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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ludhiana
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I couldn't recall any. Not one from my days in Emergency Room as an intern for a year and then 2 years as an EMO. Then I came to the conclusion that I can't recall them as I hadn't been looking for them. Now I am more conscious of the cars I come across in Accident cases. But personally, I ride a scooter around town and never go beyond 40-45, so I imagine it is hard to ride/drive these vehicles at speed as they have poor ergonomics /handling /braking. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the members of the forum who own these vehicles are reminded every time they log on about their 'unsafe' vehicles and probably think about safe defensive driving more than a guy with a zippy TSI or something. ![]() Last edited by drsingh : 18th March 2016 at 16:30. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cochin
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He observed whether the driver switched on the indicators and showed necessary hand signals including the slowing down and stop ones. He would then ask the person driving to start off on the upward slope. He didn't mind whether you used the hand brake or half clutch method but if you rolled back, you would get disqualified. Stark contrast to what I saw when I accompanied a friend of mine in Chennai just last year, where they just asked the driver to drive forward a hundred metres or so and reverse without stalling. Two wheelers was a bigger joke, 2 stones placed in the middle of a road, a scooty to ride and a mandate to drive a figure of 8 around the stones at any radius of your choice, as long as you managed without putting a foot down or just putting your foot down once you got your license. | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() The problem is that Motor Vehicle/RTO comes under the purview of the state. The act maybe a central govt act, but complete control to give Driving License, registration, take road tax etc is in the states power. Hence, the way to get a Driving License will vary from state to state. The only way to overcome this is for the central govt to directly take over the testing procedure or outsource it to a reputed private agency. If you have applied for a passport lately you will find that most of the document verification, initial interview, etc has been outsourced to TCS. The passport officer only does the last and final interview after all the formalities are complete. This essentially reduces corruption to a large extent. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai
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So would I advise potential small-boat sailors not to learn to swim? Of course not! I'd advise all the safety measures. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Delhi/Noida
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| ![]() The Cat is finally out of bag. Maybe there are more hidden cats in the bag? https://www.rushlane.com/cars-to-get...-12279335.html ![]() |
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