Driving at the time of an earthquake

amit_snk · 26th October 2015, 19:39

North India suffered a massive quake today. I was driving my car at that time and guess what, I experienced nothing. I only came to know about it seeing people running out of their homes. Any explanation why cars are not much effected by quakes?

sudev · 26th October 2015, 21:02

Suspension takes away lots of jerks. That said the earthquakes effect can be felt on steering. I felt it as we were driving into Srinagar when a big earthquake hit the region.

ckranjan · 26th October 2015, 23:35

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Originally Posted by sudev

Suspension takes away lots of jerks. That said the earthquakes effect can be felt on steering. I felt it as we were driving into Srinagar when a big earthquake hit the region.

May be he drives a Hyundai. You wouldn't feel a dam thing on Hyundai's steering.😬😁

Edit : I drive one.

amit_snk · 27th October 2015, 00:46

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Originally Posted by sudev

Suspension takes away lots of jerks. That said the earthquakes effect can be felt on steering. I felt it as we were driving into Srinagar when a big earthquake hit the region.

2005, right? I was also on the road at that time driving my bike.There was Massive wobbling and I thought I've suffered a flat.

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Originally Posted by ckranjan

May be he drives a Hyundai. You wouldn't feel a dam thing on Hyundai's steering.😬😁

Edit : I drive one.

No, I was driving my fabia. As a side note: at least Hyundai's steering is quake proof.

braindead · 27th October 2015, 09:20

If it's a strong earthquake, it might be best to come to a gentle stop away from any poles or buildings. There may even be small bridges over culverts that are hard to spot while driving, which may collapse in extreme cases.

khoj · 27th October 2015, 23:08

In cities with Metro on pillars plan your drive on roads free from these definite death traps.

The Metro in Dilli swayed like a flag in wind. If the earthquake (even small one of say 2.0 magnitude) were to hit the NCR region directly, the first thing to go would be the Metro Pillars and they are all over the place.

sudev · 28th October 2015, 04:36

Khoj I was in metro at that time. Was not as bad. Many low intensity quakes hit without damaging metro. And it survived Nepal quakes of last year.
And mind you richter scale is logarithmic. So 2 is not double of 1 but ten times.

26th October 2015, 19:39	#1
amit_snk BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Jammu Posts: 52 Thanked: 165 Times	Driving at the time of an earthquake North India suffered a massive quake today. I was driving my car at that time and guess what, I experienced nothing. I only came to know about it seeing people running out of their homes. Any explanation why cars are not much effected by quakes?
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sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Suspension takes away lots of jerks. That said the earthquakes effect can be felt on steering. I felt it as we were driving into Srinagar when a big earthquake hit the region.
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27th October 2015, 09:20	#5
braindead BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pune Posts: 92 Thanked: 237 Times	re: Driving at the time of an earthquake If it's a strong earthquake, it might be best to come to a gentle stop away from any poles or buildings. There may even be small bridges over culverts that are hard to spot while driving, which may collapse in extreme cases.
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27th October 2015, 23:08	#6
khoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dilli Posts: 2,718 Thanked: 1,287 Times View My Garage	Re: Driving at the time of an earthquake In cities with Metro on pillars plan your drive on roads free from these definite death traps. The Metro in Dilli swayed like a flag in wind. If the earthquake (even small one of say 2.0 magnitude) were to hit the NCR region directly, the first thing to go would be the Metro Pillars and they are all over the place.
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28th October 2015, 04:36	#7
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	Khoj I was in metro at that time. Was not as bad. Many low intensity quakes hit without damaging metro. And it survived Nepal quakes of last year. And mind you richter scale is logarithmic. So 2 is not double of 1 but ten times.
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