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In suburban areas of Bombay you can take a rickshaw to get around (local speak: rickshah). These are the little black and yellow 3-wheel motor-scooter devils that have a driver in the front and room for up to 3 passengers in the back. Ash grew up with these things, so it was nothing to him. For me however, it was a completely different experience. There is only one way to describe it: SCARY! The driving is seemingly erratic; there are no apparent rules or regulations (but thats with most vehicles in bombay); traffic-lights, lanes, or signals are ignored; and no 3 seconds go by without the driver honking the horn. If you've driven ANY vehicle in the past, this is an absolute nightmare - you sit in the back of the rick, and your right foot continuously pushes an invisible break pedal to the floor. If you have a heart-condition, I'd recommend taking some sort of sedative before getting into one of these things. After a couple of days (and numerous grey hairs later), I sort of got comfortable with the ride and let go of the notion of having any control. I guess you just rely on the driver and trust that they know what they are doing. Look at it kind of like a speed ride in Disneyland - it's scary, but you should be safe for most of it. Well, like I said ... for most of it!! On the last day of our visit we actually got into a rickshaw accident - a motorcycle hit us. It wasn't really the rickshaw driver's fault, but what we learned is that though ricks don't go very fast, they have a tendency to topple over when its breaks are jammed hard ... we got away with a few scratches and bruises and more info for another VT-tip ... :-D During any of the many rickshaw strikes, roads are virtually barren since ricks seem to be major road hoggers. Another thing you might notice are the social messages at the back of every auto ..'Woman empowerment', etc. Rickshaws are cheaper than taxis, starting at 9 Rupees (~20 cents). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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