Is cycling UP and Bihar (India) really dangerous?
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:25 pm
Hey,
We are on a cycle trip from London to Melbourne and are about half way (Udaipur, India). We were originally planning on cycling from Agra to Kolkata but many locals have told us it 'might' be a bit dangerous. Not so much for traffic etc, but more about a little highway robbery, particularly in the state of Biha from a particular group called Dacoits.
Normally we listen to the advice of locals and follow the majority blindly, but in this case, just as many locals have told us that is should be fine but cycle during the day, and many others have said that if we ever see a Dacoit, we should take a photo because they are just an urban legend and do not really exist.
So I was just wondering if anybody has done the stretch from Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanassi-Kolkata and uncovered either the same 'legends' or actually had any issues on this road?
Thanks!
We are on a cycle trip from London to Melbourne and are about half way (Udaipur, India). We were originally planning on cycling from Agra to Kolkata but many locals have told us it 'might' be a bit dangerous. Not so much for traffic etc, but more about a little highway robbery, particularly in the state of Biha from a particular group called Dacoits.
Normally we listen to the advice of locals and follow the majority blindly, but in this case, just as many locals have told us that is should be fine but cycle during the day, and many others have said that if we ever see a Dacoit, we should take a photo because they are just an urban legend and do not really exist.
So I was just wondering if anybody has done the stretch from Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanassi-Kolkata and uncovered either the same 'legends' or actually had any issues on this road?
Thanks!