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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 34 points 6 days ago

The best part is the dude who gets off the bus in the middle of the road.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

I've been in India multiple times fur work (not UP). The traffic there is insane. There's a set of unwritten rules you have you follow, and a shit ton of written ones you must ignore in order to survive.

I'm not joking when I say that stopping in a zebra crossing for pedestrians to walk would get you in an accident, because nobody expects a car to stop for people.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don’t see anything wrong with this design, it’s just missing the “no left turns” sign (or it’s being ignored).

I have a forked road like this near where I live, where OpenMaps gave illegal directions and I was able to submit a bug report tha left turns are not allowed

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago

I am gonna guess it was supposed to be one way road which was turned into 2 way by just planting some sticks in the middle. The funds allotted to work was probably pocketed for another couple luxury SUV.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Looks to me like just bad driving and a refusal to watch for traffic

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

not taking those things into account in the design is bad planning, good design guides or forces idiots to not do idiotic things.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't help that the Indian driving culture has a concept for "slow the fuck down" and that right of way seems to belong to whichever vehicle is largest.

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sure, but this video is also speedup...

[–] BubblyRomeo@piefed.zip 69 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Never thought I'd see the words "Uttar Pradesh" on the fediverse.... For the unknown- Uttar Pradesh is the Ohio of India. A lot of weird and bizzare shit happen there.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 5 days ago

Has Ohio got that bad a rep?

Sounds more like the Florida of India.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

You're not kidding. I realized this when I heard about a 22-year-old woman who was killed by being pushed into a boiling vat because she resisted her assailants.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/dalit-teen-resists-molestation-pushed-into-boiling-cane-juice/articleshow/106428507.cms

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm from Mumbai and you can't pay me enough to visit Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, or Jharkhand.

[–] BubblyRomeo@piefed.zip 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well, Mumbai is the top metropolitan city in India. It makes sense you don't want to visit Uttar Pradesh or any the other "hell states". And, If you live in South Mumbai, you're probably part of the top 1% or 5% of the country. So yeah, it makes sense overall.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

And, If you live in South Mumbai,

Nope. Been a long time since I visited that part of the city.

[–] BubblyRomeo@piefed.zip 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I quickly went through your profile and saw you frequently post about U.S politics. May I ask why? I don't mean to come as offensive, I'm just really curious. Have you immigrated or are you an international student?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm not the person you asked, but my guess is for the entertainment, but also because it's something fucked up that has real-world implications. To me, it's like watching a slow train wreck. It's just as horrible but endlessly fascinating and a tiny bit cray cray.

I also want to point out that US politics tends to dominate in foreign news outlets, so it probably gathers a bigger audience than one would expect from inside the States. Trump may say the US has no exports, but it's clear their biggest export is infotainment.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

you frequently post about U.S politics

Do I? 🤔

I mainly post 'leopard ate my face' kind of things.

Other than that I don't think I've posted much about US politics. In fact, I've added Trump and Musk to filtered keywords because I'm sick of hearing about them.

But isn't Taj Mahal located there?

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Uttar Pradesh is the Ohio of India

Incorrect. Uttar Pradesh is the Florida of India. If you hear of some fucked-up shit happening in India there's a 50/50 chance it's in Uttar Pradesh.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Bihar has to be Ohio then

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh Man is Florida Man's Indian cousin.

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[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)
  1. I was sure the bike was going to get hit by the first bus.
  2. A man just stepped off the bus in the middle is everything.
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago
  1. Where is the pedestrian crossing on the left meant to be going?
[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

off the bus in the middle is everything.

That's what some people refer to as a bus stop.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The bus didn’t stop though. He just hopped off while it was slowed down.

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

A man just stepped off the bus in the middle is everything.

Railway tickets in India have 'do not (de)board a moving train' on the back in very large letters. This is why. (Trains usually slow down at stations even if they aren't stopping there.)

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The absolute fearlessness of the bus drivers 😭

holy shit

[–] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

The drivers? How bout that guy who just popped out mid turn and kept walking lol.

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