[trave11er]

Originally Posted by IamNikhil

In another incident, seemingly from Pune, a biker with scant regard for traffic rules, cuts through oncoming traffic and expectedly gets into an accident. Hope the police doesn't penalise the dumper driver, as it's clearly evident that the biker is totally at fault in this case. Video courtesy: Twitter

These kind of people get into an accident someday or the other due to their own fault and get the "taste". No regrets !!
Luckily, in this case it was a dumper and not another rule abiding biker/car who would face the consequences of this foolish biker.

[arunphilip]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

Never though that I would be posting it here but a dear friend of mine met with this accident due to a idiot driving his 2-wheeler in the middle of the road in the opposite direction.

I thought you were exaggerating with the "middle of the road" phrase. I mean, we've all seen these idiots going the wrong way, somewhere near the shoulder, and occasionally the median ("My ooru/halli is on the left side, saar").

But no, the two-wheeler is almost perfectly on the line separating the lanes.

I cannot fathom what possessed him to ride in this manner (maybe he's heard of motorcyclists performing lane splitting, and decided to add his 'wrong way' twist to it?).

It's a shame that even with incontrovertible video evidence, your friend still had to pay out. But given that it's a new vehicle, it probably made sense, rather than having it tied up in red tape at the local police station if he tried to prove his innocence through the justice system.

[svsantosh]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

...due to a idiot driving his 2-wheeler in the middle of the road in the opposite direction.

If it were not for the video, no one in the Good Earth would understand your sentence. I really, honestly thought a poor biker was riding the hard shoulder and your friend would have misjudged the shoulder overtake.

This is nuts! Absolutely nuts.

As a certified Hammered-Tanked-Wasted person myself in the past (back in mycollege days) , I certify this biker is totally wasted, zero clue what he is doing on a bike and should be asleep in the bar and not riding a bike!!!

[itwasntme]

Originally Posted by doga

Tyre brand is Apollo however the tyre was probably EOL looking at the wear.

Frankly, I don't think the tyres are EoL. They are scuffed on the sidewall but observe the tread. It certainly looks more than the safe minimum of 1.6 mm - 2 mm. Could well have been under/over inflated and overheated leading to a tyre burst.

Originally Posted by ritesh_44

Source

Confused. The article states that the driver said, "Due to loose, unstable roads with mud and dangerous rocks, the tyre burst and the vehicle lost control from the rear and hit a tree sideways before colliding with the high speed into the embankment wall between the road and river."

But all the pictures show smooth metalled roads running alongside that canal: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Br5HUkpXuEJ73WVW6

I guess what happened was that the vehicle was definitely overloaded with a high CG from people standing. The driver (being unused to an EV), jammed down hard on the accelerator after being 'ordered' to. This led to totally unexpected acceleration, and the rear spun out to collide against the low concrete wall and throw the unbelted occupants out. May their souls RIP.

Pity it had to happen to Pravaig and EVs in general. Going to lead to a lot of sensationalizing and media riot now.

EDIT: Video here = https://www.rushlane.com/pravaig-ele...-12485701.html

Could have been a rear alloy or suspension component disintegrating. Difficult to say.

Again confused how someone is 'missing'. The collision was with a tree and not into the canal which is what I assumed after seeing the media reports.

[Turbanator]

More due to how chassis is tuned or lack of it. Speed is the only reason here. It should have had a speed governor. Poor people, RIP.

[prajwalmr62]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Could have been a rear alloy or suspension component disintegrating. Difficult to say.

Again confused how someone is 'missing'. The collision was with a tree and not into the canal which is what I assumed after seeing the media reports.

Looks like car fishtailed before colliding. Could be due to tyre burst, could be due to traction loss because of high spin. But definitely a mechanical failure (either design or manufacturing).

"missing" because no seat belt, and was catapulted to canal which is right next to the road.

[chaitanyakrish]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

Never though that I would be posting it here but a dear friend of mine met with this accident due to a idiot driving his 2-wheeler in the middle of the road in the opposite direction.

The biker is clearly at fault and let's consider him as a stray cattle on the highway.
However, I see the following mistakes by the car driver.

