After my post on driving in India, here is a funny and not-so-funny side of driving in Bhutan – in the spirit of fairness and sportsmanship. Please add your #MaanKiBaat. But no hate speech please. Only fun and some laughs allowed here.
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1. Indicator Rule.
   The indicator to the right can either mean it wants to turn right or “Don’t overtake. Car coming”. And the left indicator ON means either “I am stopping”, or “You can overtake.”
2. Safe Distance Not Allowed.
   Don’t leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you. Otherwise, this space will be filled by at least a taxi and a truck, who are trying to gain milliseconds of arrival time.
3. No traffic light is a pride.
   Either they are too advanced a technology to adopt. Or we take misplaced pride in being told that “Bhutan has no traffic signals.”
4. Some cars think they are trucks.
   If they want to turn right, they occupy the left lane, and vice versa; If they are going left, they turn right first.
5. Confidence Overloaded.
   Pedestrians do zebracrossing as if they have divine rights. Maybe they have nine lives like cats.
6. Fast-lane is Booked.
   Seems some drivers have paid the subscription fees to stay in the fast lane, that you have to overtake them from the left.
7. Overtaking is an ego game.
   If you attempt the car in front that was snailing, it will suddenly accelerate.
8. Honking Rule.
   One short beep to alert the car in front you are overtaking; three short beeps to say hello to your friend passing by; the longest and continuous beep to scream if someone is trying to kill you.
9. Some Entitled Lot.
   The more luxurious the car, the more the sense of entitlement one feels.
10. Thanks. No, Thanks.
    Don’t expect to get a thank you for the courtesy you extend, like waiting for them to pass or complete their maneuver.
11. Blind you!
    Prepared to be blinded by someone flicking at you to alert you of their presence.
12. Animal Surprise.
    Be careful when driving in rural areas and forested area. Cows, goats, chicken, tigers, elephants, leopards, deer, monkeys, pheasants and mongooses may pounce on the road from nowhere.
13. Almost Licensed.
    If you see a large letter “L” pasted on the rear windshield, it means the driver is “Learning”. Go near it at your own risk.

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Cheers to life!!!