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SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: More potholes than actual road!
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  • Updated By Escadora7 on September 17, 2006
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  • Bad road conditions and a quaint village scene - Mumbai
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    The potholes in Mumbai are incredibly large. This is especially true during the summer-months from June through September when the monsoon-rains rip the streets apart. Each winter the roads get repaired, just to fall apart again with the next rains.

    These potholes can make a ride, especially a rickshaw-ride, quite an unpleasant experience, of which one often emerges bruised and in pains. I was wondering where all the purple bruises on my legs came from until I realized that it happened during rides when banging my legs into the rickshaw.

    Bad road conditions are an ongoing discussion between politicians, and the Mumbaikers grumble in discontent. During our stay we saw an article in the Bombay-times which warned that "Elderly and pregnant women should not take rickshaws due to the road conditions."

    Aah, those are the joys of monsoon-season...

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: You do not ever want to to try...
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  • By tennis1 on August 26, 2002
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  • SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL - Mumbai
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    You do not ever want to to try to drive in Mumbai. The traffic is horrendous and the rules of the road are mystical. Hire a car and driver and enjoy the sites. Allow 3 times as much time as you think you need to get somewhere. Sundays are the best days to site see without as much traffic. A car and driver hired from a top hotel will cost around 1900 R for six hours.

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: Be careful of Chatrapati...
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  • By newsfreak on August 26, 2002
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  • Be careful of Chatrapati Shivaji. The main station in Mumbai (CST - Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus) and the airports, national and international, are named after him. so, clearly mention that you have to go to Chatrapati Shivaji train terminus. or you may find yourself at the airport instead. Incidently, the train station was called Victoria Terminus, the domestic airport Santacruz airport and the international airport Sahar airport.

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: If you are arriving at Mumbai...
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  • By missneelam on August 27, 2002
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  • If you are arriving at Mumbai in the wee hours, I strongly recommend that you arrang for a pick-up. Use taxis outside the airport which are controlled by the police and DON'T SHARE THE TAXI RIDE.

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: : Avoid travelling in local...
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  • Updated By ASHFAQUE on August 26, 2002
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  • SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL - Mumbai
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    : Avoid travelling in local trains and buses DURING THE RUSH HOURS- you may end up gasping for breath as soon as you board the bus/train(if at all you do manage to get in) Here are some mind-boggling facts: 6 million people commute daily on the train network ....average peak hour load being 4500 – 5000 commuters per train ...commuter density inside the trains reach 9-14 persons/meter square The picture should tell the story!

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: IF YOU ARE BRAVE ENOUGH, TRY THIS
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  • Updated By Amitu on January 27, 2003
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  • SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL - Mumbai
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    Avoid travelling in local trains and buses DURING THE RUSH HOURS- you may end up gasping for breath as soon as you board the bus/train(if at all you do manage to get in)
    Here are some mind-boggling facts:
    -6 million people commute daily on the train network
    -average peak hour load being 4500 – 5000 commuters per train
    -commuter density inside the trains reach 9-14 persons/meter square

    The picture should tell the story!

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: Be sure to check the tariff...
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  • Updated By shalin on October 29, 2002
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  • Be sure to check the tariff cards while travelling by rickshaw or taxi or you just might be taken for a ride!
    Also,don't wear too little-this isn't Goa!People ogling at you all day does get kind of annoying!

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: LEOPARDS IN BOMBAY CITY - THE "WILD" LIFE
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    "THE DAYS OF JIM CORBETT ARE HERE AGAIN........DIFFERENT TIME .....DIFFERENT PLACE........IN MUMBAI CITY!!!!!!!

    As Bombay (Mumbai) city expanded it did so in a northerly direction , into two main groups of suburbs - the western suburbs and the central suburbs.

    Bang in the middle and seperating these two groups of suburbs is a huge forested area called the Sanjay Gandhi national park ( Borivali national park)......and its teeming with leopards...the hardiest and the most fiesty of the large felines of Africa and the Indian sub-continent.

    As Bombay city expands and eats away at the jungle.....from all around.....there has been an exponential increase in the number of encounters betweeen man and beast in the areas of the city bordering the national park...and these areas , mind you , are bustling cosmopolitan areas with concrete roads ,rail lines , fly-overs and sky-scrapers !!!!

    Leopards usually attack dogs and other prey animals but have been known to lift children ....in fact a few months ago a young child was lifted from the parking lot of a modern residential tower complex... after the cat had scaled the high walls.

    However , as shown in this front -page news item in a leading Bombay newspaper (Times of India-Sunday-20-june-2004).... .....they are now going after lone adults too

    As a nature lover, I really hope that the government takes stricter measures to protect the habitat of our cats so that such unfortunate encounters are prevented....

    Needless to say as a tourist you should not be wandering alone thereabouts at night !!!!! ( i.e. the areas of the mumbai suburbs bordering the national park)

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: Dangerous Roadside Foods
  • By nivaemark on July 14, 2006
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  • 1) Do not buy rail/air/city bus/movie tickets from individuals but from the counters.

    2) Buy Mineral Water from Medical Stores, Buy/Eat packed processed foods.

    3)Check and re-check for correct desired information with 3-4 people. Believe in your self.

    4)Report harrasment/traffic flirtations/misbehaviour to the nearest local police station

    5)City Buses (BEST) Travelling is the best bet for point to point sightseeing

  • Website: mumbaipolice.org

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    SAFE LOCAL TRAVEL: Avoid being alone at night...
  • By missneelam on August 27, 2002
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  • Avoid being alone at night unless there are plenty of people around.

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