Vehicle Overloaded with Coconut Husks
Road trips are such fun you never know what you will sight at the next bend. During one of my recent trips by road, I came across this interesting sight: a small overloaded vehicle with coconut husks. We were driving in very high speed, so by the time we took the decision to capture some shots of the vehicle we were way ahead. Turning back the little vehicle was no where in sight. I decided to wait for it even if that meant reaching late to our destination.
And then it came…
tuk tuk with coconut husks
Closer…
Vehicle overloaded with coconut husks.
Closer, till it looked like bursting out of my frame.…
Overloaded Vehicle pictures
This was on our return trip from Shravanabelegola to Bangalore via NH75.
I went over and talked to them. What was their plan with this huge load of coconut husks? From what they told me I could conclude that these husks are for a company that turns waste into environment friendly products. In Kerala, I remember seeing women involved in this work of converting husks to useful products like ropes, mats, even mattresses. Those are some traditional uses.
Now of course things and processes have mechanized a lot and number of such handicraft industries has reduced. Other useful things made are: automotive trunk liners, binder-less particle board, sustainable packing material, and electric car battery pack covers, farm erosion netting, and activated charcoal filters. These husks also prove to be ideal potting materials and wall planters.
The driver meanwhile thought I was more interested in inquiring about the possibility of supply of husks. When I explained it was for photography, he laughed and replied this was their routine job.
Overloaded Vehicle Law
As per Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, in case a vehicle is found to be overloaded, the excess load needs to be off- loaded at the cost of the driver/owner of the vehicle in addition to penalty and compounding fee before allowing the vehicle to proceed further.
Also read: Encounters with Coconut
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Indrani Ghose is an Indian Travel Writer and Blogger based in Bangalore, India. She has written for numerous publications across the globe – including Lonely Planet, The National UAE, Whetstone Asia, Deccan Herald. You can follow her on her social media handles Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook to see the wonderful destinations, beautiful offbeat places and get instant updates about them.
Wow! That vehicle truly is overloaded! I thought the jeepneys or motorbikes here in the Philippines as already carrying to much load when in the provinces. But this one is tops! hahaha
This is soooo funny! At first I thought you got to capture a ‘wooly mammoth’… then I thought it was a hedgehog. Never thought that it would be a vehicle filled to the brim with coconut shells/bao! hahahaha
That is excellent timing with that series of photos. From a distance, it doesn’t look anything out of ordinary, but a closer look, WOW! What an amazing sight.
That is unbelievable!?! It looks like he’s about to topple over at any minute!
hum… interesting load!
nice photograph,your vacation really rock.
wow, full packed!
What an interesting photograph Indrani. Hope you had a lovely month long vacation. Looking forward to more pictures.:)
First time in your blog…loved going through it …read all the posts in one stretch …waiting for the next post …
I can't wait to see the other pictures from your vacation.
Bizarre! But not surprising on Indian roads 🙂
Unusual and beautiful pictures, Indrani!
It looks like a wig! As if that vehicle had decided to sport an Afro or something. Hilarious!
Indian roads have to be THE place to be if you want to get a load of amazing photos.
That is really incredible! Good eye!
Amazing! Great shots!
Oh, it was so worth the wait..seeing those pictures!! Wonderful shots as usual.
Hope you are having a wonderful month:) It's been awhile for me coming around and as usual..your pictures are inspiring and your stories..Thank you!
Hi Indrani! Where are you? We miss you 🙁
Have a great weekend!
From far, it looks like a big bee hive!
wow what a picture – i remember the hay lorries that ply by palakkad fields..but this one beats them hollow
This is lovely shot !! Great…Unseen Rajasthan
Simply WOW!!!
Amazing!! I'm surprised the tires are still inflated under all that!!
Enjoy your break!!
What a hair-do for a three wheeler.
Enjoy your holiday.
have a nice vacation. 🙂
PS I just read your text too, that they are coconut husks. They must not be a daily sight for you either. But here driving like that would be absolutely forbidden! And we think of ourselves as a free country.. haha, this goes to show, there are much freer countries than ours. Thank you for this post and I hope you are having a lovely vacation.
Amazing! What are they… fruits?
(Coconuts? Reading another's comment)
You would never see anything like that here. I love that image.
ps… thanks again for taking the time to share you wonderful sightings 🙂
Wow!!!
That's awesome!
🙂 Ribbon
The van must have had gone coconuts!
The van must have had gone coconuts!
Wonderfull shots
But how can go forward?
Beautiful shots, and fun!
Thanks!
🙂
The last one is amazing.
Amazing sight! I am not sure what the cargo is.
Have a great holiday break.
From the distance it looks like it is wearing an enormous wig!
Have a wonderful vacation!
