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#5 Why Indian Truck Drivers Decorate Their Trucks ?

Hey Infinities,
Today we are here with the mostly heard question in India about Trucks, that "Why Indian Truck Drivers Decorate Their Trucks?". So we will provide you with the best knowledge on this topic.

Basic Knowledge
Their imposing bulky bodies are intimidating staples on Indian roads. Loaded with everything from high-value goods to agricultural produce, their galvanized hulks plod through metro highways, tree-lined streets, coastal roads and slight mountain corridors – mapping asphalt veins across state lines and, quite literally, carrying the weight of an entire nation.
An Oil Tanker.

The typical Indian truck driver will spend ten months a year on the road. Separated from family for months on end and driving as much as eighteen hours a day, he will live in the narrow quarters that diametrically stretch from the backrest of his seat to the protruding steering wheel. As the documentary "Life on Wheels" depicts, a shortage of vehicle maintenance facilities along most roads means a simple flat tyre could leave drivers stranded for days with no shelter but the truck itself.  Due to delays and frequent long hauls to compensate for lost time, the vehicle becomes the driver’s livelihood as well as his home – an essential ally to his arduous daily grind.
Image of a truck front.


According to Survey We have found some facts about decorating their truck's :

The Truck is their Home : Provides them shelter when they are on the road, they sleep in it, under it, on top of it.
The truck is their workplace : That's what they do for a living, that's where they go to work.
The truck's their machine/tool : They understand it the best, the quirks, the jugaads, the know-how of maintenance and resting the machine. In India it's common to worship and decorate your tools.
The truck is their vehicle too : They use it to go from one workplace to another.
The truck is their wife : Yes that's how many of them refer to it as a women or feminine gender.
It's their temple : Because trucking, as a profession, on Indian roads is considered dangerous; some decorations are religious to keep them safe.

Their painted slogans are among the most memorable sights on Indian roads, ‘GOODS CARRIER’, ‘ALL INDIA PERMIT’, ‘HORN OK PLEASE’.
Animated Image of a Truck.


Conclusion :
The horns, the glitter, the paint becomes a necessity in poorly lit, strangely habited roads where animals, people and other strange vehicles are going to surprise you. So, they watch out for you. 

If it is everything in your life, and you spend most of your living life with it, it naturally deserves importance, focus with decor, with upkeep.

The horns, the glitter, the paint becomes a necessity in poorly lit, strangely habited roads where animals, people and other strange vehicles are going to surprise you. So, they watch out for you. 
If it is everything in your life, and you spend most of your living life with it, it naturally deserves importance, focus with decor, with upkeep.

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