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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Coimbatore
Posts: 473
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| ![]() Great job sparky. I have seen this bus several times. The buses on this route are absolutely ruthless and try to bully you all the time. They always tail gate you and try to push you off the road fully knowing there is no way they can overtake due to oncoming traffic. I do everything in my power and never let them pass or bully me off the road. They always have their headlights on and drive like they are driving an ambulance. It's really high time something is done about it. They are the main cause of accidents and traffic jams on the Kuthiran stretch. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Chennai
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: KL08/KL46
Posts: 372
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| ![]() The car on my left were not letting him turn to his right, but as usual one idiot who was the “ mister nice guy” stops and lets him turn. And there is a small road leading out, which he used to exit. Now I am wondering what the Traffic fellows will do. I see every day in the papers, action being taken swiftly against erring drivers, most of it results in the driving licence being cancelled. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cosmopolitan
Posts: 338
Thanked: 448 Times
| ![]() Near Mallya Hospital - just after midnight - The vehicle dashes into the police barricade and speeds off. The auto makes an evasive manoeuvre and is saved by a whisker. I had no doubt in my mind about the direction he was headed the moment he overtook me, and I released my foot off the accelerator. The constables were shocked too, I believe, as you can see them behind the barricade on the LHS, looking at the car as it sped away. One can see sparks flying off at the moment of impact. Last edited by Safety is Param : 21st July 2018 at 19:30. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: New Delhi
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BHPian Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Kolkata
Posts: 29
Thanked: 46 Times
| ![]() With the rapid proliferation of app cabs, it appears that most of these drivers think of themselves as 'fast and furious'. In Kolkata, the present norm is flashing headlamps without rhyme or reason. This is specially seen on lanes within residential neighbourhoods. Lets say that there are two cars parked on opposite sides of the lane with space for only a single vehicle to pass through on the middle of the road. As I approach the point I see the oncoming driver flash his lights even when it is clear that I will reach the constriction well before he comes anywhere close. In that case either I have to brake fast and stop, or keep going knowing that I will pass the narrow point before he comes near. These are bad drivers who haven't heard the concept of giving way, or have any sense of driving manners. They believe that their job is to flash the headlamps and the others will lay on the red carpet for them. This behaviour is on the rise in Kolkata and it is best to practise defensive driving with such maniacs around. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tamilnadu
Posts: 1,048
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| ![]() One of my fears when driving is people who overtake rashly. 1. On a highway with no medium this is scary - as seen in this Tempo Traveller who made my heart skip a beat. Thankfully I could brake smoothly and veer a little without getting off the road. 2. Same thing with hill driving. I saw this omni rushing in my mirror and knew what he would do even though there was a curve and so gave him enough space to get back on the correct side. I continued to enjoy the scenery while he continued to try and save 3 minutes of his day and probably missed the scenery! |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chennai
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With the licensing system being a sick joke, would be unfair to assume that these app cab drivers have had any training, let alone proper training. | |
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BANNED Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore
Posts: 720
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Infractions: 0/1 (4) | ![]() I am sure this will qualify for "bad drivers". This moron decided to hit the right side and within a few seconds of taking this picture, he was successful in creating a pileup. ![]() |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bengaluru
Posts: 99
Thanked: 212 Times
| ![]() This is one of my pet-peeves, and I consider people who drive/ride their cars/bikes this way as bad drivers ! (hope this issue is not already brought to attention by fellow BHPians in this post!) Scenario: Taking turns from main roads to sub roads, drivers instead of taking a wide trajectory take the easy shortcut and cut across the road hampering the oncoming traffic from other side. Have made a crude drawing of the above scenario. Firmly believe the riders should take the green path shown and not inconvenience others by following the red one! ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Trivandrum
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Meerut
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This can be corrected (or atleast attempted to be corrected) by placing a traffic police stand in the middle of a crossroad or a T junction. Last edited by blackasta : 26th July 2018 at 22:08. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bengaluru
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![]() IMHO, the issuance of driving licenses in our country needs to be relooked & overhauled drastically ! Driving on public roads is a responsible act, which unfortunately certain morons take so so lightly ![]() Hope commonsense prevails among the driving public ! | |
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