单选题
Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars have been sold in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that
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used cars have been traded.
The country"s 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world"s largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences
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people"s incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of
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, lots of them not motorized.
A ride
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a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines
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narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart
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by one animal or another. "India has everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to
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for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things
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to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped
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a young boy and his cow.
Given the hazards, it"s not surprising
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special ceremonies are held for new ear owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.