I have always been passionate about long drives. Sight of a meandering endless road in front & in the rear view is pretty exhilarating. However, with the increasing fuel prices and my Ford Figo Petrol being a big time guzzler - I haven't been able to follow my passion like I wanted to.
However, a recent Friday night got better of me and a bunch of friends and I decided to try out the new Yamuna Expressway and zoom of to Agra for an early morning visit of the Taj Mahal. What followed was simply legendary!
My respect for the guzzler went up a notch as it hit a comfortable 170 kmph without shuddering or much noise. It was steady & handling was superb (that doesn't mean that the petrol bill came down!). Driving at almost 3 km/min with not a car in sight or rear view is something that one needs to experience himself. And when a car was actually visible now and then - it was an altogether different feeling to see it vanish at such a pace in the rear view - feeling is worth the overpriced toll tax!
Word of caution - few poor stray animals still manage to stray on the road despite the fencing on both sides. Be careful and pray you do not hit anyone. If you see a blood trail on the road - slow down as there could be a dead animal ahead and worse - scavenger crows around, which could also get hit.
One can't control all this. We can only hope that the expressway would become animal free once the entire work is completed over time. Leaving you with few pics - click to get mesmerized! :)
My respect for the guzzler went up a notch as it hit a comfortable 170 kmph without shuddering or much noise. It was steady & handling was superb (that doesn't mean that the petrol bill came down!). Driving at almost 3 km/min with not a car in sight or rear view is something that one needs to experience himself. And when a car was actually visible now and then - it was an altogether different feeling to see it vanish at such a pace in the rear view - feeling is worth the overpriced toll tax!
Word of caution - few poor stray animals still manage to stray on the road despite the fencing on both sides. Be careful and pray you do not hit anyone. If you see a blood trail on the road - slow down as there could be a dead animal ahead and worse - scavenger crows around, which could also get hit.
One can't control all this. We can only hope that the expressway would become animal free once the entire work is completed over time. Leaving you with few pics - click to get mesmerized! :)
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| Yamuna Expressway during night |
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| Yamuna Expressway during day |
Awesome ! finally living the dream :)
ReplyDeleteIt was totally worth it Kalyan! Must try. :)
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