First impressions, walking around Kolkata.
Thick traffic, all trying to move at different speeds. Pedestrians, rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, auto-rickshaws, yellow taxis and decrepit mini-buses. The blaring of horns is a ceaseless cacophony. Any and all manueuvres, or just simple proximity to anyone else, requires a sustained blast to let everyone know of your presence. Most trucks and buses have "sound/horn" or similar painted on the back. Most of the cars don't have side mirrors and those few that do drive with them pressed flat into the car doors.
Thick traffic, all trying to move at different speeds. Pedestrians, rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, auto-rickshaws, yellow taxis and decrepit mini-buses. The blaring of horns is a ceaseless cacophony. Any and all manueuvres, or just simple proximity to anyone else, requires a sustained blast to let everyone know of your presence. Most trucks and buses have "sound/horn" or similar painted on the back. Most of the cars don't have side mirrors and those few that do drive with them pressed flat into the car doors.
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