I came across this traffic sign near the Engineers India Limited office in Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi. I’m not sure, but I think the Bhikaji Cama Place traders’ association must have an annual raffle for the goofiest signs around (re: Engineers India Limited). Dilli policewallahs might have misunderstood the raffle rules – and erected signs of their own. And it’s not just one sign – there are 4-5 effing same ‘No Elephants Allowed’ signs in that area near Hyatt Regency. I can picture the frantic calls from police vans right now: “Officer, get some goddamn RPG launchers here already! There’s a ponderous pachyderm backing into the Hyatt Regency driveway without any tail-lights on!”
Honestly, it’s this kind of stuff which still propagates the belief foreigners have that India is a land of snake charmers and mahouts with elephants. When Delhi Traffic Police has to put up signs to prevent elephants from walking into a major commercial office hub. It Happens Only In India™! I wonder how common an occurrence this is to warrant such a measure. Workers of offices located in Bhikaji Cama please shed some light here. 😉
No Elephants Allowed Traffic Sign was originally posted on my photo gallery.
8 replies on “‘No Elephants Allowed’ Traffic Sign”
resize the image its not completely visible
Done now. I use a widescreen monitor, so I didn’t really notice the problem initially. Thanks for pointing out!
Haha, lol!
I saw a few elephants on the road yesterday while coming back from my exam … so maybe it’s not all that uncommon …
But you’re completely right about this being the kind of stuff makes foreigners think that India has snake charmers and mahouts with elephants etc
Oh, so you gave SAT yesterday? How was it?
Haha!!
This is hilarious! I must keep an eye out for these signs if I ever go there.
What’re you saying, you’ve never seen these? :O
I saw it today!
I was asking my mother if she’d ever seen them when she spotted a no-horse-drawn-carts-allowed sign. And then we saw the no-elephants-allowed one. She said it might mean that you aren’t allowed to trumpet/ no heavy vehicles allowed but I doubt the common guy can think so much.
Don’t see the elephant trumpeting there. And AFAIK no horns allowed / no heavy vehicles allowed have traffic signs of their own. Or I think so.