What I learned on the road in India

#1: Drive on the "wrong" side

#2: It is vital to use the horn when passing or being passed, when close to pedestrians or any vehicle slower than your car, when approaching a corner, rounding a corner or cresting a hill, when entering or exiting from a side road...and if you are alone on the road, just beep now and then so you don't feel lonely! (Actually, you'll never be alone on the road, so that's not a problem)

#3: Cows do have the right of way

#4: One person on a motor bike of any size is a waste of space and fuel. Two is better, three is usual, and up to five can be accomodated if some of the passengers are children

#5: It is better to be poor in the country than in the city

#6: Helmets are optional

#7: Seatbelts are optional

#8: Seats are optional....if it rolls, someone will ride it.

#9: "Deluxe air-cooled bus" means everyone gets a seat and the windows open (personal experience!)

#10: A "hotel" is a place that sells food, not necessarily a place that rents rooms

#11: Women wear saris the colours of Italian gellato while they work in the fields and on the road crews

#12: Houses are painted the colours of Italian gellato

#13: You are making good time if you cover 25 km in an hour

#14: Every road in India is being repaired or resurfaced

#15: The bigger the truck the more elaborate and colourful the decorations

#16: There is no such thing as road rage

#17: As the roads get closer to the Pakistan Border the road conditions improve

#18: "An impatient on the road is a patient in the hospital" (Border Roads Operation safety sign)
#19: "Better to be Mr Late than the late Mr (Border Roads Operation safety sign)

#20: There is always something fascinating to look at!!!!