Kareena
hails
Thailand's
motorised
auto
rickshaws
to
avoid
traffic
jam.
If
people
feel
Mumbai
traffic
is
bad
they
should
visit
Bangkok
as
Kareena
and
Tusshar
discovered
while
going
for
lunch
at
a
mall
there.
Says
a
source
close
to
Kareena,
"Last
Sunday,
Kareena
took
best
friend
Reenaa,
Manish
Malhotra,
Tusshar
Kapoor,
and
designer
Shabina
Khan
out
for
lunch
at
a
mall
in
Bangkok.
They
had
their
lunch
but
when
they
called
for
their
assigned
cars,
they
discovered
a
huge
traffic
jam
outside.
They
waited
for
an
hour
for
their
vehicles
to
arrive
but
then
Kareena
was
getting
late
for
her
rehearsals
for
her
performance
at
the
Siam
Niramit
theatre
that
night
so
she
suggested
that
they
all
hop
into
a
tuk-tuk
as
they'd
reach
faster.
Fortunately,
they
reached
the
venue
on
time."
Even
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Aishwarya
took
a
sneak
trip
on
a
tuk-tuk
just
for
the
sheer
experience.
Tusshar
and
Kareena,
who
are
both
currently
shooting
in
Pattaya
for
Golmaal
Returns,
confirm
the
incident.
Kareena
admits,
"I
have
been
to
Bangkok
several
times
before
and
have
ridden
tuk-tuks
but
have
never
ridden
in
a
Mumbai
autorickshaw.
I
took
everyone
to
the
mall
where
they
serve
some
great
Italian
and
Thai
food
but
we
got
stuck
in
a
jam
on
the
way
back.
I
had
to
leave
for
my
rehearsals
at
four
and
was
stuck
till
3
pm
on
the
streets.
We
finally
hailed
a
tuk-tuk
and
went
to
the
venue.
The
tuk-tuk
driver
knew
the
inner
bylanes,
which
were
relatively
traffic-free
so
we
reached
on
time."
What's
a
tuk-tuk?
The
tuk-tuk
is
the
South
East
Asian
version
of
a
vehicle
known
elsewhere
as
an
auto
rickshaw
or
cabin
cycle.
It
is
a
widely
used
form
of
urban
transport
in
Bangkok
and
other
Thai
cities,
as
well
as
other
major
South
East
Asian
and
South
Asian
cities.
It
is
particularly
popular
where
traffic
congestion
is
a
major
problem,
such
as
in
Bangkok.
Resting
on
three
small
wheels
(one
in
front,
two
on
the
rear),
there
is
a
small
cabin
for
the
driver
in
the
front
and
seating
for
three
in
relative
comfort
in
the
rear.
They
are
very
maneuverable
and
can
turn
around
in
one
lane
of
traffic
with
room
to
spare.
Tusshar
adds,
"We
initially
thought
we'd
walk
it
up
to
the
venue.
It
was
only
when
we
got
into
the
tuk-tuk
did
we
realise
that
the
venue
wasn't
a
five-minute
walk
but
a
25-minute
journey!
Though
I
have
ridden
in
autos
in
Mumbai
it
was
my
first
tuk-tuk
ride
in
Bangkok
and
it
was
great
fun.
All
of
us
squashed
ourselves
inside
(tuk-tuks
are
for
three
people)
and
travelled
in
great
style
if
not
comfort."
Story first published: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 10:48 [IST]