Driving conditions in India are quite typical and not so easily identifiable with any other country. It is often said that if a person can drive on India roads and he has the experience of driving on Indian highways, there is no place in the world that can pose any serious challenge to his driving skills. This is because road safety in India is not one of the primary concerns of either the drivers or the authorities. Despite the elaborate traffic rules in India, road rage in India prevails more as a rule than as an exception. The road signals in India are followed in violation. are scarcely found on interior roads.



But your experience of driving in India can be really fruitful if you follow certain basic principles. Here are a few tips that can make you an expert while :

• The first step towards a pleasurable driving experience in India is to join a reputable driving school. It is an open secret that driving schools in India are not up to scratch. Yet there are few Indian driving schools that know their job and will teach you every trick of the trade as far as driving in India is concerned.



• Let your progression of vehicles be logical, i.e., start by the lightest car to know the nerve of Indian roads and the fellow drivers. When you consider yourself to be an expert in driving a small car, you can easily switch to medium and heavy vehicles.



• Accidents are always on the cards while driving on the dangerous Indian roads. So, all the adequate safety measures must be in place before you set out to drive. The seat belts, air bags, air pressure in tyres etc. should be checked before setting out on your journey.



• Follow the traffic signals even if your fellow drivers are breaking them with impunity. At least, you must take all the right steps while driving.



• Wrong overtaking can be fatal on busy highways. It's better to be patient on road than end up being patient in hospital!



• Don't honk! Honking is a rule on Indian roads but this doesn't mean that you too start following the wrong precedent. Set yourself apart from rest of the (rash) drivers.



• Lane driving is always considered to be the sane driving. Again, your patience on roads is severely tested by atrociously slow traffic ahead. But remember, it's late than never!<./li>