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World's Most Dangerous Roads & Its Not The Road Conditions - Delhi Edition

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A scene at Chatterpur - Faridabad Road at Chatterpur Extension Delhi In the pic is a rather familiar sight of an evening strolling traffic in Delhi. The leisurely speed of heavy traffic is only broken by the frantic horns from the panic-stricken drivers. What you see in the picture is a traffic jam which started on one correct (left) side of the road, and remained there until some wise guy decided that the drivers on the other side do not deserve such speedy transit. The result, as it appears in the humble picture presented above, is a traffic congestion on both sides of the road. Meanwhile, I could see my destination (the Peepal tree on the right) within a hand grab. But Alas! the luck would not have it any which way. It took me good 30 mins to make it to that place (from where I stand), thanks to some good Samaritans, trying to manage the traffic with little luck and without cooperation from stuck drivers. Few things, which noticeably made it worse (and also those which ...