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But rarely do we get to see a a vehicle turned turtle on the middle of the road. Normally it occurs when they are on the kerb or edge of a road due to overloading. Last edited by khan_sultan : 8th February 2019 at 10:20. Reason: edited quoted post for better readability | ||
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Due to its shift in the center of gravity to outside of the vehicle due to difference in height on left and right side, the vehicle falls down. Even after falling on one of its side, if the vehicle is at high speed, the momentum would not have zeroed down. Hence, Due to the remaining momentum, the energy still forces the vehicle to turn in the same direction of rotation along its axis and hence it topples upside down. If the remaining energy is not enough to topple the vehicle upside down, then, the vehicle tends to topple but returns to side position Last edited by gkveda : 1st February 2017 at 13:35. | |
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Bull bars on any vehicle are a bad and unscientific idea. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() This happened last night on a busy road. The road is about 80 feet wide on either side. A woman walking with 2 of her kids on the side of the road were hit by the car and her 10 year daughter old died on the spot. And the vehicle ended up climbing over a 2 feet high divider. Note the bull bar in front, Dunno if she would have survived even without it - but the presence of this killer 'bumper protector' would have done nothing to help her. The dodo who filed a PIL to ban sunfilms must instead be asked to do something about this instead. As an afterthought, Can lawyers and others amongst us discuss the possibility of doing this ? I think many of us would willingly pitch in for the cost involved. |
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![]() Maybe another PIL to ban the chrome grills as well - they look so ugly. There should be a limit to the %age of chrome on front of the vehicle. Last edited by Gannu_1 : 2nd February 2017 at 12:22. Reason: Removing image tags for smiley. | |
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| ![]() But will they budge......? Not only it is a safety issue but also increase the defined length of the vehicle which is a clear violation. Last edited by aerohit : 2nd February 2017 at 12:24. |
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IMO fixing bull bars in SUVs in particular defines the masculinity of the vehicle. (That's what the SUV owners think so). It increases the overall appeal of the SUV giving it kind of menacing look. I have seen many of the SUVs belonging to politicians in Chennai (G P Road) fixing the bull bars by default followed by sun films, seat covers etc... |
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The EcoSport, Avventura and TUV3OO all have the spare wheel protruding outside of the bumper, and are all fully legal small cars under 4 metres of length. | |
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| ![]() As far as PIL goes, it really does not matter if the whole country is using Bull Bars, if there is a verdict against it, everyone has to adhere to it, be it the PM or CM or commoners like you and I. Lets pool whatever is needed to eradicate this scourge from our society. Again, it kills me to see that a child on a sidewalk is not safe. Whoever was involved in that dastardly accident should be tried for murder. People might not agree but I somehow feel, SUV drivers, most of them just like to muscle their way through without any regard for safety for others. Yes, there is the good driver but he is in minority. I will go as far as saying if we cannot fix the problem then SUVs should be banned in the city limits - it is a tough thing to do, but that's a different problem. |
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If you talk only about bull bars, then there are all types of car on the road with bull bars! It doesn't limit to SUVs! Just because you have problem with politicians and their cars, you cannot be generalising this as an SUV problem. I own a SUV, my brother has one, my parents and relatives too. For records, none of them have bull bars on it. Yes, I agree bull bars are a trouble for pedestrian safety! For that matter lets not simple shoot the SUVs. Let the government also provide some basic footpath for pedestrians to walk. We cannot be expecting pedestrians to use the road to walk (for lack of footpath) and then blame it for bull bar! Last edited by LoneRidder : 2nd February 2017 at 14:52. | |
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There is a small dent. I'm advised to live with it as it is not very visible, the paint is not broken, but apparently the entire tailgate would have to be repainted if it was beaten out. I thought it would be a small add-on to the wheel-arch damage I am about to get fixed: turns out it would cost more! (The arch damage, now that I have cleaned the paint off, is actually not much at all, but still requires tinkering and painting. It was my fault.) | |
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If you read it properly, I mentioned SUV drivers are 'generally' rash - it is a fact - google it to cite many studies showing the same. Are they the only one, definitely not. SUV + Bull Bar = Big Problem for others and it does not show anything else, except that the user is either stupid or most likely has a low self esteem. Quote:
The point is that for the stupid acts of perceived masculinity (and horribly perceived may I say) citizens get maimed and killed on the road, for no fault of their own. And when a child loses their life due to this, I find it unforgivable, it's like something is so messed up with this world that I want no part of it. | ||||
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| ![]() I am disgusted reading this. Where are we headed as a society? The boy is pleading for help and we can see people walking past him and camera flash's. http://www.news18.com/news/india/tee...s-1344033.html First, people deliberately let animals (shark, dolphins) die because they wanted their prized selfies, this takes it to a different level! |
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