The Official Car and Bike Videos Thread!

anjan_c2007 · 13th November 2013, 20:34

The video of about 1 minute and 20 seconds, shows a woman reversing her SUV for 2 kms on a highway in Yibin, Hubei Province, China on 7/11/2013. As she slowly reverses, the oncoming traffic is seen dodging and playing safe.

The link:

http://in.screen.yahoo.com/woman-rev...021331695.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9zHNSvBXI

IshaanIan · 13th November 2013, 21:54

She isn't able to keep her line

but wow 2kms, that's insane I'm sure she could have taken the next exit and navigated her way back. This is the sort of stuff that should be taken a lot more seriously.

Captain Slow · 14th November 2013, 00:05

Reminds me of a lady driving a red Hundai i10. They took a uturn on the Hebbal fly over leading towards Manyata tech park

deep_bang · 14th November 2013, 18:31

I wonder how the cameras were zooming in and out considering they must be security cameras...

akshay4587 · 14th November 2013, 18:45

Had it been india,the person would have taken a U turn and gunned it towards the oncoming traffic in the fastest lane.Has happened to me quite a few times.

mayuresh · 14th November 2013, 19:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by deep_bang

I wonder how the cameras were zooming in and out considering they must be security cameras...

Agree. Can it be a fake video?

Quote:

Originally Posted by akshay4587

Had it been india,the person would have taken a U turn and gunned it towards the oncoming traffic in the fastest lane.Has happened to me quite a few times.

Quite agree. I have seen this quite commonly on fairly busy National Highway like NH4 between Pune and Kolhapur.

Reversing for that long in the wrong direction does not reduce the degree of offence anyway, so if she was prepared to break the law she could have taken a U turn.

That's what besids deep's comment, makes the whole incident suspicious.

shipnil · 14th November 2013, 19:09

+1 Akshay.

It is a common occurrence on Indian highways. I know it is wrong, but we have got used to it.

Equus · 14th November 2013, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by akshay4587

Had it been india,the person would have taken a U turn and gunned it towards the oncoming traffic in the fastest lane.Has happened to me quite a few times.

This happens every single day, on each of our highways.
Heck, they use the wrong lane for their daily commute!!

vidyanand · 14th November 2013, 23:23

Here is my earlier post with pic.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ml#post3196802
The Scorpio wanted to take an exit on the other side of the NICE road so crossed over somewhere, drove in good speed on the fast lane in Opposite direction. Many do this on NICE Road shoulder lane but this was like

ghodlur · 15th November 2013, 08:36

Thats insane. Not only has the lady put herself in danger but also posed a danger to many a vehicles on the highway. I hope she must have got the deserved punishment from the authorities.

This thread should ideally be in "Bad Drivers - How do you spot them" thread.

andyonwheels · 15th November 2013, 09:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by deep_bang

I wonder how the cameras were zooming in and out considering they must be security cameras...

I do not have first hand info - but it is quite possible for 'traffic control room' to control the focus points if they happen to watch an instance Live.
Just like cctv's that you might have seen that have a revolving lenses.
I use an app to view our cctv's and there is an option in the app that allows for zoom-in and such - just that our camera's do not have that feature!

Santoshbhat · 15th November 2013, 09:17

Wouldn't the engine overheat if you backed up for that long? I'm guessing 2 kms would have taken her atleat 15 mins considering an avg speed of 8~10kmph.

deep_bang · 15th November 2013, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Santoshbhat

Wouldn't the engine overheat if you backed up for that long? I'm guessing 2 kms would have taken her atleat 15 mins considering an avg speed of 8~10kmph.

We city folks have driven kilometers in 1st gear in traffic jams. So i think cars can take that much abuse. At most the radiator fan would be working much more.

Mr.Boss · 15th November 2013, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Santoshbhat

Wouldn't the engine overheat if you backed up for that long? I'm guessing 2 kms would have taken her atleat 15 mins considering an avg speed of 8~10kmph.

We are cruising at 3 digit speeds on highways with a rpm around 3~4k for hours together. Reversing at 8~10 kmph should not cross the similar rpm range I suppose. Engine shouldn't overheat in this case

MARCUS_520i · 15th November 2013, 16:15

I hope she got pulled over and penalised, if not got her license suspended for doing something so stupid.

Not only was she reversing blindly, she was also not aligned to her lane! No excuses for foolish people who get driver's licenses!

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IshaanIan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hyd Posts: 3,558 Thanked: 7,068 Times View My Garage	re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) She isn't able to keep her line but wow 2kms, that's insane I'm sure she could have taken the next exit and navigated her way back. This is the sort of stuff that should be taken a lot more seriously.
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Captain Slow Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,549 Thanked: 1,957 Times	re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) Reminds me of a lady driving a red Hundai i10. They took a uturn on the Hebbal fly over leading towards Manyata tech park
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deep_bang BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore / Boise Posts: 888 Thanked: 1,272 Times	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) I wonder how the cameras were zooming in and out considering they must be security cameras...
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shipnil BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 998 Thanked: 665 Times	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) +1 Akshay. It is a common occurrence on Indian highways. I know it is wrong, but we have got used to it.
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14th November 2013, 23:23	#834
vidyanand BHPian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: BLR Posts: 239 Thanked: 250 Times	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) Here is my earlier post with pic. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ml#post3196802 The Scorpio wanted to take an exit on the other side of the NICE road so crossed over somewhere, drove in good speed on the fast lane in Opposite direction. Many do this on NICE Road shoulder lane but this was like
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15th November 2013, 08:36	#835
ghodlur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thane Posts: 6,010 Thanked: 4,200 Times View My Garage	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) Thats insane. Not only has the lady put herself in danger but also posed a danger to many a vehicles on the highway. I hope she must have got the deserved punishment from the authorities. This thread should ideally be in "Bad Drivers - How do you spot them" thread.
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15th November 2013, 09:17	#837
Santoshbhat Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,345 Thanked: 6,852 Times View My Garage	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) Wouldn't the engine overheat if you backed up for that long? I'm guessing 2 kms would have taken her atleat 15 mins considering an avg speed of 8~10kmph.
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15th November 2013, 16:15	#840
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 166 Times	Re: Woman reverses SUV on Highway for 2 kms (after missing exit) I hope she got pulled over and penalised, if not got her license suspended for doing something so stupid. Not only was she reversing blindly, she was also not aligned to her lane! No excuses for foolish people who get driver's licenses!
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