The rules in tumkur since the law isn't enforced as strictly as in bangalore, here goes.

- Wearing a helmet is only necessary when you're going to Bangalore, cause you might get fined there. While normal commute never wear one.

Therefore whenever my friends used to see me come wearing a helmet, I'd be asked "Are you returning from Bangalore?"

- You'll see many bikes/scooters zip zap in traffic and reach first to that traffic light and be at the front row, but when the light goes green their vehicle stalls, and they hear the abuses / honking of the vehicles behind them.

- The riding position is to sit on half of your buttocks and twist your arms in such a way that you can flick yourself rather than the bike. This is common in Bangalore too.

- No bike is sporty without the stickers like "Speed" , "Ferrari", "CBR1000RR"

- Whenever its the time to pay a fine, bargain as if it was the fish market.

- The KSRTC buses will be right behind you without making a noise, yea even buses can tailgate ! Scares the hell out of one when they don't have RVMS.

ill write the others when they pop up in the mind.

+1. Exactly! Even I did the same, when I had to pay fine once!

Traffic Rules in Kolkata

Some from my side -
1) Everyone has right of way and gets to go first
2) Whenever a cop catches (not stop, since you're always trying to avoid them) you and ask for the papers, its the time to pay a fine (whether you have all the papers or not), bargain and again bargain as if it was the fish market (300 Rs fine will come down to 15 Rs with 1 ciggarette)
3) In Early morning, Truck drivers will throw 5 Rupees coin/note through their truck window and cops will start their rushing act to get them in the middle of the Bypass/VIP road
4) Every road is changing time of being one way (for a month if a road is one way till 1 PM, next month it will turn to 2 pm), so that poor drivers can pay a good fine
5) If you're wearing a helmet, you're a fool. Helmets should only stay on the rvm or in your hand or half lifted on top of your head while riding
6) Always stop ur Vehicle on the Zebra crossing or beyond it
7) One auto will overtake another auto blocking the entire road without allowing other road users to pass till the overtaker finishes overtaking which might take 1-2 minutes
8) CSTC, White Liners Buses will not stop at the designated stop and has to stop either few yards before or after the stop
9) Mini Busses will have no designated stop and will stop whenever or whereever a person raises his/her hand
10) Always attempt a turn in No U-Turn board or there is a little break/gap in a road divider
11) You are always allowed to talk on mobile phone by holding/pressing it with the side of your head to the shoulder of yours while as full speed
12) Seat belts are nothing but a fashion statement. Either wear it over your head or strap it in your right hand, whenever you see a traffic sergent at a signal.
13) Always make a traffic GP whenever the traffic signal turns green.
14) Always make a zig zag movement no matter what the vehicle size is, whenever the traffic signal turns red and pedestrains starts to cross the road (foolish pedestrian)
15) Whenever same route's busses meet each other in the opposite direction, stop the bus and make some chit chat so that both the sides gets a traffic jam)
And Many more to go...

The rules everyone used to follow in Pune till last year..

Follow the traffic signal only if it is Green!

Be extra careful when crossing over in Green! You never know from where the others may attack you, its easier to predict this if you cross when the signal is Red.

Never wear a helmet, the cops will know that you have spare cash to pay unnecessary bribes.

The only documents you need to keep on riding is License and PUC (I lost my registration papers after my 4yr Pune stay due to non use.. though i did find them later.. it was kept in Nasik...)

here in Cochin even if there is a Traffic signal in a huge buzy junction.they don't use it properly.
one day the signal will be working another day a traffic cop will be guiding traffic ,sometimes there is nothing but a blinking yellow light,sometime the cop eill be standing in the middle of the jn. even though the signal works.....

all messed up,its really confusing.

How about road blocks?

Here in Ahmedabad there are at least two kinds of road block:
1) The non-moving kind generally put there by the cops and removed instantly by the first person who feels a need to pass.
2) The moving kind. They move slowly with a mind of their own, generally in the direction of where they think there might be food. Also know as cows.

The above 2 points had me laughing in splits ROFL!!!

In Ernakulam City ,Helmet rule is enforced.While in My Town and All ,Routinely Police will do checks and put fine for those not wearing Helmets and in car -seat belt.But ,still most wears helmets. A Good Thing to See.

Few from my side:-

1) A Two-Wheeler has the right to join main road without looking for any traffic.

2) Pedestrians have the right to stand in the middle of the road, one leg on the median and another on the road.

3) Bicyclists are God's special children. No traffic signal applies for them and nothing happens to them.

4) Flyover is a recreational feature, meant to show you how to enjoy life at a lesiurely pace.

5) No rules apply for BMTC buses and auto-rickshaws.

Will add more as and when I remember

Totally Agreed lol

The most important rule of all in Bangalore:

- If there's no cop around, any and all signals are to be strictly ignored. If any rider/driver disobeys the rule, he shall be honked at by all and sundry.
If push comes to shove, the offender (READ: Person waiting for the lights to turn green) shall be nudged by the vehicle behind...

here comes HARYANA...ABOVE ALL..!!!

1. no seperate traffic police.
2. rules are enforced at most for a week and after that u can enjoy riding for a year without them.
3. the cops infact standing know only their own rules.
when theres red light the policeman allows u to pass and stops on green..
4. when any other person stops on red light...the localites see him as he has done a crime and laugh..
then obviously he has to start...
5. girls....god's specials....they have quota here also...no rule for them..

rest some other time..

Number one haryana

1.cross the lights by your mutual understanding

2.Utilize full capacity of bike. Trippling (3 on a bike) word must have been invented here . I have seen people giving hand for lift even to the bikes already having 2

I was amazed to see the traffic situation when came here in 2006 .. you have to be here to feel the freedom

Haryana ! that reminds of something .. saw this tempo in gurgaon driving rashly some 2 weeks back. At the back it was written "tau , yo to aise hi cholega" .

I cudn't stop laughing and din't try to overtake him at all.

ROFL!

Tau's reply: Beta, agar ye aise hi cholega to thode din ke baad ye mechanic ke paas hoga aur tu hospital mein.