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tsk1979 · 12th February 2007, 14:55

Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
Every petrolhead(even dieselheads) knows about this 27kms of 6 laned highway.
Imagine a well lit highway(when there is no powecut), 6 lanes.
Now imagine that you see 10 vehicles on that entire stretch 3 of them patrol vans, rest all empty.
Its like an invitation to speed, an invitation which has claimed so many lives.
If you compare traffic density to number of accidents, this may be the most dangerous stretch of Tarmac in India.
Overspeeding, Racing, Fog, parked trucks, the reasons may be many, but that does not change the statistics.
It is an expressway to hell, and on our last drive there, I saw something that refuses to go out of my mind.

I have seen a lot of accidents. Been in a couple too, thankfully nothing major. when you do lots of highway driving you see lots of accidents, and sometimes odds catch up with you.
I have seen overturned trucks, smashed up cars, crushed bikes on my highway trips.
But I had never seen something like this.
Empty road, not a vehicle in sight, streetlights blazing in full glory, torrential rain and lightning, and a honda NHC(was it a corolla? or a skoda..? to smashed up to notice, but think it was an NHC) lying on its side, with parking lights glowing. The car must have rolled multiple times as the entire body shell looked crushed, and even in the rain the metal skid on the road was visible.
The most disturbing part was the silence all around, no vehicle in sight and the glowing parking lights, and that strange smell of burnt oil, burning rubber and maybe something else.
I slowed down as I passed the wreck, and suddenly realization dawned that there may be somebody inside the car. I backed up, and we were too stunned on what to do.
Thankfully heard sirens, as the expressway patrol came in along with ambulances, looks like there was somebody in that car, but we didn't have the stomach to watch, or even take a picture.

Drive safe guys, esp on this expressway. If you want to speed and push your car to the limits, do it, but not on a rainy night, and certainly not when you are drunk. We get lots of bright sunny days in Noida, and you can always satisfy your urge then. No need to tempt fate on foggy stormy nights.
This road claims multiple victims every month, and tells a lot about a stretch of road which hardly sees any vehicles.

12th February 2007, 14:55	#1 (permalink)
tsk1979 Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Noida, New Delhi Posts: 8,041	The Expressway to Hell Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Every petrolhead(even dieselheads) knows about this 27kms of 6 laned highway. Imagine a well lit highway(when there is no powecut), 6 lanes. Now imagine that you see 10 vehicles on that entire stretch 3 of them patrol vans, rest all empty. Its like an invitation to speed, an invitation which has claimed so many lives. If you compare traffic density to number of accidents, this may be the most dangerous stretch of Tarmac in India. Overspeeding, Racing, Fog, parked trucks, the reasons may be many, but that does not change the statistics. It is an expressway to hell, and on our last drive there, I saw something that refuses to go out of my mind. I have seen a lot of accidents. Been in a couple too, thankfully nothing major. when you do lots of highway driving you see lots of accidents, and sometimes odds catch up with you. I have seen overturned trucks, smashed up cars, crushed bikes on my highway trips. But I had never seen something like this. Empty road, not a vehicle in sight, streetlights blazing in full glory, torrential rain and lightning, and a honda NHC(was it a corolla? or a skoda..? to smashed up to notice, but think it was an NHC) lying on its side, with parking lights glowing. The car must have rolled multiple times as the entire body shell looked crushed, and even in the rain the metal skid on the road was visible. The most disturbing part was the silence all around, no vehicle in sight and the glowing parking lights, and that strange smell of burnt oil, burning rubber and maybe something else. I slowed down as I passed the wreck, and suddenly realization dawned that there may be somebody inside the car. I backed up, and we were too stunned on what to do. Thankfully heard sirens, as the expressway patrol came in along with ambulances, looks like there was somebody in that car, but we didn't have the stomach to watch, or even take a picture. Drive safe guys, esp on this expressway. If you want to speed and push your car to the limits, do it, but not on a rainy night, and certainly not when you are drunk. We get lots of bright sunny days in Noida, and you can always satisfy your urge then. No need to tempt fate on foggy stormy nights. This road claims multiple victims every month, and tells a lot about a stretch of road which hardly sees any vehicles. __________________ .--- ..- ... - - .-- --- -- --- .-. . -.. .- -.-- ... - --- --. --- !!