1. Not maintaining safe following distance
2. Overtaking without having visibility of what's in front of him.

[Highh5]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

Never though that I would be posting it here but a dear friend of mine met with this accident due to a idiot driving his 2-wheeler in the middle of the road in the opposite direction.

Front bumper, headlamps and front left tyre are gone. He is awaiting insurance payout for the work to begin. The car was only 4 months old

https://Youtu.be/n5FQK15-qko

Very sorry to hear that your friend has to go through this even after he is at no fault. Did you tweet about it and help the authorities responsible for the bribery and no action against the biker?

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by Highh5

Very sorry to hear that your friend has to go through this even after he is at no fault. Did you tweet about it and help the authorities responsible for the bribery and no action against the biker?

Usually in such cases, they will play the sympathy card to extract money. Us in car, him in a bike. Poor family, wife kid etc etc and such sob stories.

[IamNikhil]

Came across this video on Facebook, where a buffalo rams into a bike rider and then proceeds to mercilessly maul him. Such incidents are becoming regular on our roads. The biker is sure to have sustained heavy injuries judging by the video. Stray cattle is a rising menace on public roads.

https://youtu.be/tX7wANNVvTg

[ankitsharma]

Originally Posted by chaitanyakrish

The biker is clearly at fault and let's consider him as a stray cattle on the highway.
However, I see the following mistakes by the car driver.

1. Not maintaining safe following distance
2. Overtaking without having visibility of what's in front of him.

Sorry to disagree here. If we consider the possibility of stray here then in that case they are usually standing / walking very slow for the driver to take corrective action, in this case steer right but here it was a biker who is also driving at considerable speeds towards a vehicle that is being driven and hence hampering the ability to control.
Plus over driving in the opposite direction he is also on phone further disabling himself to take any corrective action.

Originally Posted by Highh5

Very sorry to hear that your friend has to go through this even after he is at no fault. Did you tweet about it and help the authorities responsible for the bribery and no action against the biker?

Not really. My friend was already shaken with this accident and that his new vehicle was damaged in merely 4 months. Also usually nothing happens in these cases. Money can be earned but peace of mind will be gone.

P.S. The driver is experienced and this is his third vehicle which he brought new.

[chaitanyakrish]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

If we consider the possibility of stray here then in that case they are usually standing / walking very slow for the driver to take corrective action,

That was an example, but it can considered as any obstacle on the road.
The driver is not in a position to overtake the bus safely.
He's tailgating the bus and lacks visibility of what's in front.

[vvivek85]

Originally Posted by ankitsharma

Never though that I would be posting it here but a dear friend of mine met with this accident due to a idiot driving his 2-wheeler in the middle of the road in the opposite direction.

Firstly, I feel very sorry for your friend and I hope he gets back his machine ASAP. With no second thoughts, your friend is not at fault here and that idiot should be jailed for life, but I feel there was the slightest possibility your friend had to avoid this accident.



At 0:33 this idiot can be seen for the first time, the impact is roughly 1.5 seconds after this grab. I feel your friend could have steered right within that period, infact I feel your friend didn't even give it a try a steer away instead he hit head-on. I know this is nit-picking to the maximum extent, but unfortunately in our country as drivers, we need to be prepared for accidents in any manner and drive carefully. I am not saying that, had he steered away he could have avoided this accident, it is what we do in that little second that matters a lot.

[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by vvivek85

but I feel there was the slightest possibility your friend had to avoid this accident.

At 0:33 this idiot can be seen for the first time, the impact is roughly 1.5 seconds after this grab. I feel your friend could have steered right within that period, infact I feel your friend didn't even give it a try a steer away instead he hit head-on.

What we are seeing in the video is from the position of camera, which is usually mounted on the centre of windshield. The driver is sitting further to right. That won't give him view of the idiot biker till the bike crossed the bus; leaving no time for any sort of reaction from driver.

[trave11er]

Originally Posted by vvivek85

At 0:33 this idiot can be seen for the first time, the impact is roughly 1.5 seconds after this grab.

This may not be 100% correct, as the capture is from dashcam - at the centre of the windscreen - the biker may not be visible from the driver's seat due to the angle. Also, it's a matter of split second - even if the car would have stopped, the idiot would have hit the car - so chances of avoiding these kind of accidents are very less in my opinion.