^ Ok thanks, sounds very interesting!
And yes, I´ve thought so many times in Asian traffic (especially in India and Indonesia!) that I do NOT envy the backpackers, who´ll need to trust their lives in the hands of the crazy local bus and car drivers.
Probably not the safest thing to do to ride a motorcycle in those countries, either, but at least there are a few ´survival tactics´, that you can use. When you´re sitting on a bus or a pick-up, all you can do is pray.. and that´s just what I did, when I saw them make their passes on blind curves, with other heavy vehicles coming straight at them!!
Following a long-distance bus in India for a while (doing about 100kph in very heavy traffic) was among the craziest experiences, that I have ever had!
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