TVS Jupiter Nightmare night driving- blinded by lights of oncoming traffic in absolute darkness with stray animals on roads

 

I have a TVS jupiter, 1 year old, in very good condition with tubeless tyre, thank god. I went on a long drive , enjoyed whole day driving. I am not a speedy rider and I know scooters are not good for long drives and taking Indian roads in context, it is just a very very bad decision.  But still I thought, why not, lets try it. 

This is my first trip and I enjoyed it very much.Ride anywhere you want, with no one to stop you. Just google your destination and drive. While I enjoyed driving in the daylight on open roads with no traffic, My enjoyment turned into nightmare, when I was returning home. The sun was getting down and suddenly it brought absolute darkness. I lived in city my whole life and I was never introduced to such darkness. 

Of course, power down in city create darkness but never like this. My max speed was 50km/h. It was absolute darkness, i can't see anything beyond my scooter's headlight range. But that was not all. One after another, things are started getting tough. First, it was absolute darkness outside the city, second, the light of oncomig traffic started to blind me completely. Third, vehicles with no lights, like cycles or people jaywalking. It is easy to spot them on a straight road, but in turns, it can be dangerous. Fourth, potholes, No road in India is free from potholes. Fifth, the refraction of light through the glass of my helmet and my specs, giving me a sight of astigmatism.  Fifth and my ultimate nightmare, Stray animals, there is no limit of stray animals on road. 

Any  dog or cow or any other animal can show up in front of you not just to ruin your day but whole life. A black coloured animal will be a cherry on the top. Night driving must be extremely avoided at all circumstances. Atleast I will. 

I thought , it is just 2 and half hour of straight driving. But the roads were extremely bad and there was not a single lamp post outside the city. Pure darkness.