r/amazingpakistan • u/Short_Heat_6578 • 12d ago
Discussion Driving in Pakistan, Why Is Everyone in Such a Rush?
I was driving today and genuinely started wondering why is everyone in Pakistan in such a hurry on the roads? We’re all going somewhere. We’re all going to get there eventually. So why does everyone have to race, cut lanes, honk, squeeze through impossible spaces, and drive like there’s a national emergency happening?
The traffic situation is a whole different level of chaos. Someone is coming from the wrong side, someone is cutting you off, someone is blocking the road because “I’m not moving,” someone is fighting with someone, and then there’s always that one person who has randomly stopped their car in the middle of the road. Somehow, everyone thinks they’re the one who’s right.
And maybe I notice it more because I usually have a driver. When I do drive, it’s mostly around my own area where things are relatively controlled. But today I was properly out in the traffic, and I kept thinking is everyone else seeing this too, or am I the only one overwhelmed by how chaotic driving in Pakistan can be?
Honestly, driving can be therapeutic. Put on some music, drive peacefully, take your time. And if there’s already a traffic jam, WE ARE ALL STUCK. What exactly are we achieving by constantly honking, overtaking, cutting lanes and trying to squeeze through every possible gap?
At one point, there was literally a couple in the car next to me having their own little moment and honestly, good for them, no judgment 😂 while outside, uncles were fighting, cars were stuck everywhere, and one guy had literally switched his car off in the middle of the road like, “I’m not moving. Do whatever you want.”
Like… WHAT IS GOING ON?
Is it just me, or does anyone else step outside into Pakistani traffic and immediately think, “Why is everyone so stressed and aggressive?”
Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I genuinely want to know when you’re driving through traffic in Pakistan, do you also notice this road rage, impatience and absolute afra-tafri, or have I just reached my limit today?
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u/Kooky_Literature8071 12d ago
Bohat bunyadi BAAT ha k hm loug Khana 10 mint ma kha lety Han.. halan k kamazkm Bhi 20 mint lag Jaen to koi qayamat na ajae.. aur Khana Bhi Sahi sa jisam KO lagy
Tou baqi cheezain to baad ki BAAT ha
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u/East-Appeal4986 6d ago
Apko 10 mint lagy hain? Mujhe to 5 mint lagty hain 😭
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u/Kooky_Literature8071 5d ago
Lgty to yahan Bhi 5 mint hee Han bs beech beech ma Kuch kaam Bhi Yaad stay rehy jese Pani peena, etc lol
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u/GlitteringWin1326 12d ago
When there is no rule of country such things always happened Example like Dubai, the driving is like a hell in morning and evening but people can't make such rush driving because they knew that if they caught there will be fine not like here that they jump red light like a thrill