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![]() Most of these signages including "Heavy vehicles Keep left" actually are pleads by the cops and yet we see Tata Aces and Ashok Leyland Dosts hogging the fast lane climbing a flyover ![]() I mean, after three implementations (painting competition) in the last 2 decades (that I know of), I haven't come across anything that has changed at these junctions. | |
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1. Vehicles parked on the left most lane. 2. BMTC bus stops and BMTC Bus Lanes. 3. Wherever vehicles are not parked, our supremely efficient BTP get their speed interceptors and an Athletic & fearless constable to catch and drag the vehicles who break speed limits 4. BBMP will have some digging work with barricades for one or the other thing Heavy vehicles find it extremely difficult to switch lanes when lanes meant for them is used for different purposes and hence they hog the fast lane | |
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For over a decade now, our HCVs in India are equipped with power steering, and it is not at all difficult to steer. As regards length of vehicle, well, they're trained for that, they ought to be able to handle it. There is simply no excuse for slow moving vehicles to stick to the fast lane especially in a 6 or 6+ lanes road (3+3). Sticking to the middle lane I can understand, but not the fast lane. The rest of the driving community cannot be held hostage for a shortcoming on truckers part in driving underpowered trucks for today's era. It's a culture thing, as in: "I'll do whatever is easiest for me, never mind if its wrong per the rules and never mind if it inconveniences everyone else". Heck, even slow moving 3-wheelers and tractors move in the fast lane, very common in Blore and seems to be spreading nationwide. Unfortunately, our cops are not sensitized to deal with this sternly and often their sympathy lies with those truckers, which is very wrong. Last edited by vharihar : 10th February 2022 at 07:43. | |
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And I'm guessing you've driven the newer HCVs for some time? Are those the newer Ashok Leyland models? Or something like Bharat-Benz? (Since you seem to know about these and are quite dismissive of other people quoting word-of-mouth.) Last edited by am1m : 10th February 2022 at 09:26. | |
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I agree cops should be strict with HCVs occupying the fast lane. But they should probably start by being strict with those obstructing the left lane first, might solve the problem. | |
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![]() This is really due to the inadequate roads, bad traffic sense deliberately drummed into all road users by our system and many other such related factors in our country. It is unfair to point to one group of drivers. I have seen BMTC drivers patiently struggling (reversing multiple times) to negotiate around cars parked on corners on narrow roads without so much as honking or even cursing! | |
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Have you ever been on NICE Road? It is rated for driving at 80+ kmph easily and there are no stopped vehicles in the slow lane, and yet you'll see trucks crawling at 15-20 kmph in the fast lane going uphill or at 45 kmph going downhill. What justification does one have for that? Ditto situation with NHAI highways, especially in southern India south of the Vindhyas. I'm telling you, it is a culture/training thing as I pointed out, and that culture/training needs to change, period. Oh and yes, I have driven a heavy vehicle. And I can tell you, it is not as big a deal as is being made out by this "word-of-mouth-experts" to weave in and out. | |
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Forget Trucks, just drive a relatively bigger SUV with all power steering and all the assists at not more than 30kmph from Jedi Mara Signal to Nayandalli on the Outer Ring road and try to keep to the left lane only. Quote:
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It is easy to target one set of drivers/vehicles, but as long as all of us start learning good driving habits, this won't change. PS: Refrain from giving titles to other members even if you don't like their posts. | |||||||
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