The Traffic in Lahore

This video clip, which I took on our way home from visiting the Badshahi Mosque, might give you some idea of traffic in Lahore.

There is a very good metro bus route, built as a flyover, which takes thousands of commuters to their destinations every day. It provides a quick and efficient service.

The massively high volume of traffic; cars, trucks, motorbikes, auto rickshaws, animal drawn carts and bicycles, all vying for their little spot on the road, causes continual congestion. 
On some roads you can add pedestrians to the mix!

The people seem to have a certain traffic sense even though they drive in an unruly manner, bumper to bumper and, so close, side by side.  There's barely an inch of space to spare between vehicles.

You see traffic wardens at some intersections who only seem to intervene if the situation is extreme.  Sometimes, if there's a meeting of some sort in the city, the traffic is diverted which means worse jumbles! 

Strangely, there don't seem to be any mishaps ... no road rage or rude gestures. 
The car horn is used only to nudge people along or get them out of your way. 
It's always done, in what seems to me, a polite way with a simple 'toot'.

A couple of evenings ago we were coming home in the after-work peek hour traffic.  I counted four lanes marked on the road but there were seven lanes moving and an eighth lane was created by motorbikes and bicycles on the narrow shoulder.  We were all moving forward happily, interweaving and lane changing, and because it was evening, there was lots of communicating through flashing lights.  Quite extraordinary.

I did take an international licence with me but honestly don't think I'd risk doing damage to the Sisters' car! 
For one who says she'd drive anywhere that's not something I'm particuarly proud of.

We'll see!