How to get back on the road again? I am from Mumbai, India. And as some of you might be knowing, it is a pretty crazy traffic on roads here. Many times, it so happens that trucks, cars etc. may force you to get off the road while you are riding (there might be other reasons like dogs, children playing, cows etc.) And that drops you to a level about 3-10 cm lower from the main road. 

My question is, whenever one tries to get back on the road, climbing 3-10 cm road height, while being parallel to the road, almost surely makes the bike skid and makes rider fall (head in the traffic position). 

The problem is worse when it is 'mumbai-rain' raining! 

Getting off the bicycle - climbing back on road - riding, can't be a solution. Traffic is way too crazy to allow you doing that. 

I ride Trek marlin 29er, But I have put slick (700c-35) tires on it, so it doesn't have good grip sideways. And many of my friends ride locally made cheap bikes, which certainly-certainly do not have good grip on the road whatsoever. 

So what are the techniques one should use for this kind of problem?
The situation you describe is critical, but when conditions allow, I would suggest you a technique I developed exactely for that.

The secret is to "ride the wall" as you were in the tilted section of a velodrome, that is, making a curve with your bike.

Most falls I have seen or heard, or even almost had myself, are caused by making a curve to the left while trying to climb the ramp sloped towards the other side. That makes the front tire skid if the step is steep, or if the surface is somewhat slippery.

Then, the trick is:


Go as far as you can from the main road, on the side lane;
Turn left (assuming a right-sided traffic) and start getting closer to the road edge;
About half-way, straighten the bike and START TO TURN RIGHT, in an "S" shaped trajectory;
When you climb the road edge, you will be turning right, then you "ride the wall" and by the end of the turn you'll be already up the road shoulder, going parallel to it.


The "centrifugal force", and the leaning of the bike, will prevent your tire from slipping. Of course this depends on actual conditions (rain, traffic, road height) at the moment.

Hope this helps!