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Originally Posted by Ashimjyoti Das
Hello everyone,
Recently went on a trip to Tirupati on my P200. But when returning, I had to make a long unscheduled stop due to rain ( had no rain gear with me) and so had to do some late night solo riding through unfamiliar routes as a consequence. I was quite worried about getting mugged and things like that. So wanted to ask this question, how safe are the roads (south India particularly) to drive at night alone. In Assam, where I come from, that will be considered quite dangerous (or atleast my parents considered it to be so  ) because of terrorism and stuff.
By danger, I mean danger from bad people who are after my money/life/ijjat  . Mother Nature and bad drivers/riders I can handle.
And also what about my bike getting stolen or vandalized when parked outside the place I am staying the night? |
In A.P. I don't think this is much of a fear, but better not to stop unnecessarily in the Naxalite areas, eg.Srisailam highway. However, I had been through that one a couple of years back with my Mom&sis at about 2 in the night&was unfortunate enough to have a puncture too! But no one came&I was out of the place in 15minutes.
As for the parking, as long as it is securely parked off the road, no one will harm it unnecessarily. However, if it is even a bit on the road, it will be towed away by cops&you will be left wondering who stole it! It happened to my friend outside my building once!