[haria]

Originally Posted by aeroamit

Luckily his stars were good and he survived.

My God, what an absolute suicidal idiot! Absolutely biker's fault. Very lucky that your wife braked in time - else she'd have been caught up in a legal mess for no fault of hers. Also lucky that you car has a dashcam. Damn, I think dashcams are now absolutely required to guard against these morons.

[Yieldway17]

Originally Posted by haria

My God, what an absolute suicidal idiot! Absolutely biker's fault. Very lucky that your wife braked in time - else she'd have been caught up in a legal mess for no fault of hers. Also lucky that you car has a dashcam. Damn, I think dashcams are now absolutely required to guard against these morons.

An absolute moron. Do you think this biker learnt is lesson? Most probably not and might be blaming the truck for appearing in front of him.

I know a person who rides suicidally like this and blames everyone on the road for hindering him. My friends and I have talked to him few times to ride safe but he is a YOLO type of person who thinks endangering himself and others on the road is an adventure.

[for_cars1]

Originally Posted by Yieldway17

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I know a person who rides suicidally like this

During daily commute, this behavior especially among two wheeler riders of criss-crossing and zig zag riding and cutting across lanes between the small gaps is so common that people riding straight and maintaining lane discipline is a rarer sight.

A mandatory training and awareness building on the importance of maintaining lane discipline for all people with a driving license is the need of the hour.

[msdivy]

Originally Posted by venkyhere

People are people. We just share interest in vehicles, we dont share the same moral compass, and hence there is no point into forcing someone into changing his/her opinion. Lets get back to accident pics

The moral compass we are discussing is the minimum necessary as a citizen - either a general citizen or a TBHP member. Pray, tell us where the moral compass is held high for a TBHP member, compared to a responsible citizen? In other words, what activity the general public is encouraged but not expected of a TBHP member?

If a forum member thinks a mob is justified, so be it - people have opinions. Why this attempt to force TBHP members into ideal netizens ?

Nobody can force a thought or an idea. What we are doing is listing the merits & demerits of the argument. It is up to individuals to judge themselves. Coming to mob justice, hope nobody is a victim of one because mob doesn't think.

[venkyhere]

Originally Posted by msdivy

The moral compass we are discussing is the minimum necessary as a citizen - either a general citizen or a TBHP member. Pray, tell us where the moral compass is held high for a TBHP member, compared to a responsible citizen? In other words, what activity the general public is encouraged but not expected of a TBHP member?

rash (tailgating closely, scaring slow movers with jerky maneuvers) driving on the highway, completely bonkers behaviour in city traffic - I have seen umpteen examples of original TBHP stickers do that. Not expected from the member of a forum that discourages insane speeds and rash driving

Originally Posted by msdivy

Nobody can force a thought or an idea. What we are doing is listing the merits & demerits of the argument.

Discussing probably causes of accidents after pics are posted, is what this thread is for. Discussing social behavior after the motoring related incident is over, is distracting and beyond the scope and necessity of this thread. Discussing probable causes of an accident is a learning experience, which can possibly equip us to avoid the same mistakes. Analyzing mob behaviour, how does it help ? as you rightly said, a mob does not think. So why analyze ? Just pray that mob psychology does not make things dirty post an accident.

[binand]

Originally Posted by venkyhere

I have seen umpteen examples of original TBHP stickers do that. Not expected from the member of a forum that discourages insane speeds and rash driving

The presence of a sticker only proves that someone had a few hundred bucks to spare. Nothing more. Definitely nothing about membership here, or any claim to good manners. :-)

[bhpfaninblr]

Originally Posted by binand

The presence of a sticker only proves that someone had a few hundred bucks to spare. Nothing more. Definitely nothing about membership here, or any claim to good manners. :-)

Agree. Also when we buy stickers, we get several from team-bhp. I had spare stickers that I gave my friends and relatives. So definitely not all that have stickers actually bought them

[shubhodeepdas@g]

Spotted a New Octavia in Corrida Red with nose damage on NICE today around 11 AM between Mysore Road and Kanakpura Road sections. From the colour it seemed like it was a vRS unless Bright Red is an option on the regular Octavia now as well. There was also a Mercedes B-Class in White parked behind it, though it did not look like it had anything to do with the accident. Both cars were there on the right most lane almost beyond the solid line. The Octavia was getting loaded on a flatbed.

[GTO]

Thanks to Animesh Sengupta for sending these images in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

Got these images of a multiple car crash in Pune, the culprit seems to an over zealous Renault Duster.

[DDiSLover]

Does anyone have any information regarding the school bus accident near Q City in Hyderabad?

On my way back home (around 5:30PM), I saw a school bus that had gone off the road and hit the wall. There were police at the scene and as usual, a crowd had gathered. I didnt see any ambulance nor any children in the scene. Hope the accident occurred when the bus was returning AFTER dropping the kids.

[vb-saan]

Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Animesh Sengupta for sending these images in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

Is that a Vento under the Duster? The A-pillar seems to be intact

[Acharya]

Originally Posted by vb-san

Is that a Vento under the Duster? The A-pillar seems to be intact

Yes, it is indeed a Vento and it has certainly saved it's front passengers from serious injuries. Although, the gravity & physics also play a big role here as Duster's major weight is transferred to it's front wheels in this position.
However, things could have been drastically & devastatingly different, if Vento's A pillar had collapsed. Duster's weight would have shifted towards passengers!

I am no experts in analyzing accidents, just wondering what would have happened if it was a Baleno or Celario (no offence to owners please) in place of Vento

[the_skyliner]

Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Animesh Sengupta for sending these images in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

Any info on the exact location of this accident in Pune?

I don't think Duster is the only culprit here. Even if it was going fast and braked suddenly, Vento must be tailgating it or not concentrating on road.

Or was the Duster reversing? In any case, a freak accident this is.

[hemanth.anand]

Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Animesh Sengupta for sending these images in.

Originally Posted by the_skyliner

I don't think Duster is the only culprit here. Even if it was going fast and braked suddenly, Vento must be tailgating it or not concentrating on road.

True, and also there is at least another car missing in these pictures, the one that rear-ended the Civic. looking at the Damage to the Civic, that may also be a Sedan. Cumulative energy of the Vento, Civic and the 4th car would've resulted in the Vento getting pushed under the Duster.

On a different note, looking at this accident, I wonder if the Duster also should be fitted with an under-run bar?

[shubhodeepdas@g]

Originally Posted by the_skyliner

I don't think Duster is the only culprit here. Even if it was going fast and braked suddenly, Vento must be tailgating it or not concentrating on road.

Correct. But it's not the Vento.

Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Animesh Sengupta for sending these images in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via ...

Here's a video grab from a video posted on one of the groups on Facebook. There was a truck in front of the Duster and there was a truck behind the last car as well. These three were sandwiched between the two and this is the result. Unfortunately, cannot find a way to share the video here. The frontal damage on the Duster substantiates that.