Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai

rajanprash · 11th January 2012, 09:55

Its a pleasure to find a thread dedicated to Chennai. I travel everyday to office from AnnaNagar East to Shozllinganallur. Looking at the traffic at Mount Road, OMR and Shozllinganallur signal, I have started using company transport. Also there are diversions for Metro Rail at every nook and corner.

vennarbank · 11th January 2012, 12:59

My favourite peeve is people using mobiles and driving. Next is suddenly stopping to take their mobile phone to talk. The sad part is most of these people are educated and know it is not right. What can i say ?

Also Chennai traffic police is providing updates in Facebook. The id is chennai city traffic police.

anekho · 16th January 2012, 03:26

This video was made by the Chennai Traffic Police to spread awareness on the ills of drunken driving.

Death Dance - YouTube

Thad E Ginathom · 16th January 2012, 04:05

Neat. The message is "it's your funeral." I wonder if it actually made anyone leave their car their and take other transport home.

supremeBaleno · 24th January 2012, 16:18

An M800 bullbar for a truck. Looks wierd to say the least.

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VW2010 · 24th January 2012, 22:29

It happens only in India....What protection does this give the Lorry or what additional damage can it cause to the other vehicle.

Strange but i feelthe guy likes to detail and keep the vehicle like we do for cars.

Thad E Ginathom · 25th January 2012, 00:07

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... Strange but i feelthe guy likes to detail and keep the vehicle like we do for cars.

I get the feeling that he likes to cause maximum damage to pedestrians.

And yes, it also looks stupid.

Actually, it looks like a handle. Maybe he likes to show off by picking up his truck with one hand. In which case I take back everything I just said, and am now hiding under my desk

accentgiri · 25th January 2012, 15:05

Day before yesterday while returning from office, in standstill traffic, the cabbie banged my car in the rear, resulting in number plate lights coming out from their holders misalignment of the rear bumper along with the body, warning lights in the dash glowing with messages for number plate lights are not working....

Asked the guy to move to left... in-spite he got mixed with the traffic and escaped... checked up with the traffic police available near by for filing a complaint...
Came to know that I have to travel up to Pallavaram Police. Ditched the plans of registering the complaint...

I have fixed up an appointment with authorised service station coming week to fix my rear number plate lights and misaligned bumper...

Waste of time and money for careless driving by the cabbie driver...

bala80 · 25th January 2012, 18:39

Lol Thad, that was hilarious!!!

A definite contender for the weired and wacky modifications thread. By the way notice the way it is painted? I'm not sure if it is legal/illegal here, but in certain countries wouldnt this amount to insult of your national flag?

DWind · 25th January 2012, 20:28

He can always claim that he was insulting the Italian flag :-)

swiftdiesel · 25th January 2012, 20:45

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Originally Posted by bala80

Lol Thad, that was hilarious!!!

A definite contender for the weired and wacky modifications thread. By the way notice the way it is painted? I'm not sure if it is legal/illegal here, but in certain countries wouldnt this amount to insult of your national flag?

At least in the UK, people are not jingoistic about their national flag. You can buy knickers and even slippers with the UK flag imprinted on them.

vishnu.csk · 25th January 2012, 23:12

I was driving on US embassy road towards the awarpet signal last saturday. i was waiting for the signal to turn green when i heard skidding sound of tyres. Then there was a sudden thud on the back of my car. I got down and found that the biker has banged on the rear end of my car. Got into a long fight with that guy. That guy was having an innocent look and kept on saying that we are poor people.

My dad snatched his mobile. But threw it back at him because it was a korean make. Finally noted down his mobile no. and left. There is nothing much that we can do if we are going to have such morons riding bikes.

callvvijay · 25th January 2012, 23:20

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Originally Posted by vishnu.csk

I was driving on US embassy road towards the awarpet signal last saturday. i was waiting for the signal to turn green when i heard skidding sound of tyres. Then there was a sudden thud on the back of my car. I got down and found that the biker has banged on the rear end of my car. Got into a long fight with that guy. That guy was having an innocent look and kept on saying that we are poor people.

My dad snatched his mobile. But threw it back at him because it was a korean make. Finally noted down his mobile no. and left. There is nothing much that we can do if we are going to have such morons riding bikes.

