Hand-of-god, q turns and other traffic terms
Silkbaord has a series of interesting posts on Indian traffic.
Traffic terms continued!
Traffic terms – enjoy some more
Some more traffic related terms
‘Hungry auto’ and some more
‘Belly hunters’ and ‘rattle therapists’
Dancing hands and leaking two-wheelers
Hand-of-god and more concepts of Indian city traffic
My favorite definitions are “q turn” and “hand of god”.
Did you know about “q Turns†? Let me describe this rather easy to explain Bangalore specialty. “q turn†is stylish Indian cousin of the plain vanilla “U turnâ€. A U turn happens when you keep turning right and right till you reverse your direction. But when executing a q-turn, the driver first turns slightly to the left to announce that hey, I am about to start on a U. This left deviation is then followed by the series of rights that eventually puts him in the reverse direction. Vehicle’s trail almost resembles a “qâ€, hence the name “q turnâ€!
I hit into the “hand of god†phenomenon at least twice a day. You are doing 60 kmph and you suddenly see a pedestrian jump on the road. You have the momentum, and right of way as well, so you assume the ped will try get out of the way. But no. Out pops a hand. Stop! One hand this direction, second hand in another. This is called the hand of god way of crossing an Indian street.
If you want to know about indian traffic or if you endure it on a daily basis, these posts would qualify as a must-read for you.
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