Overview

• Vera Prokofeva filmed in front of Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal demonstrating the local hand signal to halt traffic and cross busy streets safely.
• Since posting on Instagram early last week, the tutorial has exceeded 226,000 views and continues to trend online.
• Viewers have celebrated the gesture as a practical cultural hack that adapts informal Indian road-crossing customs.
• Others have cautioned that the hand signal may not reliably stop vehicles on faster roads, warning against using it on highways.
• Coverage by outlets including Hindustan Times, India Today and Free Press Journal underscores ongoing interest in traffic navigation techniques and cross-cultural adaptation.