Yeah ! Ive seen those stupid pavers lying all over the road, hogging up parking space too.. anyway, in mumbai, they are putting pavers at all intersections (even the good clean ones), pavers are made of concrete, and cause cars to skid on them when wet, so they are removing all the intersections of Tar, which has pretty good adhesion to rubber, and putting concrete.
now when a stupid idiotic two-wheeler rider slips on this material, and a car runs over him, It'll be the car's fault cause he was "overspeeding", the cops generally book you for overspeeding no matter what speed you're going and you can't stop cuz the vehicle in front stopped abruptly... (or the biker lost his balance)
about highways: I have driven on many many highways in india, something I have noticed is, Private car owners and taxi guys are unyielding, they wont let you in line while you're overtaking even if you're about to die, Private buses and ST buses are generally out to kill you, they come up on the wrong side of the road and don't budge.. the best guys around are the truckers, they let you in, they slow down for you, they even warn you... probably cuz they've seen a lot...
the expressway is a decent stretch of road from mum-pune, I never use it cuz its damn boring, there are many car owners who just speed like crazy when they touch the expressway, but the first 20 odd kms of the road is not very good, and suddenly speeding up so much can cause tyre bursts, increase your speed gradually, on any road, you'll be safer, you also can't treat the expressway like the autobahn, cuz its not, its actually a cheap quality wannabe...
We must all do our bit, can't blame the government for everything, roads are in a pathetic condition, but why doesnt everyone using the road drive at a speed and in a style befitting the road ?
I seriously hope things improve some day |