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Originally Posted by arunphilip I'm pleasantly surprised to note that the assessment of speed is a reasonable estimate (although possibly over the speed limit).. Usually, if the vehicle involved is a high-end car/bike, the speed is automatically pegged at 150 km/h or higher. |
True, and I maybe wrong here but I feel there is absolutely no scientific basis for judging the speed here in India, that is because we don't have anything remotely associated with forensic investigations, at least not to the micro-level that American legal system is famous for. It just depends, a cop might as well look at the car, see that the driver is drunk and assume that the speed was 150 kmph+, or another cop might look into the amount of damage and if its less might peg it at less than 100 kph. The only way to know the real speed is to have a black-box type memory chip in the airbags deployment controller and have it mapping the speeds continuously and record & save the speed 4-5 seconds before deployment of the airbag.
Whether the cops will even ask for the data to be recovered is another question.
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Originally Posted by Pferdestarke Happened today in Hyderabad. Triple riding costed them a huge price! Two of them died on the spot while the third person survived with injuries. |
Its a disturbing thing in Bangalore that's going on as well, triple riding, and shockingly, quadruple riding and I've seen them flashing "gangsta" signs and howling in a bid to get attention of the road users, mostly in the ORR's. I cannot imagine the level of stupidity in these acts and they act like its the coolest thing in the world, having them sit on the floor without clothes wearing a dunce cap would probably be way less embarrassing than this act of wannabe-gangsta-coolios.
We have BMW going to lengths to ensure 50-50 weight distribution of the vehicle (accounting for 75 kg driver weight), and that too in a car well over 4.5 meters long and having tyre width of over 195mm, why? To make sure the vehicle transfers its internal weights correctly and doesn't shift about, we have even F1 bike riders transferring their weight towards the side of the turn so that there is no loss of balance or skidding, don't these dense hyper-hormonal thrill seekers even realize the consequences of seating 3-4 on a 2-wheeler with randomly flaying about motions?
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Originally Posted by bkc It is so sad to see the students die, at such young age, the cause for accident is not only triple riding, it is also due to fast riding on a curve and not able to handle the bike at such speed. It is the parents who suffer after their death. The third student seems okay, with fewer injuries in the video. |
Triple seating is dangerous, over-speeding is dangerous, both combined is hello, the great beyond. Let's put it that way. I'm not sorry for saying this, sometimes very tight parenting is the only way out, they'd know their child best so its in their best interest to govern from the start and at least, teach them the consequences of putting others into trouble for no fault of their own. Yes they might face rebellion and even outright misbehavior but that should not stop the parents from trying.
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Originally Posted by virgopal Four killed as speeding Audi SUV rams into auto in Ghaziabad |
Speeding or not, it was night time, and there is possibly no reason to crash into an auto from the back because autos are neither capable of great speeds, nor capable or hard braking, yes the only way this could be the auto-drivers fault is if he suddenly came into the Audi's lane. Its an expensive car and they sure could've been more careful driving it, and also kept a dash-cam for such occasions where they could've conveniently cleared their fault had they been without fault. As of now, as stereotyped as it may be, the Audi looks to be in the wrong.
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Originally Posted by honeybee Uncalled for reaction. He has only alluded to the fact that the report has deviated from the standard practice of being vague about the speeds and has provided a measurable estimate. He hasn't said it was more important than the lives lost. |
Very true, in any case all these factors are discussions for basically, kangaroo courts. At the end of the day those who suffered (whether proven or not) from the accident will continue to suffer and those in the wrong (whether proven or not) will continue to defend themselves. Speed or not, prevention and safe driving is the only way.