Seen this so many times in India but never took pictures..that's the difference between a watcher and an artist, you being the artist of course! Also enjoyed your posts on Badami, Pattadkal and Aihole, brought back memories of my visit long time back. Cheers.
Hi Indrani! Sorry for the long delay, but after one year work, I got my official week off and, as always, the week before was terrible and the return awful… ;). Furthermore, there was 09.09.09, which for me was a bit depressing, as I entered a Club 60 I would prefer to postpone the joining… ;))
I’ll try to find some more time in the coming week to enjoy your posts!! I've seen some of these, but this one is stunning!!
Blogtrotter is now in Turkey. Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend!
That's one huge impression! Coconut mountain, here I come!!
that is one HUGE load…
mazedaar 🙂
Overdesigned product? :-))
Just found the "That's My World" photo meme and yours is the first I've clicked on….well worth it!! That is quite humorous and amazing that the little vehicle could even move. I love the way you photo'd it getting closer and closer–added a touch of mystery to the final photo, LOL!
Planning to join in the fun soon! Thanks for sharing your world and have a great vacation 🙂
That was quite incredible. I hope he had some extra air in the tyres. Falling on the side would have been quite a disaster.
Have a good holiday!
Fantastic shots! Have a wonderful vacation. I'm looking forward to seeing what other delightful scenes you will be able to share with us when you return.
What an incredible car traffic 🙂
It looks very funny
on your road in India….. LOL
Your best "fun" shot Indrani,
I love it 🙂
Have a nice vacation,
take care ….
🙂
Sure overloaded. All the best for your vacation! Hope to osee loads of pictures when you're back!
You have taken a lovely shot. I have seen this several times in India specially in Chennai and Kerala. It is so risky and dangerous but still people continues to do so and it is only possible in India.
my goodness! What a picture. 🙂
You don't see that every day.
hehe, that's a loadful of coconuts! loving the shots as it gets nearer! ^-^
That is so cool Indrani! I know what it's like because we do have them at home too mainly in the province. Not only coconut husks but human loads. Unbelievable but no casualty, touch wood according to Ozzie expression!
Those are some coconuts! Wow. How that vehicle moved at all intrigues me.
Yeh hai India meri jaan… !!!
Yeh hai India meri jaa !!!!
That's really too funny. Of course, it's extremely dangerous to be driving like that – in America he wouldn't get too far without getting stopped by the police. Great photos.
wow!!
happy holidays!
That is an extraordinary and wonderful sight and, like Jo, I thought it looks like a hedgehog.
Have a wonderful time away. I think we will all be looking forward to seeing the photographs you bring back from your vacation. What you show belongs so precisely to place, I get a glimpse, here, of what I would never see otherwise. (Like this scooter and its load.)
this is amazing!!!
Indrani, that looks like a hedgehog approacing! Wonderful shot. Thanks for waiting and then sharing this. Here in Khartoum we have many, many of those three wheeler scooters with a canopy. They dash about in town, weaving in and out of the city traffic but I've not seen them on the open road. (((Hugs)))Jo
You'd expect it to topple over at any minute. I wonder what his load will end up as?
Phew!!! that is a load, have seen similar vehicals carrying bananas. Enjoy your holiday!
Making use of all the available space, right? Very nice image. Quite funny.
the last image deserves an award.
have a good break..where are u off to ?
That is so funny. Great captures. Have a wonderful vacation.
Lots of fun!
It's great you decided to wait for it and shared the shots with us. I enjoyed looking at them! It tells a lot about a country. In mine the typical scene is a vehicle overflowing with people lol!
Have a great vacation, Indrani.
A good vacation – Few thousands
You car – Few lakhs…
Getting such a shot on the highway – Priceless…!!!!!
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Wow.. now that's a cool shot. Welcome back.. looking forward to many more.
It looks like an enormous wig of one of the baroque guys from the 17th century. It's very funny! Thanks! Have a great holiday and return safely.
What a great shot. Amazing it could haul such a big load. Hope you have a wonderful vacation.
Hope you are having a great time on your get-a-way. Love this post. The little van is swallowed up by the coconut husks. What do they do with the husks?
What an amazing sight! I have heard of such things on India's roads but never seen it! Have a good break, Indrani.
Janice.
Glad you paused to take this picture. It is so typical of the sights one comes across on our roads. Have a good vacation and come back with loads of pictures to share with us.
Oh! that is awesome and unbelievable at the same time! Fantastic shots, Indrani!
Have a marvelous vacation can't wait to the see beautiful photos you'll have to share with us when you return!
Sylvia
That is awesome – reminds me of China! 🙂
That is a very lovely sight. Have a good vacation and looking forward to loads of information on your return.
woah!! such a huge load!! it happens on indian roads.