track or driving on Indian roads?
Driving on Indian roads, by a long way. It's really crazy in some places, though it's getting better. Foreigners always ask me "Which side of the road do you drive on in India? I say, "Whichever side we want." It's pretty dangerous out there.
Haha. Couldn't stop laughing when I read that. I don't want to be blasted for being a racist here. That's an Indian talking about Indian roads and I'm just agreeing with what he says. You just have to drive on Serangoon Road and you'll understand what he means. They don't observe traffic rules. They cross the road whenever they want as though their grandfathers own the road. They park along both sides of the roads. With pedestrains and drivers like that, no wonder that stretch of road is always jammed. The average speed of driving at night on that road is 30km/h. Any faster than that, you'll be at risk of having your driving licence revoked as the probability of knocking any one of them down is much higher.
Moral of the story to all drivers out there: Keep your eyes wide open while driving along Serangoon Road. Pedestrains are the kings of the road there.
A quote from Karthikeyan's interview with Newsweek:
What makes you more nervous, driving on the track or driving on Indian roads?
Driving on Indian roads, by a long way. It's really crazy in some places, though it's getting better. Foreigners always ask me "Which side of the road do you drive on in India? I say, "Whichever side we want." It's pretty dangerous out there.
Haha. Couldn't stop laughing when I read that. I don't want to be blasted for being a racist here. That's an Indian talking about Indian roads and I'm just agreeing with what he says. You just have to drive on Serangoon Road and you'll understand what he means. They don't observe traffic rules. They cross the road whenever they want as though their grandfathers own the road. They park along both sides of the roads. With pedestrains and drivers like that, no wonder that stretch of road is always jammed. The average speed of driving at night on that road is 30km/h. Any faster than that, you'll be at risk of having your driving licence revoked as the probability of knocking any one of them down is much higher.
Moral of the story to all drivers out there: Keep your eyes wide open while driving along Serangoon Road. Pedestrains are the kings of the road there.
posted by The Aspiring Chef @ 11:53 AM
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