24th November 2005, 13:13
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24th November 2005, 14:10
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24th November 2005, 14:20
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24th November 2005, 14:29
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| Distinguished - BHPian   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AU
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| Hi Ramky..Good that u missed the stupid cart on the wrong side. Actually I was once scarred to death on NH5 when a cyclist came exactly the same way as the Bullock cart, in the wrong side,along the median,AT NIGHT,NO REFLECTORS at all.. I overtook a Truck from right and went some distance only to find this moron coming towards me.I almost killed that cyclist.how do these morons come like this? I think many morons are doing the same thing..they should be having some stupid reason for this. Also one question? Aren't slow moving vehicles supposed to occupy the left most lane?(when there are no seperate speed specific lanes). But most of the slow moving ones are in right most lane. So we have to overtake them from left  Which is correct? |
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24th November 2005, 14:34
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| BHPian  | the worst roads we got in our country! and the worst drivers  All these problems because of the drives being UNEDUCATED! when a person is uneducated, he doesnt understand Rules, he doesnt understand the IMPORTANCE of following rules either! so this goes out to 98% of the Truck+Bus+Auto drivers of India! 2 % are educated coz Volvo ppl hire only Educated drivers (thats what i heard). so yea... thats the case! Also, in a few countries i have seen, the freeways(super big highways) are all covered from sides so that no Pedestrians, Bicycles & animals if any can enter it . this should be applied in India too! |
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24th November 2005, 14:37
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if things be at the right places then no accidents will ever happen. we have to take all teh necessary precautions ... i have seen a zen with 5 people on board crash head-on into a qualis on the nh7 mumbai-ahmedabad rd...the zen was easily doing 100+ when it crashed into the qualis coming from the wrong side on a 4 lane highway ..about the lane ....yeah ...the right most lane should always be left open..even if you are doing 200 kph...you have to overatke from teh RHS and then using your indicator drive ahead on teh middle lane ... on a 6-lane highway with 3 lanes on each side,the leftmost lane is for slow moving or heavy vehicles ,the middle lane is to be used for cruising and teh rightmost only for overtaking | |
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24th November 2005, 14:42
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Like I told you in the Fusion forum, you were lucky you werent rammed by the KSRTC bus. All state transport bus drivers are hooligans-they know they can literally get away with murder, unless you happen to be in Kerala and a mob gets hold of you. If you have an accident, you will also not get any reimbursement as these buses have no insurance (at least in Kerala) as the government cannot afford it!  | |
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24th November 2005, 14:47
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24th November 2005, 15:03
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| BHPian | So basically, we are at the mercy of Fate and Destiny when we are driving on the highways. Just ensure that you are not negligent and follow the rules. Sometimes we commit mistakes and get away with it and sometimes we pay for someone else's mistake. As the law says " If things can go wrong, they will" |
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24th November 2005, 15:06
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24th November 2005, 15:09
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If we have a 6 lane highway...... we would need a bullock cart lane on the lane 3  Ramky. ----------- | |
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24th November 2005, 15:19
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24th November 2005, 15:38
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| Roads in Northern, Western & Southern India are still far better than those of in Eastern India. Potholes are measured in feets and not in inches! Come to West Bengal and enjoy the ride here. Not only in highways but even in Kolkata, overtaking from left is common practice. Taxis, buses and lorries never use indicator before turning. People are so unruly here that amateur drivers don't even dare to hold steering here. Driving here is tension at every moment. Last edited by sbasak : 24th November 2005 at 15:39. |
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24th November 2005, 15:41
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|  a short story i wrote on my company BB. hope u guys like it. it adds to the highway nighmares. The invisible man Sujith was cruising along the ECR, one of the best cruisable roads in Chennai when he noticed something he cud not, or should not, or did not, or did he…….it was his worst nightmare come true, or was it his dream, just that he was on the receiving side. He encountered an invisible man. Invisible man, he always wanted to be. To do all the things he could not do when visible. But this was different, this was an invisible man with no intentions, or was it? He had this unimaginable ability to go invisible and suddenly appear anywhere at his own will. And then, bang………... He had these lethal vehicles (yes! lethal vehicles) which he had managed to be invisible as well, and with them he was even more deadly. He could strike any time, anywhere, and catch innocent people unaware of his existence and intentions. Sujith was in a state of shock, not knowing what to do. Going to police was the last thing he wanted, since he knew nobody will trust or support him. He was still in deep thoughts when he saw (?) another one, and barely managed to get unhurt. “These autos and fish carts, they are never going to improve, no indicators, no lights….god save this city” he muttered and kept going. -Vivek |
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