10 DRIVING RULES - COIMBATORE

New to Coimbatore? Finding it hard to drive on the streets of Coimbatore? Well let me guide you a bit. Here are certain rules that you can go through which will help you become an expert driver here.

1. As far as possible, try to overtake from the LEFT. Remember not to honk. Always take the guy in front by surprise.

2. If you are entering a main road from a sub, don't look to your right or left. Just take the vehicle in and turn. It is duty of the vehicles coming through that road to stop - not yours.

3. When turning, never put on the indicator or show hand signal unless you have reached some 5 feet before the junction.

4. If you are a pedestrian and would like to cross the road, again don't look to your either sides, just raise your hand (signalling the vehicles to stop) and cross. After all they have to...

5. If you are the owner of a TVS moped, you are free to carry even your house from one location to other. Don't worry, no one will question you.

6. In a signal always stop 5 feet ahead of the line so that when the green light is turned on, you are the first one to take off. In case you are behind a few vehicles, don't forget to keep honking (who knows? the person in front of you might have stopped there to read a magazine or also that he might be blind and might not have seen the green light on). And for that don't forget to fit in a loud horn - the other person's eustachian tube should come out.

7. What in case you are going to the north from south and suddenly you want to turn back. Don't worry, you don't have to stop. As you are driving just take a U turn and turn back. You might hear some screeching sound of vehicles behind you as they apply the brake and you might hear some people shouting. Never mind, after all WHO ARE THEY TO SHOUT? You are also paying road taxes.

8. As a precaution avoid drunken driving after 9 pm. Before that? No problem, go ahead and drink -- and drive. You are safe - provided you drive safe.

9. You want to overtake a vehicle in front, but another vehicle is coming from the opposite side, what would you do? errrhhh what did I hear? You will slow down? Not required. Just blink your headlight twice and proceed. What does it mean? It means that you are going to overtake anyhow and that the vehicle coming towards you has to either stop or slow down.

10. After reading all these you are telling me you don't have a license? Arrey yaar it's Pay and Use policy. No, I am not talking about the toilets here. Pay the broker, get the license and Use your vehicle. Simple.