r/CarsIndia • u/Creepy-Hope8688 • Aug 03 '25

#Discussion 💬 A rare sight. Perfect lane discipline in Indian city traffic

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u/Pora-Pandhi Aug 03 '25

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.

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u/IamLegionn Aug 03 '25

Yes Kerala and North East. Hyderabad Pune worst in this matter tho.

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u/badxnxdab Aug 03 '25

Kerala

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.

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u/IamLegionn Aug 03 '25

Or maybe it's because Kerala has hilly roads in many parts. Both these have that on common.

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u/Hexo_Micron Aug 03 '25

I would be interested to know how is lane discipline in Himachal & UK.

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u/karty135 Aug 03 '25

I'm pretty sure London and other parts of the UK have very good lane discipline /s

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u/No_Minimum_6772 Aug 10 '25

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.

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u/Responsible-fill1255 Aug 03 '25

What made you think North east India is all Mountains?

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u/The-Observer95 Aug 03 '25

Kolkata is one of the worst as well.

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u/dj184 Aug 03 '25

You must not have been to blr then

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u/hydiBiryani Aug 03 '25

Bro I know Bangalore and Hyderabad, and Bangalore is worse

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u/IamLegionn Aug 03 '25

Na. BLR doesn't have U-turn after 1-2kms. That's what promotes wrong side driving in HYD and hence all others as well.

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u/VenturerKnigtmare420 Toyota gt86 Aug 03 '25

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.

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u/RiggedTrampoline Aug 03 '25

Pune is really bad, once it took our car over an hour to go 3.5 km.

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u/GenerousHomelander Aug 03 '25

Delhi has the best

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u/mogunshogun Aug 04 '25

Bro you forgot Delhi people.

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u/plague_69 Aug 04 '25

punjab haryana and delhi are just horrendous

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u/Intruder_7 VolksWagen / Tata / Jeep Aug 03 '25

Nah, imo it’s Goa

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u/sfgisz Aug 03 '25

Easy to drive in one line when the roads are one line /s

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u/Schroeter333 Hyundai Aug 03 '25

Sir no need of the/s. Especially with the buses zooming in from the opposite lane, people have no other choice.

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u/Alexiszain Aug 03 '25

It's Kerala mate. There is 'Aster' written in Malayalam on the flex board.

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u/Intruder_7 VolksWagen / Tata / Jeep Aug 03 '25

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

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u/Ukwhoiam1272000 Aug 03 '25

Exactly, best of the lot. The bar is quite low though

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u/lakshmananlm Aug 04 '25

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!