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Apr 5, 2011 | 5:01 am

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abhilife2001

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Originally Posted by Yaatri

Announcement at New Delhi Metro stop told passengers to get off there to change to the airport line, which did not even operate then.

To the OP.. nice detailed article ^

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Originally Posted by Keyser

delhi will always be the same unless the attitude of the people change....

IMHO, this problem is everywhere in india.. size does matter when driving in India like truck >bus > sumo > sedan > small car > bike >cycle > person on the street ...

And this is completely opposite of many developed nations where cars stop if they see u waiting on a zebra crossing..

Apr 7, 2011 | 8:20 am

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Yaatri

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Originally Posted by yankervitch

Was browsing the forum - going to be in Delhi for a few days this summer - and saw the discussion on the DC metro.

Needless to say it's pretty much gone down the tubes (pun intended) very rapidly over the last couple of years. Systemic problems with escalators, breakdowns during rushhour, major management problems... to get caught up I would recommend reading unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com .

Looking forward to exploring the Delhi metro though!

It has never been a fully functional system. By system, I mean a well integrated system. Walking a mile and half, unsheltered from rain, sun, snow or wind, to get yourself to the metro station, and then riding another bus for an hour at the other end to get to work is still the norm for many suburban locations. The colour of seat covers gives away its vintage, the 1970's yellow and brown.

Apr 7, 2011 | 8:35 am

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To the OP.. nice detailed article ^

IMHO, this problem is everywhere in india.. size does matter when driving in India like truck >bus > sumo > sedan > small car > bike >cycle > person on the street ...

And this is completely opposite of many developed nations where cars stop if they see u waiting on a zebra crossing..

There is something truly puzzling by traffic behaviour in India. Commonsense dictates that if you want to avoid collision, you steer in a direction opposite to one in which the other guy is headed. Not so in India. It seems their eyes follow the oncoming passenger/driver and their steering follows their eyes. Not obeying lane makers is another puzzling behaviour. People would drive opposite to the traffic flow to save a few ml. of petrol looking for a "cut" (break in the median). Sometimes the cut is man made, i.e. it wasn't meant to be there.