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Rehaan · 28th February 2006, 09:36

Hey Rahulv,

Well its really lucky that your day didnt get any worse than that.

Zappo said exactly what i was thinking ANTICIPATION. Expect the worst.

I helps to pay attention to all the little possibilities of accidents you see, even though you may ignore them and get away fine 99.99% of the time.

A few examples -
- Dogs on the side of the road = slow down
- Dogs FIGHTING on the side of the road = EXPECT them to run across the road (when dogs fight they become unaware of their surroundings and will have no clue of whether a car is comming or not)
- Stopped bus = SLOW, honk, wait, pass. Because either there will be someone crossing the road in front of the bus, or the bus will try and get back on the road and hit your car.
- NEVER overtake from the left on the highway. Just dont. EVER
- When overtaking a large truck/bus even if its a straight empty road honk. = You never know when there is a bullock cart or motorcycle going slow or parked on the left of the road that you cannot see, and when passing the bus it will try to avoid the bike/bullock kart and run you off the road.
- People on bicycles = slow down, as you know.
- ALWAYS slow down / stop for junctions even if you have right of way.
etc

Just keep your eyes open, and whenever you encounter a situation that you see has potential for an accident just make a mental note of it and when in a similar situation in the future just act prepared for the worst case scenario. It definitely pays off.

cya
R

ps - Its tough to say whether you should have tried to swerve or not....it depends on so many factors and the surroundings etc. Though chances are if your tyres are locked up and you turned the wheel your car would just keep going straight... However, its REALLY hard to not panic brake and lock up in a panic situation and anyone who says otherwise has just not had that crazy cyclist pop out in front of them yet.

28th February 2006, 09:36	#5 (permalink)
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 8,302	Hey Rahulv, Well its really lucky that your day didnt get any worse than that. Zappo said exactly what i was thinking ANTICIPATION. Expect the worst. I helps to pay attention to all the little possibilities of accidents you see, even though you may ignore them and get away fine 99.99% of the time. A few examples - - Dogs on the side of the road = slow down - Dogs FIGHTING on the side of the road = EXPECT them to run across the road (when dogs fight they become unaware of their surroundings and will have no clue of whether a car is comming or not) - Stopped bus = SLOW, honk, wait, pass. Because either there will be someone crossing the road in front of the bus, or the bus will try and get back on the road and hit your car. - NEVER overtake from the left on the highway. Just dont. EVER - When overtaking a large truck/bus even if its a straight empty road honk. = You never know when there is a bullock cart or motorcycle going slow or parked on the left of the road that you cannot see, and when passing the bus it will try to avoid the bike/bullock kart and run you off the road. - People on bicycles = slow down, as you know. - ALWAYS slow down / stop for junctions even if you have right of way. etc Just keep your eyes open, and whenever you encounter a situation that you see has potential for an accident just make a mental note of it and when in a similar situation in the future just act prepared for the worst case scenario. It definitely pays off. cya R ps - Its tough to say whether you should have tried to swerve or not....it depends on so many factors and the surroundings etc. Though chances are if your tyres are locked up and you turned the wheel your car would just keep going straight... However, its REALLY hard to not panic brake and lock up in a panic situation and anyone who says otherwise has just not had that crazy cyclist pop out in front of them yet. Last edited by Rehaan : 28th February 2006 at 09:39.