Safari gone down the drain

Alter_Ego · 12th October 2009, 16:21

Another feather to the Bangalore road infrastructure.I was visiting a friend who was being admitted to the ram krishna hospital in front of infy gate in Electronic city and it was raining like hell.Thought would park my ride on a corner and in doing so found that though the level of water on the road was same, but the level of road wasn't.There was a 3 feet deep drain which was being constructed and as usual was not demarcated by any signs or symbols.
And I ended up parking my safari right over that drain.Both the back wheels were in the air and the entire vehicle was resting on the engine housing

Took some pics when the rain water drained away.
I would let the pictures do the talking.

The traffic police came down and called all the local labourers to pull the beast of the drain but to no avail.
Then a JCB was called but I outrightly rejected as they had no rope to tow my safari out and were intending to claw my safari out using the JCB arm

Finally out of frustration I called Concorde motors and to my surprise within 10 mins their tow vehicle arrived and magically pulled my safari out of that drain.Total expense of this stunt - Rs.331. I really appreciate their fast service.
And not to mention not even a single scratch on my safari.Its still the same as it was before going down the drain.No cosmetic nor engine damages.

I have fallen in love with the beast and Tata motors ...all over again.

Zappo · 12th October 2009, 16:26

First thing you should think of is to file a suit against the Bangalore municipality or whoever is responsible for digging that drain and leaving it totally unmarked when it was so deep. Maybe even the state government can be made a party to the lawsuit for it's deficient, negligent and potentially life threatening services to the tax paying citizens of the city.

rjstyles69 · 12th October 2009, 16:29

Isn't the right lane a no parking zone ? IIRC the lane opposite is used for public parking.

Alter_Ego · 12th October 2009, 16:34

No i had to turn left to get into the hospital's parking.But before I could do so ..I was in
the drain.

@Zappo- This is worse than bangalore muncipality.This is a privately held and operated SEZ.The first IT hub of Bangalore.Electronic City.It privately held SEZ's are like this then what can we expect from the Red taped ones.

lohithrao · 12th October 2009, 16:40

Man that would have been frustrating!

But good nothing major happened to the vehicle!

Concorde(Hosur road) is for sure good!

deepakhon · 12th October 2009, 16:43

I can imagine how you might have felt. A dreadful experience! Thankfully, Concorde has sorted it out for you.

HappyWheels · 12th October 2009, 16:53

Ouch! That would have hurt!

Good to know that the vehicle came out without any issue! I guess anyone of us would have fallen for this. No one would expect a missing ground on the side of the road!!!

Alter_Ego · 12th October 2009, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by lohithrao

Man that would have been frustrating!

But good nothing major happened to the vehicle!

Concorde(Hosur road) is for sure good!

Yeah indeed it was.Yeah even my friends were surprised at the Tata service centre's response.They said they had always heard bad things about Tata service.

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepakhon

I can imagine how you might have felt. A dreadful experience! Thankfully, Concorde has sorted it out for you.

Yeah I had actually gone numb for some time.I consider my vehicle as a part of me and very possessive about it.Seeing it stranded in such a condition was really frustrating and helpless.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyWheels

Ouch! That would have hurt!

Good to know that the vehicle came out without any issue! I guess anyone of us would have fallen for this. No one would expect a missing ground on the side of the road!!!

Even the tata guys were surprised as to nothing happened to the vehicle.And above all the beast ensured its occupants are safe.All we felt as a slight thud when we landed there as though we just crossed a hump on the road.

rjstyles69 · 12th October 2009, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alter_Ego

Thought would park my ride on a corner and in doing so found that though the level of water on the road was same, but the level of road wasn't.

Initially you said you went to park around the car and then this

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alter_Ego

No i had to turn left to get into the hospital's parking.But before I could do so ..I was in the drain.

Quite contradicting on what you have mentioned in your next post. From what I know the parking in on the hospital side and not on the side where your Dicor is. Any thoughts !!

Alter_Ego · 12th October 2009, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Initially you said you went to park around the car and then this

Quite contradicting on what you have mentioned in your next post. From what I know the parking in on the hospital side and not on the side where your Dicor is. Any thoughts !!

Hey Bhagwaan.Alright I am not that good at articulating stuffs.

Whatever I was planning to do ended up in the drain.
Hope that sums up all.
Sorry for getting you all confused

lurker · 12th October 2009, 17:36

well, even if you parked on the wrong side, there needed to be adequate warning of a deep ditch filled with warning lying parallel to the road.

