How to drive safely, tips from experienced drivers Hi Guys,
Yesterday we were having some discussion on how one should drive safely and avoid any kind of collision or contact in the ' Accident in pics thread' it was an OT there so i therefore planned to open this thread.
In here all the experienced drivers would help people in knowing them practically how to drive a car to avoid a mishap on road.
We are here for good of everybody, we want everybody to be safe, and if we can help you in making you even 5% better driver then what you are currently on a drivers scale then we would consider our job done.
When on the above mentioned thread i wrote::: I am driving for past 14 years, some 3.10 lakh of kms. with types of Vehicles on different highways of Northern India and obviously in Delhi city traffic. Some... 85000kms on a Hero Honda Splendor ( Sold ) 45000kms on a Maruti Van ( Sold ) 80000kms on a Maruti Esteem ( Sold ) 50000kms on a Wagon R ( Sold ) 17500kms on a Aveo 17000kms on a Chevy Spark 2500kms on a Palio SDX But till date i have not crashed into anybody, nor have i allowed anybody to crash on me ( many have tried to but failed ),as you said it not depends on only you, it depends on other drivers on the road as well. The key is, in city or on a highway, have as many options as possible with yourself, as you never know what may happen. On a single lane highway only overtake when you are like 200% sure that yes you will make it or else just dont even think about it. On a 3 lane or more then 3 lane expressways never use the right lane, no matter what speed you are travelling at always stay in the middle lane, the reason you never know that a vehicle coming from the opposite side may loose control and jump the divider and come towards you. On 2 lanes highways, if you wish to travel faster then the most always opt to keep your car on the centre white strips on the road, as this would give you enough space on either sides to budge in case of an emergency. Hope these tips would help you all. These are just from my practical experiences and thats about it, so nothing against anybodies driving ability.
This is what i got as responses from fellow BHPians, i am attching my responses to them ::: Ques ::: i want to clarify with my friends who are pointing here others as bad drivers that Ans ::: Dost, I am no one to point at anybody, i wanted to share my experience and i dont see any harm in doing so, if this sharing can help anyone anywhere to avoid a mishap wouldnt it be just wonderful for that individual Ques ::: what if someone hits from backside while standing on redlights is its your fault if it is your than how?? Ans ::: You cant do anything about it, driver is only responsible for car the when it is in motion. Ques ::: what if you are overtaking some vehicle and it makes a sharp cut to avoid a pothole is it your fault ?? Ans ::: Have options available with yourself, think of the worst case scenario when you are driving a car and have an alternate path ready for that worst case scenario that you are thinking about. Ques ::: I wonder what made you to think like this after driving all these kilometers - "no matter what speed you are travelling at always stay in the middle lane ". I disagree with you on this Its always best to take the lane based on the speed we drive. We need to be considerate while driving on the road. Ans ::: This is India man and in here not everybody is aware of which lane to drive in, on Indian roads you find a tractor trolly, a rickshaw, a cyclist enjoying the run in the right most lane, which is meant to be the fastest one. So i think we can end this here.
Lot of guys call people who havent met an accident as LUCKY, to all those guys somebody LUCKY, someone cannot be lucky for 15 odd years and after driving for more then 3 lakh kms.
What say?
Last edited by Bubby : 19th December 2008 at 09:16.
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