Monday, 10 June 2013

Haryana Roadways driving in Himachal Pradesh...

... win the title for most insane mountain driving. I love you all. I've traveled on a bus in Nepal which had some shocking lateral G forces before, but the more sweeping curves of the better constructed Indian roads give you a clue as to the speed. On the Kathmandu-Pokhara road the drivers will quite often back off from the blind overtakes, not so here, they made the road wide enough for a 3 wide sandwhich wich magically fits together as the vehicles pass. Beyond the edge of the road is a steep drop for over a hundred meters into the valley. A woman is thrown into the side of the bus with a thud on one sharp turn, but she just calmly smiles. If I brace myself with my feet I can stay in my chair without too much work, but I look around the bus. Everyone else is perfectly calm and relaxed, nothing to see here.

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