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Seatbelt

August 25, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

During an exchange programme with a school in France, I noticed something I had never noticed before – rickshaws do not have doors!

The first time I went in a rickshaw with my French correspondent, my eyes widened. How comfortable would she feel? Would she be afraid of a vehicle like this without doors? I glanced sideways at her.

But like a true exchange student, she had come with an open mind. I saw her steel herself and deliberately remain silent with respect to this doorless wonder.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the rickshaw, she looked around, confused.

“What happened?” I asked.

She looked at me in horror. “There are no seatbelts?”

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: France, French, India, rickshaw

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