Originally Posted by
Keyser
i can understand how this can be discomforting for someone who is not used to driving conditions here....i would also never recommend driving yourself but the taxi drivers here have grown up with these driving conditions & are experts on indian roads....there is no problem driving at night....
i have been driving here for many many years & have a driver who has driven me on the delhi-agra & many other highways a number of times....these is no problem driving at night....
Originally Posted by
latinrusso
I really would like this drive to be safe and comfortable, and don't mind paying a bit of upcharge, any other suggestions?
While
Keyser certaintly has vastly more experience at this than me, our one daytime Delhi-Agra trip by car was scary enough that I would never make this trip at night. Traffic is horrible and there appear to be no rules of the road, or if there are, no one really obeys them.
While Indian drivers may have grown up with these conditions, India leads the world in road fatalities. From the New York Times:
India Steadily Increases Its Lead in Road Fatalities
If you do decide to do this, I'd find a driver from a reliable TA rather than relying on a car rental agency. PM me if you want the name of the TA we used; the driver we had has been driving tourists around India for 15+ years.
Keyser may be able to recommend someone as well.