tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post2849881240730002472..comments2024-02-17T00:21:04.426-08:00Comments on Bhasha Beguine: The Little ThingsLuke Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123341777111697261noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-82849318778906618302010-12-09T23:25:57.352-08:002010-12-09T23:25:57.352-08:00I mean left. The left side of the road.I mean left. The left side of the road.Luke Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123341777111697261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-22755914450242453842010-12-02T20:17:30.811-08:002010-12-02T20:17:30.811-08:00Not really that I can see. I mean, people drive on...Not really that I can see. I mean, people drive on the right side of the road, but there is no division between oncoming traffic, and people will weave onto the other side to get around cars. I haven't ever seen traffic lights but in the busiest intersections they have traffic controllers. The rules are just different, and a difficult for a foreigner to penetrate.Luke Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123341777111697261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-2544207518802956372010-11-30T21:30:59.527-08:002010-11-30T21:30:59.527-08:00Ah. Are there traffic lights and well-followed rul...Ah. Are there traffic lights and well-followed rules of the road?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408806775084641221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-53918329296415945842010-11-30T21:30:15.996-08:002010-11-30T21:30:15.996-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408806775084641221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-78479264235635799532010-11-04T03:37:58.931-07:002010-11-04T03:37:58.931-07:00I dunno, I think there are much better ways that t...I dunno, I think there are much better ways that they could go about reducing traffic accidents. Since I've been here three of my friends have been hospitalized by motorcycle collisions. There are no sidewalks even in some of the most built-up parts of the city. Nobody ever ever wears a helmet if they are riding on the back of motorcycle, and there must be at least 10 times as many motorcycles on the road as any other kind of vehicle.Luke Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123341777111697261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-69039630715282562912010-10-31T14:29:05.274-07:002010-10-31T14:29:05.274-07:00I'm for the bus change. I would expect there a...I'm for the bus change. I would expect there are less traffic casualties now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408806775084641221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-70397213564162676592010-10-10T02:43:13.491-07:002010-10-10T02:43:13.491-07:00I think the traffic never gets any more organized,...I think the traffic never gets any more organized, you just get acclimated to it. Anyway, another new thing for me is that everyone wears a helmet if they're driving a motorcycle. But nobody on the back ever does.Luke Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123341777111697261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828931751868229531.post-46461685842269022142010-10-03T23:58:31.935-07:002010-10-03T23:58:31.935-07:00I can't believe they outlawed sitting on top o...I can't believe they outlawed sitting on top of buses! That was definitely a rite of passage - finally riding on top of a Nepali bus. Has the traffic gotten any more organized? It felt like it got more orderly even in just the six months that I was there last year - but maybe I'd just gotten used to taxis swerving around other cars and speeding trucks...erinnoreply@blogger.com