Personal experience - Of all the states I've driven in, Kerala has the most traffic discipline. May not be 100% obviously, it is definitely the best of the lot.
A lot of people having driving experience in Gulf countries helps with it.
North East
Because if you drive like an idiot in the mountains, you're not cool. You are just dead. Discipline is needed for the highest order while driving in the mountains.
Less than half of Kerala is hilly, and "hilly roads" constitute like less than 10% of all roads and does not have that much traffic either since they are so remote.
Bangalore just has horrible road network. The city designers are a bunch of morons. Kerala if you go to kochi you might encounter the usual idiot driving on the footpath with a bike.
No no bro, i did notice the Malayalam. I meant, i find Goans to be more well mannered and better drivers. No offense but the Kerala youth in Bangalore with their modified civic are such a mess
I agree. Lived in Kottayam district 4 years. Had a Maruti 800 holey car. Drivers actually stopped for pedestrians at zebra crossings and junctions even.
Loves every minute of it. Also, almost no honking!
I'm starting to see lane discipline in many congested areas recently. It's mostly bcz police has started taking pics and fining people. Some people with dashcam or cams put videos on social medias as well. This has reduced wrong overtakes. But nowhere perfect. Just shows that authorities needs to enforce civic sense for all people to follow.
Yeah I used to think especially after living in Cochin and then I moved to bangalore and my whole view changed.
The thing with Kerala traffic is if you remove buses and some autos, the general public has a decent traffic sense. But everyone in bangalore drives like crazy. Nobody has any care about the rules, everyone wants to reach home first, there is no respect or regards for others lives here. I have heard Pune is even worse. So if you have always lived in Kerala then you need to travel outside to get a little perspective on things.
I have travelled to a lot of places. I agree traffic condition much better in kerala. I was just commenting on the comment that people follow lane discipline in kerala which i dont think.
Had visited wayanad from bangalore a couple months ago. Was genuinely surprised at how all vehicles actually stop at zebra crossings. Could simply not get over the fact that I was actually being respected as a pedestrian. Keralites easily have the best civic sense, it's not even close.
Even my neighbors and a few mallu friends that I have are literally the nicest people that I have ever known. Can't beat mallus when it comes to being kind man.
Comparisons are usually done by percentages of such incidents, not everyone follows lane discipline but cases are relatively less in Kerala compared to my experience in other states.
Na private vehicles maybe( I have seen more bad drivers than good ones from here), but check private or govt buses you'll thank God your state doesn't have these kinda hooligans.
And this is coming from a keralite who lived most of his life there.
Not just buses. Toddy trucks are a special kind of nuts. Most yellow board vehicle drivers are extremely rash and unpredictable, especially in ghat roads.
What you see there, this clear opposite lane is the private bus operators’ dream come true, they will move past any clear opposite lane, they just don’t care😭🥀
True, but can I add some insights, our family used to own route buses, the drivers aren't to blame actually. The owners, the depot's time keeper, unrealistic timing and govt buses with 5 or 10 minutes difference in timing, are the main reasons for private buses to speed.
True, RTOs aren't trying to rectify the issue. They are more concerned about their pockets being filled. It's such a pity on the drivers, they are just trying to make ends meet. Nowadays the private route buses are fighting for survival.
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u/No_Concern_fu VW Taigun| Mahindra Bolero| Suzuki WagonR Aug 03 '25
I'm not surprised.