Why Pay For Off-Roading When You Can Do That For FREE At These Spots In Mumbai. Thank You, Potholes!

Mumbai as a city has a lot to offer. And for the extreme sports lovers, there are many places near Mumbai where you can go for off-roading. Wondering what is that? Well, it is an extreme sport which involves rash driving or riding on unsurfaced roads on sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrains.

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While people can pay and indulge in the sport, my point is why? Why pay when you can go off-roading right here in Mumbai?! That too, free of cost. All thanks to the potholes, every street in Mumbai can be used for off-roading. P.S. BMC committee thinks that the Maximum city is free of potholes. While we have a hard time believing that, we have found the perfect spots in the middle of the road, that are perfect off-roading spots. You're welcome, peepals!

 

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1. JVLR


The whole stretch of is filled with craters, water, uneven terrain. All prerequisites for off-roading. My suggestion is that it is best enjoyed when you are inside an auto. The thrill, the adrenaline, the whole feeling of every bone in your body moving is what makes this ride off-road like.

 

2.  Unnamed road in the city

It doesn't get better than this, does it? We are still confused about the location, but it looks like an amazing site for some in-city off-roading adventure. Don't you think? It is perf!

 

3. BKC Road, Bandra East

Well, isn't this one a beauty. If you are looking for a never-ending stretch of uneven terrain, then the Service Road on BKC, Bharat Nagar, Bandra East,  is the place for some fun thrilling adventure! Wohoo!


4. Chembur East

Right on the Sion-Trombay Road at Chembur East lies a 1.5 ft pothole and baby potholes all around. A place for great stunt-pulling where you can slip, plunge your vehicles in and also enjoy get hurt.

 

5. Andheri East

DP Road, near Scindia Society, Andheri East is another perfect spot. All you off-road lovers, get your heavy duty vehicles and dive right it. We hear that these craters are 8 inches deep minimum. So you can try your luck and find more even roads ahead.

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If the underlying sarcasm was not clear, then we would like to point out that the pothole situation in the city in various parts is worsening with each passing day. The roads are in bad shape, the construction work for a better Mumbai in various locales has added more to the worries and miseries of the commuters than give them relief.

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Each year BMC promises that right before monsoon, all the holes will be filled and taken care of. But does that really happen. Hell, there is a crater right outside the RTO Office in Andheri, where yours truly can swim. But still BMC's standing committee says that Mumbai is Pothole-free. We wanna believe them, but we kinda believe our eyes more so that something like this (video below) doesn't happen to us.


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