Autorickshaws...the main form of transportation in Indian cities are probably my least favorite thing. They are 3 wheeled little motorcars that go everywhere and anywhere. They squeeze between cars, drive on sidewalks(if you can say there are "sidewalks"), etc. They are basically a death trap. Autorickshaw drivers are also notoriously the worst. They obviously know you are foreigners and they jack up the price. They are supposed to turn a meter on and they won't so basically it turns into a yelling match. They are so ridiculous! Its such a hassle to get to places in India.
While in Bangalore, we were trying to get back from the mall to our hotel. The trip there cost 50 rupees, but every autorickshaw was trying to charge us 150 to go back. Thus we spent a lot of time moving from rickshaw to rickshaw. We finally found a guy that said for us to get in for 50 rupees. However, as we were driving he said, "50 rupees if you go to this store, if not 100 rupees" They do this a lot, they get you in their rickshaw and then they take you to a bunch of stores without you wanting to go there(they get paid by the stores). We told him no and then a fight occurred when he tried to drop us off in the mud. We agreed to just pay the 100 rupees to not deal with it. Yet, oddly the whole ride he had his leg out of the car pushing another auto rickshaw. Imagine the scene... 4 girls(rickshaws only technically hold 3, so my friend Ale was always sitting on my lap) and an rickshaw driver with his foot out of the car pushing another rickshaw while swerving through traffic, etc. Ayayay oh India!
