And I can assure that the last thing is painful and dirty as it implies some bleeding and the crew won't be able to assist you as we are not supposed to walk along the cabin while the plane is taxiing. If despite what I told you before, you still stand up, you should know that you might loose your balance in one of the turns, or any sudden move and hit yourself against another seat, another passenger or against the floor, And if the crew's shouts are not enough and you still decide to open the luggage compartment to take your bag and that mobile phone that can't be used inside the plane, be aware that during the flight it could have been dislodged and might fall on someone's head, injuring yourself or one of your fellow travellers, who by the way will be very happy to have such a companion.

Apart from the physical injuries you might have to face some economical ones in the form of a fine, have the great experience of getting escorted by the police to leave the plane and even could be taken to court if you decide to discuss with us elevating your tone too much. And without any intention to offend anybody, statistically you have more chances for any of this to happen to you if come from places like Italy, Poland or Morocco, and even better chances if you are of the type who is always right, has a too big mouth and drank a bit too much during the flight.

Yungas Road (Highway of death in Bolivia)

Yungas Road is one of the most dangerous roads of all world. It is placed in Bolivia, between La Paz and Coroico cities. Since this region is called as Yungas, naturally this road is named as Yungas Road.

This road is used by heavy trucks, buses and lorries. Naturally, if you go to there,you can see the wreckages of many lorries and buses. In last years, it is also preferred by cyclists and motorcyclists. ”Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking” is one of the extreme sports made by on this road. Every month, more than 200 people die on Yungas Road. Annual death toll is more than 3000.

Guoliang Tunnel Road (China)

Guoliang Road is one of the most well-known killer roads .It was built by the villagers living in Guoliang region. Total length of the road is almost 1200 meters. It is located in Taihang mountains in China. To finish complete road took 5 years of villagers. On the road, there are tunnels with 5 meters height and 4 meters width. This road is known as death machine.

Pasubio Road (Italy)

Pasubio Road was constructed in Vicenza, Northern Italy. Once upon a time, it was really a dead machine. Currently, it is only used for motorcycling activities.On the road, there are hairpin turns and tunnels. The existence of the roads twisting into tunnels and hairpin turns makes this road interesting.

Since I had to meet a relative at Kashipur on the way, a vehicle bearing no.UA-07G-7767 was placed at my disposal, while the remaining officers moved in the other 3 vehicles. We started from our place of stay at Ramnagar at around 1.00pm. The driver of the vehicle was ill mannered. Though an AC vehicle was hired by the Academy, the driver chose not to operate the AC. He claimed that since he is short on fuel, he could not afford to switch on the AC, since the mileage of the vehicle would decrease to 10 (with AC) from 14 km per liter of fuel (without AC). We had to bear with the sultry heat.

The driver then insisted on playing some loud Punjabi music, which was jarring to our ears. Even when my wife and children asked him to switch off the music, he refused to pay heed. Anyway, we reached Najibabad railway crossing (which was closed) at around 5:30pm. Since the gate would take another 30 minutes to open and the heat and noise was becoming unbearable, we decided to get down the vehicle and take some refreshments. The driver was asked to come to a point in front of the Krishna Talkies. However, when we reached Krishna Talkies after some refreshments at 6.00pm, the vehicle was not there. We searched for the vehicle till 6:55 pm, when we noticed the approaching vehicle.

On being asked for the delay, the driver rudely asked me either to get on the vehicle or get out with my luggage. The humiliation was unbearable. We removed our luggage from the vehicle and dialed 100 for local police assistance. The police arrived promptly. However, the police to my shock informed me that the vehicle was bearing a private registration number which is not permitted for commercial hiring. My usage of the vehicle was thus found to be illegal. This greatly embarrassed me on the spot. The police informed me that the vehicle would have to be impounded and the driver challaned, though the police offered to hire another vehicle for our transport to Mussoorie at my cost.

I then rang up another officer, Ms.Anju Sharma, on her mobile and also the head driver for help. The taxi provider was contacted and he made available an Indica car after 2 hours at 9:10 pm at Najibabad. All this while I had to stay on road in a PCO booth. This replacement vehicle suffered a breakdown after 30 km near the UP-Uttarakhand border checkpost at 10.00 pm. The vehicle could be made operational after another 30 minutes. I reached Mussoorie at 1:00am after changing vehicle at Dehradun. All this caused great distress and suffering, besides mental agony, to my wife and small children.

In this context, caution needs to be exercised while hiring vehicles for Academy use. The hiring agency must be of good repute and the vehicles on hire must bear commercial registration. Illegal use of private vehicles for commercial plying brings bad name to the good image of LBSNAA.