Coming Down-watch the bus.AVI

The Roads in Sri Lanka are nuts ! never get on bus, they all drive like maniacs and the bus drivers are the worst of the lot. They overtake any where, anytime...head on traffic no problem, just push them off to the side. There were at least two head on fatalities on the day we came back from Kandy. The amazing thing is that there wasn't more deaths.

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[BrettSaraghi]

I'm not knocking Sri Lanka, I love the place and the people are fabulous, the roads and driving however are truly nuts. Obviously no investment in infrastructure for decades, everything is close but the nearest journey takes forever. Everywhere you look are military personnel carrying AK47's but there is not a traffic cop in sight. On the taxi ride from Cinnamon Grand to Cinnamon Lakeside, about a 5 minute journey of a few blocks we were stopped by 3 separate military road blocks.

[BrettSaraghi]

I read the news paper the day after we came down the mountain, there were at least two fatal head on collisions, one involving a bus and the whole road came to a stop when a truck rolled over. Of course there was no way for a rescue vehicle to reach the crash site as every inch of the mountain road was jammed for miles in both direction. Utter chaos.

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[BrettSaraghi]

This was on a relatively quiet Sunday..... I think Sri Lankans deserve better.

I read that both drivers involved in the fatalities were arrested. Hardly seems an appropriate response to people who are also victims of a totally anarchic approach to road transport. Arrest the law makers, law enforcers and the mis users of public and international funds........

[90100v]

u also did a mistake u overtake to the van in the pedestal crossing

[DarkEvilCurse]

so you went all the way to sri lanka to film a bus.

[gampolaya]

dont warry bro. always you find frustrated idiots licking asses all over the world waiting to find fault with SL. have you ever heard them complaining about those countries

[airpower123]

@gampolaya great roads, sri lankan roads look like a develped advanced economy. wish we had roads this good, guess we'r never going to get it with the state of our politictions. unless we come to sri lanka.

well good luck to sri lanka economy after the war from india!!!

[gampolaya]

you got to spend bit of money to enjoy. no need bus rides.

[bandaragama1234]

good thing in sri lanka is its not boring even for a second. hill country so nice and exciting