Road safety: 17 online driver education videos for Indian road users

Almost 10% of the global road traffic accidents occur in India. Much
of the world wide web is full of sarcasm & mocking of the
indisciplined driving on Indian roads. Unfortunately in since 60
years since independence the authorities have failed to publish a
National Highway code. Licences are given to anyone who can
demonstrate an ability to use the clutch-accelerator, consequently
the motoer driving schools teach just that and no more. Concepts such
as - blindspots, principle of MSM, the tyre & tarmac rule, 2 second
gap and most improtantly giving way are not known to the average
Indian driver.

This site http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ has been created with
the purpose of providing driver education and training to all Indian
road users. It is by far the most comprehensive website providing
training in defensive driving. Learning simple road habits can make
our roads safe and also free up congestion caused by traffic chaos.

At present 17 driver education videos aimed at changing the driving
culture on Indian roads are available. The video are unique in that
the footage is real life action from streets of London. We have
copied the Western habits: Replaced the dhoti with denim, high rise
buildings for Indian cottages, burgers and coke instead of Indian
breads and perhaps sugarcane juice. Surely we can copy the Western
ways of travelling too.

To watch the videos, interested readers may visit: http://driving-
india.blogspot.com/

The videos cover the following topics:

Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots
Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre
Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line
Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns
Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians
Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper)
Video 7: Merging with the Main road
Video 8: Leaving The Main Road
Video 9: Never Cut Corners
Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads
Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts
Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances, tailgating & 2 seconds
rule
Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking
Video 14: Low beam or high beam?
Video 15: Parallel (reverse parking) made easy
Video 16: Give the cyclist the respect of a car
Video 17: Dealing with in-car condensation