SX4 the City

The speedo was climbing into the wrong side of 140 kph. The Maruti Suzuki SX4 that I was driving felt absolutely surefooted on the beautifully paved highway. That was when I noticed them.

What began as mere specks in the horizon were growing at an alarming rate and getting transformed into two-wheelers coming at me. Yes, they were on the wrong side of the road and that meant on a certain collision course with the SX4 which was now decimating the fast lane.

Welcome to Incredible India, and particularly Rajasthan. Later I would learn that it is perfectly normal to see motorcyclists and tractor drivers dominating the fast lane on the wrong side of the road. Suicidal? Let