In Hindi movies, cops dutifully arrive after the hero has thrashed the villain black and blue and rescued the damsel in distress, basically to put the villain away and tie up the loose ends like towing away vehicles damaged in the car-chase at the end, apologising to the people wrongly charged earlier, and other key events in the narrative.
After much of the traffic rules have been rewritten (see Driving Skills – 2 and Driving Skills – 3) by yours truly, the Surface Transport Authority has gotten into the act and finally updated archaic traffic signs to reflect the current reality and ensure that their interpretation is aligned with the understanding people have of a particular sign or signal.
Well, better late than never, we say!
Drive at 50
Or under 50
Or over 50
Free Parking
Short-cut to destination
All vehicles prohibited
Except yours
Check for cop
If not visible, GO
If visible, STOP
Prepare to speed up and cross before the light turns red
Stop. Wait for cross-traffic to move on Red light.
Stop, Wait or Idle
Stop. Walk at your own risk.
Prevent pedestrians from crossing here
Keep moving
In the unlikely event you forgot
Speed up and reach the narrow passage before the other vehicle
Overtake from left
Overtake from right
Take way here
This sign has been moved to the museum
These are the signs of our times. Look forward to a smooth ride on Indian roads…
I can relate. I almost took the ’50’ sign into Photoshop to morph it to ’50ish’, but realized I couldn’t upload an image. Sigh.
As punishment, we’ll ask Photoshop to get behind the wheel on an Indian road.
The wonderful thing about signs…they are international. I propose one more for the collection: a circle with nothing in it…
And that will pull in a crowd of curious onlookers, especially in India. In due course it will come to be known as the traffic-sign where curious onlookers should gather. Beneath the circle will be written “Curious onlookers gather here”. Thank you Cynthia.
This is excellent 🙂 Very funny 🙂
Thank you.
In Miami, Florida, USA the people know how to drive like this. They don’t need signs
Sounds like the next stage of evolution for Indian drivers. Total anarchy. Even better.
Don’t forget to mention the EVT sign – Emergency Vehicle Tailgaters
Sounds like a valuable addition. Every emergency vehicle will carry a bold sign on its rear saying “Tailgate here”. The symbol? A halo?