India Fine Fact #3, Sound Horn

I'm not sure the history of the practice, but the car horn holds a very special place in Indian culture.

It is so important, that even trucks and some cars, have 'Sound Horn' painted on the rear of the vehicle.

The process is that when you want to pass, or if your are close to another bike, motorbike, auto-rickshaw, car, truck, Cow, Water Buffalo, street dog, monkey or chicken, you sound your horn to let them know that you are passing at high speed and that if they don't move, they will get hit. This is mostly effective, however, there are times where the driver has no choice but to slow or quick stop due to incompliance to the blaring horn.

With the amount of traffic, and the limited traffic laws horns are sounding constantly if you are near any road.

In all of this madness; there is one participant who is least likely to be injured, for sure. It's the wary street dog. They are all over doing what they can to get by....... and know and understand more about Indian traffic than I'll ever know.

And so it is.

W:)