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These should find their way to the textbooks so that they are grilled into everyone's head. Showing a video on the road at intersections is distracting and should not be encouraged. | |
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![]() It'd be good if Road & Traffic Safety is included in the curriculum suitably in the secondary school I guess. Last edited by Pferdestarke : 2nd February 2017 at 18:49. | ||
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| ![]() Saw this in the newspaper today. Apparently the driver had to avoid an incoming tipper and this took him off the road. While others suffered minor injuries the driver has had a head injury and some bleeding inside the head. Maybe because of falling down from his seat towards the passengers side when the bus fell on its side. Head would have got a series of blows from the various railings in the bus. A clear indicator of how unsafe practices like not wearing a seat belt (does it even exist in this bus?) can cost dearly to the poor driver. A few days back I traveled in a KSRTC Scania metrolink bus. This was a new bus which had seatbelts on all seats and I was more than happy to strap them on and enjoy a peaceful sleep. On the volvo buses where the seat belts have been removed, I was sliding ahead every time the bus braked which was annoying. In a frontal collision, it would have been even severe and might have led to a broken leg or thigh too. Sadly the government authorities are showing more interest towards banning harmless concepts like ride sharing and stuff leaving such potential threats to loom around ![]() ![]() |
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| ![]() God help us all, while BMTC drivers are busy watching videos on the drive- Driver found watching film on cell at the wheels - http://toi.in/x7r3Eb/a20ei Mods- it is not an accident news, yet. Please remove if inappropriate. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() ![]() Incident took place early morning today in mulki highway near mangalore. The vehicle was a brand new etios liva with temp registration. The vehicle seems to have hit a barricade and the driver lost control in the curve. Seems to be a case of either overspeeding or driving without sufficient sleep. Last edited by blackbandit : 5th February 2017 at 20:54. |
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| ![]() I'm surised that that tow truck hasn't got its front wheels in the air. It can't be very stable. But... Whatsapp? hey, it might never have happened ![]() |
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| ![]() A lawyer lost his life while test driving a Harley: http://indianexpress.com/article/cit...-control-dies/ "A 53-year-old lawyer died after he lost control of a Harley Davidson bike he was “testing” and crashed into a barrier on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway around 6 am on Sunday. Gurgaon Police identified the victim as Sunil Seth. His friend Neeraj Sethi, who was riding pillion, sustained minor injuries. Both men were wearing helmets. The two had rented a bike from a company on Gurgaon’s Golf Course Road, and had driven from Gurgaon to Palwal with a bikers’ group called the Harley Owners’ Group (HOG). They were on their way back when the incident took place" |
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| ![]() Yes and No. yes for being negligent and no because there was no way for him to realise a 2year old to be under the bus. There are certain requirements of a school bus which we in India seldom follow, I have seen school buses with a certain bar attached to the front door that a child walking in front of the bus when It has stopped can only do so at 3-4 ft away from the bumper thereby in view of the driver. Also the sides and rear of the bus have grill/ mesh or sheet extended down from the body to prevent small children to walk/move under the bus. Our school buses do not have kid safe seats leave alone seat belts. Till such time the laws do not mandate strict requirements for the school buses and enforce stricter punishments for defaulting these incidents will not be uncommon. ![]() I have seen overloaded/rashly driven/ traffic rule violating buses/omnis/rickshaws/aces etc that send chill through the spine seeing the life of little ones at risk, how low can one stoop to save money as parents or for increasing profits as operators. In many countries it is against the law to cross(in car/bike) from either side of a parked school bus, but in our country no such law exists. Last edited by RajeVenu : 8th February 2017 at 21:09. |
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| ![]() Sad as the incident is, I doubt the driver could have done much. The way to prevent these incidents : - Every child needs to be supervised. - a conductor or helper helps board the children and prevents anyone else from coming close to the bus. - appropriately placed mirrors to look at potential blind spots before a bus starts. |
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| ![]() There very little the bus driver could have done. In such a large vehicle, there are many spots where the driver's vision can't reach. That is the reason why the conductor/another person will be out helping the driver of bus navigate when it is reversing. Here the bus moved forward, but wonder if there was a conductor to watch out for anything abnormal (which conductors used to do when I was in school). Couple of small blasts of horn before moving was also a routine where I studied. A small child standing near wheel or just in front of wheel will be very, very difficult to spot. Infact, I might sound harsh, but the kid was not supposed to anywhere near such a huge vehicle without any supervision. The article clearly mentions that usually the gate is bolted, but on the unfortunate day it was left open. Even in my society when I am taking my car out in evening when children are playing, I am doubly cautious. This is case of bus, driven well on schedule of school. Its parent's responsibility to keep small kids away from vehicles, irrespective of size. |
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In my view, there is no negligent driving from driver's side since the bus started from rest with zero speed. So, if the driver could have seen the child in the vicinity of the bus, he would have definitely honked and shouted at the mother. All said and done, a mother has lost a child. this is an unbearable sorrow for parents that will haunt for their entire life. I pray that they get strength to bear this pain Last edited by gkveda : 9th February 2017 at 09:01. | |
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Rash driving is a completely different ball game and in that case the driver should definitely be held response but here I dont think that was the case Quote:
I had seen a video once long back, where in a toddler once crawled under a parked SUV. A little while later, the driver walks up to the SUV, starts and tries to do a 3 point turn. In the meanwhile the parents of the toddler also come around the SUV searching for the kid. The driver moves forward in an arc and reverses for some reason. Then suddenly the driver comes out of the car completely panicked. and starts looking below the vehicle. In the meanwhile noticing the driver shout, the parents also come running and pull the toddler out. The kid was completely unharmed and was actually his playful self, smiling all the way. Even in this case personally I dont think the driver can be blamed. Yes there can be n number of counter arguments saying that we should always check under the car and even knock on the bonnet (to alert/remove any animals which might be in the engine bay) but at the end of the day we all know that majority of us dont do this, primarily because we dont think something like this can happen to us and secondly because we are generally in a hurry to get in and drive away. | ||
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