4 killed in Bangalore hit-and-run case

laluks · 25th January 2009, 13:53

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Originally Posted by herculesksp

Huh??? The car definitely was not 'allowed' on the footpath. But it did manage to have a peek into the footpath and snub out 4 lives, didnt it?

In India its too late to have joggers tracks and cycling tracks in the developed townships. Instead they should
1) raise the height of the footpaths to at least 1 foot so that vehicles dont take to them
2) Clear hawkers, encroaching shops, and garbage dumps from the footpaths so that people can use the footpaths instead of walking on the road
3) drive incidents like these into the heads of people so that they understand the importance of footpaths
4) Have zebra crossings at all intersections and give pedestrians the right of way.
5) speeds have to be controlled within city limits(automatic monitoring thru cameras and electronic challans). To rip, take to the highway or the ring road.

Exactly. But even after we will have all these rules, we will still not abide by any - since sab kuch chalta hai attitude is rampant.

Another most interesting question is did the cyclist obey any? the minimum being looking to the left, then to the right and then again to the left before crossing?

Its unfortunate that the incident occured.

HappyWheels · 25th January 2009, 13:56

RIP for those 4 souls!

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

...All said and done he may be let off with paying some fine or at the most he will be jailed for 2 years...

This might just be the case! By a week or two, this will move out of the media and then it will be all taken care by money power or influence! No one will ever know!

Life is becoming so cheap....

snaronikar · 25th January 2009, 14:49

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Originally Posted by HappyWheels

RIP for those 4 souls!
This might just be the case! By a week or two, this will move out of the media and then it will be all taken care by money power or influence! No one will ever know!

Life is becoming so cheap....

completely. There is no safety for the morning joggers nowadays. Feel miserable with this kind of situation we are in today.

Mpower · 25th January 2009, 19:34

I think the reason he went into hiding for 12 hours is for the 'nasha' to come off so that he could whip up a story and get away with it.

Bluu · 26th January 2009, 13:06

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Originally Posted by herculesksp

Huh??? The car definitely was not 'allowed' on the footpath. But it did manage to have a peek into the footpath and snub out 4 lives, didnt it?

Maybe I didn't write that out clearly. I didn't mean that cars are allowed onto footpaths. I meant that joggers and bicyclists also don't share paths. Everyone has their separate tracks/footpaths and roads.

I do agree with your points, even though their real-life application will be tougher than imagined.

Nitin · 26th January 2009, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Mpower

I think the reason he went into hiding for 12 hours is for the 'nasha' to come off so that he could whip up a story and get away with it.

Not read the article in detail, but I heard that the guy had 9 pegs of Whiskey, and then drove the car.
My mom usually goes for her morning walks on the same streets,and she said that she used to see the elderly gentlemen walk everyday. May their souls rest in peace!

lohithrao · 27th January 2009, 11:40

Just 2 years for an offence like this? no wonder why the crime rate is going uphill.

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

Case booked under IPC 304A

The Indiranagar Traffic Police have registered a case under IPC 304A against the driver. The DCP said that the car driver escaping after the incident amounts to hit-and-run. IPC 304A (Causing death by negligence): Whoever causes the death of any person by committing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

All said and done he may be let off with paying some fine or at the most he will be jailed for 2 years...

anujmishra · 27th January 2009, 12:01

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Originally Posted by Mpower

I think the reason he went into hiding for 12 hours is for the 'nasha' to come off so that he could whip up a story and get away with it.

According to Bangalore Police (Reports published in newspapers) that even after 12 hours the blood test conducted on driver had more alcohol contents than stipulated amount. His lawyer giving arguments that the he consumed alcohol few hours back.

Sometimes we can see what is truth clearly but cannot convert those into book of evidence in terms of law. The biggest loophole in law of many countries.

hillram · 27th January 2009, 12:46

This is indeed a sad incident and the driver shouldnt be spared.
I cant imagine a Honda Accord veering out of control unless it was on a dangerous speed.

BenjiRoss · 27th January 2009, 13:58

Strangely I don't see the progress of this case in any of the news channels. Are they still covering it?
Any new updates on what is happening?

esteem_lover · 27th January 2009, 14:10

Thank god, he was not a movie star.

zaks · 27th January 2009, 14:52

We are completely going by what media is saying and should think of the other side too. It could be that he was driving fast and the cyclist came out of nowhere to bisect the road. The morning fogs in the recent days would have made this a dangerous situation and he as he said could genuinely have been shocked by the presence of the cyclist immediately before him which made him react suddenly by swerving.
In that case the only fault of his would have been of driving too fast for the visibility.

Remember nobody saw how the accident happened, the eye witness saw it after they heard the sound of collision with the cyclist by which time it was all over.

His blood alcohol concentration just shows that he had a drink sometime in the past and c'mon for that matter anyone having a peg of beer the friday before would still show come alcohol in his/her blood.

I am not arguing his case but showing how it could be so different.

ajmat · 27th January 2009, 15:07

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Originally Posted by zaks

I am not arguing his case but showing how it could be so different.

Well, why did he not surrender at a police station within an hour assuking he feared for his life

zaks · 27th January 2009, 15:23

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Well, why did he not surrender at a police station within an hour assuking he feared for his life

Instinct to flee the scene and shock of consequences, we should be able to understand that. But I am not saying he was surely sober either. He could have been sober or not, I am not discounting that.

zenx · 27th January 2009, 15:28

@zaks honestly nobody has any business driving fast in that neck of the woods - narrow road, lots of intersecting roads, and in case there was fog, lowered visibility! Never drive faster than a speed at which you can stop within visible, clear road space is something we should follow blindly. True for curves, slopes on hills, city streets.

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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,732 Times View My Garage	I think the reason he went into hiding for 12 hours is for the 'nasha' to come off so that he could whip up a story and get away with it.
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27th January 2009, 12:46	#39
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	This is indeed a sad incident and the driver shouldnt be spared. I cant imagine a Honda Accord veering out of control unless it was on a dangerous speed.
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27th January 2009, 13:58	#40
BenjiRoss Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tamilnadu Posts: 1,069 Thanked: 1,332 Times	Strangely I don't see the progress of this case in any of the news channels. Are they still covering it? Any new updates on what is happening?
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	Thank god, he was not a movie star.
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27th January 2009, 14:52	#42
zaks BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 952 Thanked: 181 Times View My Garage	We are completely going by what media is saying and should think of the other side too. It could be that he was driving fast and the cyclist came out of nowhere to bisect the road. The morning fogs in the recent days would have made this a dangerous situation and he as he said could genuinely have been shocked by the presence of the cyclist immediately before him which made him react suddenly by swerving. In that case the only fault of his would have been of driving too fast for the visibility. Remember nobody saw how the accident happened, the eye witness saw it after they heard the sound of collision with the cyclist by which time it was all over. His blood alcohol concentration just shows that he had a drink sometime in the past and c'mon for that matter anyone having a peg of beer the friday before would still show come alcohol in his/her blood. I am not arguing his case but showing how it could be so different.
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27th January 2009, 15:28	#45
zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,163 Thanked: 161 Times View My Garage	@zaks honestly nobody has any business driving fast in that neck of the woods - narrow road, lots of intersecting roads, and in case there was fog, lowered visibility! Never drive faster than a speed at which you can stop within visible, clear road space is something we should follow blindly. True for curves, slopes on hills, city streets.
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