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Driving me crazy !

It is said that driving a car is very easy in the US. May be it is, but for someone like me who has spend almost 10-12 years driving in India , no let me correct driving in Pune it is a Herculean task . I was never a great driver in Pune either but I followed all the rules. Don’t be surprised there are some unwritten rules in Pune which everyone has to follow. For eg : At an intersection, a car can come from any direction so you have to be vigilant     People, especially those huge trucks will change lanes without an indicator so you need to have a sixth sense , understand the psychology of the driver and then drive accordingly.    Even on a 10 ft road people will drive Innovas or Scorpios with no space left for other cars. It is your skill to pass through that narrow lane without scratching the big vehicle.   At a red signal , people may or may not stop depending on the urgency with which they have to reach somewhere, so if you are standing at a red signal and the car be