A study by Transport Corporation of India and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta has found that India wastes at least Rs. 1.5 billion in fuel costs because of delays to vehicular transport. The delays are caused by police checkposts between states where taxes called octroi are collected from every commercial vehicle increasing costs of goods manifold. Also there are booths collecting toll tax every few miles again adding to delays and costs. God alone knows what happens to the trillions of rupees raised each year in road tax, sales tax on vehicles and huge taxes on petrol. Apparently one journey from Delhi to Bangalore has over 25 delays, 15 of them due to toll tax booths. Delays are also caused by poor quality of roads. Huge potholes appear after one rain shower and if that is not enough various sarkari fellows from telephones, water or electricity dig up roads at will. This is done to give work to local contractors in return for bribes. Local communities construct speed bumps every few miles ostensibly to reduce accidents resulting in traffic crawling along in low gears multipying fuel waste. Apparently this is done to reduce accidents but is actually due to resentment of car owners who are seen as rich, a mindset dating back to socialist times. Freeloading journalists tell us of luxury car companies wanting to sell in India. What a joke! If only cars could fly.