Alter_Ego · 12th October 2009, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by lurker

well, even if you parked on the wrong side, there needed to be adequate warning of a deep ditch filled with warning lying parallel to the road.

Exactly

Update:Another swift went down at the same place.

beejay · 12th October 2009, 18:38

I am glad that it did not topple over. Why would the municipality bother?
They are doing their job the only way they know to do it. LIKE FOOLS.

PAVAN KADAM · 12th October 2009, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alter_Ego

Exactly

Update:Another swift went down at the same place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by beejay

I am glad that it did not topple over. Why would the municipality bother?
They are doing their job the only way they know to do it. LIKE FOOLS.

Gosh.

There is Road Widening work happening at that road, if anyone can notice.

Why blame the Municipality, they are at their job.

Buddy why dont you join our OTR guys for some adventure.

rohan_iitr · 12th October 2009, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAVAN KADAM

Gosh.
Buddy why dont you join our OTR guys for some adventure.

Bangaloreans don't have to go outside the city for OTR adventures. It is an integral part of our daily commute.

(I never thought I would use the smileys - Uncontrollable Laughter and Frustration in the same sentence, but hats off to Bangalore roads for making it possible. I really don't know whether to laugh or to bang my head in frustration seeing the condition of Bangalore roads)

@ Alter_Ego - Sorry to hear about the incident. Glad to hear that there was no damage to your priced possession and also glad to hear about the fast service provided by Concorde Motors.

Thumbs up to TATA and Concorde.
(I've already used my quota of 2 smileys, hence can't use the Thumbs Up smiley)

BTW, what happened to the Swift ? Any updates ?

Rohan,
Bangalore

12th October 2009, 16:21	#1
Alter_Ego BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 444 Thanked: 113 Times View My Garage	Safari gone down the drain Another feather to the Bangalore road infrastructure.I was visiting a friend who was being admitted to the ram krishna hospital in front of infy gate in Electronic city and it was raining like hell.Thought would park my ride on a corner and in doing so found that though the level of water on the road was same, but the level of road wasn't.There was a 3 feet deep drain which was being constructed and as usual was not demarcated by any signs or symbols. And I ended up parking my safari right over that drain.Both the back wheels were in the air and the entire vehicle was resting on the engine housing Took some pics when the rain water drained away. I would let the pictures do the talking. The traffic police came down and called all the local labourers to pull the beast of the drain but to no avail. Then a JCB was called but I outrightly rejected as they had no rope to tow my safari out and were intending to claw my safari out using the JCB arm Finally out of frustration I called Concorde motors and to my surprise within 10 mins their tow vehicle arrived and magically pulled my safari out of that drain.Total expense of this stunt - Rs.331. I really appreciate their fast service. And not to mention not even a single scratch on my safari.Its still the same as it was before going down the drain.No cosmetic nor engine damages. I have fallen in love with the beast and Tata motors ...all over again.
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12th October 2009, 16:26	#2
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,696 Times	First thing you should think of is to file a suit against the Bangalore municipality or whoever is responsible for digging that drain and leaving it totally unmarked when it was so deep. Maybe even the state government can be made a party to the lawsuit for it's deficient, negligent and potentially life threatening services to the tax paying citizens of the city.
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12th October 2009, 16:29	#3
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Isn't the right lane a no parking zone ? IIRC the lane opposite is used for public parking.
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12th October 2009, 16:34	#4
Alter_Ego BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 444 Thanked: 113 Times View My Garage	No i had to turn left to get into the hospital's parking.But before I could do so ..I was in the drain. @Zappo- This is worse than bangalore muncipality.This is a privately held and operated SEZ.The first IT hub of Bangalore.Electronic City.It privately held SEZ's are like this then what can we expect from the Red taped ones.
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12th October 2009, 16:40	#5
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Man that would have been frustrating! But good nothing major happened to the vehicle! Concorde(Hosur road) is for sure good!
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12th October 2009, 16:43	#6
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	I can imagine how you might have felt. A dreadful experience! Thankfully, Concorde has sorted it out for you.
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12th October 2009, 16:53	#7
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Ouch! That would have hurt! Good to know that the vehicle came out without any issue! I guess anyone of us would have fallen for this. No one would expect a missing ground on the side of the road!!!
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12th October 2009, 17:36	#11
lurker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tura Posts: 1,592 Thanked: 1,423 Times	well, even if you parked on the wrong side, there needed to be adequate warning of a deep ditch filled with warning lying parallel to the road.
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12th October 2009, 18:38	#13
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	I am glad that it did not topple over. Why would the municipality bother? They are doing their job the only way they know to do it. LIKE FOOLS.
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