[Gannu_1]

Originally Posted by REN

Hit-and-run by a Creta somewhere on the Salem - Coimbatore highway. Absolutely horrifying stuff.

https://twitter.com/pramodmadhav6/st...758019076?s=21

Zooming into the video, it appears as if the owner has blanked out the plates. I hope he does his bit to ensure the Creta owner is served justice.

[REN]

Originally Posted by Gannu_1

Zooming into the video, it appears as if the owner has blanked out the plates. I hope he does his bit to ensure the Creta owner is served justice.

The driver of the Creta has now been arrested. Slightly longer footage from the same dashcam shows a few more seconds leading up to the accident.

https://twitter.com/GunasekaranMu/st...01712643592196

[for_cars1]

Originally Posted by REN

....Slightly longer footage from the same dashcam shows a few more seconds leading up to the accident.

Have personally observed these kind of rash overtaking behaviors increase after the lockdown on our highways.

Especially gets worse during the return leg on after a weekend in the evenings on highways when most are in a great hurry to reach home and frantically trying to overtake each other.
There is nothing achieved from a few minutes gained at the cost of putting everyone at extreme risk.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by for_cars1

... There is nothing achieved from a few minutes gained at the cost of putting everyone at extreme risk.

I suppose that if you can get past everyone in front, then that wins the race. But how can anyone live at that constant level of competitive stress! But it seems to be the norm for some people

[PrasannaDhana]

Regarding that creta accident that knocked out the 2 guys on the motorcycle, we have the update on news.

4 occupants of Creta were arrested today. On investigation, it is known that they were returning from a famous temple, praying and taking an oath that they will quit drinking, but ironically, drank and drove, leading to this ordeal.

All 4 were drunk. What I fail to understand is how can cops charge all 4 when the driver alone is at fault here, legally.

[harry10]

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

Regarding that creta accident that knocked out the 2 guys on the motorcycle, we have the update on news.

4 occupants of Creta were arrested today. On investigation, it is known that they were returning from a famous temple, praying and taking an oath that they will quit drinking, but ironically, drank and drove, leading to this ordeal.

All 4 were drunk. What I fail to understand is how can cops charge all 4 when the driver alone is at fault here, legally.

Just saw the video.
Absolutely horrific and completely avoidable.
Do we have an update on well being of both riders?
I hope those Creta guys rot behind a cell for a long time.

[PrasannaDhana]

Originally Posted by harry10

Just saw the video.
Absolutely horrific and completely avoidable.
Do we have an update on well being of both riders?
I hope those Creta guys rot behind a cell for a long time.

The riders survived, the Superintendent of Police had made a statement that their survival is solely because they both were wearing helmets.

[TrackDay]

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

The riders survived, the Superintendent of Police had made a statement that their survival is solely because they both were wearing helmets.

Glad to know both of them are fine

Can someone throw light on why one of the riders had his legs shaking after the impact ?

This incident also shows that despite however safe we ride/drive, we are subject to the actions of other irresponsible motorists on the road.

[Vasuki]

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

All 4 were drunk. What I fail to understand is how can cops charge all 4 when the driver alone is at fault here, legally.

Others are too guilty, because they fled away from the crime scene, per se.

Glad that the bikers are safe, Thank God.

ps: Today I was driving my bike, and each second I was glancing the rearview mirror for such imbeciles, man that video gives me chill.

[PrasannaDhana]

Originally Posted by TrackDay

Can someone throw light on why one of the riders had his legs shaking after the impact ?

I am no medico, but I am positive that it was adrenaline kicking in.

[WhiteSierra]

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

The riders survived, the Superintendent of Police had made a statement that their survival is solely because they both were wearing helmets.

Originally Posted by harry10

Just saw the video.
Absolutely horrific and completely avoidable.
Do we have an update on well being of both riders?
I hope those Creta guys rot behind a cell for a long time.

Originally Posted by TrackDay

Glad to know both of them are fine

Can someone throw light on why one of the riders had his legs shaking after the impact ?

This incident also shows that despite however safe we ride/drive, we are subject to the actions of other irresponsible motorists on the road.

It's heartbreaking to watch the ending of the video where the pillion rider was moving his legs in pain due to the impact caused on the brain and spinal cord (may be the impact happened during his fall on the side metal railings to the boundary of the road) it was totally heart breaking to see that. I hope driver of the creta gets a maximum jail term without any bail in this case

[sierrabravo98]

On the Creta hit and run, imagine if it had been a truck/tractor (without under-run bars at that) instead of the ill-fated 2 wheeler at that spot. The occupants of the Creta would have learnt the biggest and the last lesson of their life at that very moment. I guess most of the truck rear-endings (where the car is sliced into 2 at the A-pillar) we see on this thread are caused by a similar driving style.

Hope the bike guys recover completely and are able to get over the mental trauma caused by this attempted vehicular homicide.

[IamNikhil]

Originally Posted by Vasuki

...Today I was driving my bike, and each second I was glancing the rearview mirror for such imbeciles, man that video gives me chill.

Watching footage of such horrific accidents is chilling to the bone! Can only imagine the post-accident mental trauma that those bike guys will undergo.

Good to know that the law caught up with the Creta driver. Yet to understand why people overspeed like crazy on highways, exactly what's the adrenaline rush they get!

[DRIV3R]

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

I am no medico, but I am positive that it was adrenaline kicking in.

No medico either, but head/skull injuries can trigger such spasms or twitching of arms. From what I could see, the rider was thrown to the metal barrier with a good amount of force from the impact.

[CARDEEP]

Whoa the Creta & bike accident is horrific like any other. The rider of the bike was in shock for few seconds. Thankfully he & pillion, both were wearing helmets (strapped on tight), which is the only safety aid available to bike riders in general. Defensive riding/ driving didn't help all because of another "Nut behind wheel".