Reading this, I remember a similar incident which happened to me couple of years back. At the Oliver road-TTK road junction, I was waiting for the signal to turn green when a biker rear-ended my car. I immediately got down and went for an altercation. Guess what was the reply he gave!

"Sorry sir! Was seeing a message in my mobile and didn't notice your car"!!

vishnu.csk · 27th January 2012, 12:20

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Originally Posted by callvvijay

Reading this, I remember a similar incident which happened to me couple of years back. At the Oliver road-TTK road junction, I was waiting for the signal to turn green when a biker rear-ended my car. I immediately got down and went for an altercation. Guess what was the reply he gave!

"Sorry sir! Was seeing a message in my mobile and didn't notice your car"!!

Mobile phone while riding on a bike

. No words to say.

aravind84 · 27th January 2012, 13:55

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Originally Posted by vishnu.csk

Mobile phone while riding on a bike

. No words to say.

These days i have started to accept the fact that people do drive with their mobile phones constantly busy.

What i fail to understand is, these guys wont leave way for other vehicles to go as well. They would be driving in two lanes and no one else can overtake them. They would not be aware of the vehicles besides or behind them at any point.

Least said about honking. They would be busy on the phone but wont forget to play music with their horns . The road would be absolutely empty but still these guys honk assuming the person at the other end of the phone gets the message clear.

11th January 2012, 09:55	#1006
rajanprash BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 109 Thanked: 35 Times	Its a pleasure to find a thread dedicated to Chennai. I travel everyday to office from AnnaNagar East to Shozllinganallur. Looking at the traffic at Mount Road, OMR and Shozllinganallur signal, I have started using company transport. Also there are diversions for Metro Rail at every nook and corner.
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11th January 2012, 12:59	#1007
vennarbank BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 171 Thanked: 151 Times	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai My favourite peeve is people using mobiles and driving. Next is suddenly stopping to take their mobile phone to talk. The sad part is most of these people are educated and know it is not right. What can i say ? Also Chennai traffic police is providing updates in Facebook. The id is chennai city traffic police.
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16th January 2012, 04:05	#1009
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,005 Thanked: 26,445 Times	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai Neat. The message is "it's your funeral." I wonder if it actually made anyone leave their car their and take other transport home.
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24th January 2012, 16:18	#1010
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,699 Times View My Garage	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai An M800 bullbar for a truck. Looks wierd to say the least.
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24th January 2012, 22:29	#1011
VW2010 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: electricity Posts: 2,763 Thanked: 3,413 Times	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai It happens only in India....What protection does this give the Lorry or what additional damage can it cause to the other vehicle. Strange but i feelthe guy likes to detail and keep the vehicle like we do for cars.
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25th January 2012, 15:05	#1013
accentgiri BANNED Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 70 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai Day before yesterday while returning from office, in standstill traffic, the cabbie banged my car in the rear, resulting in number plate lights coming out from their holders misalignment of the rear bumper along with the body, warning lights in the dash glowing with messages for number plate lights are not working.... Asked the guy to move to left... in-spite he got mixed with the traffic and escaped... checked up with the traffic police available near by for filing a complaint... Came to know that I have to travel up to Pallavaram Police. Ditched the plans of registering the complaint... I have fixed up an appointment with authorised service station coming week to fix my rear number plate lights and misaligned bumper... Waste of time and money for careless driving by the cabbie driver... Attached Thumbnails
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25th January 2012, 18:39	#1014
bala80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 367 Times	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai Lol Thad, that was hilarious!!! A definite contender for the weired and wacky modifications thread. By the way notice the way it is painted? I'm not sure if it is legal/illegal here, but in certain countries wouldnt this amount to insult of your national flag?
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25th January 2012, 20:28	#1015
DWind BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singara Chennai Posts: 804 Thanked: 238 Times View My Garage	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai He can always claim that he was insulting the Italian flag :-)
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25th January 2012, 23:12	#1017
vishnu.csk BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: chennai Posts: 139 Thanked: 46 Times	re: Traffic and life on the roads in Chennai I was driving on US embassy road towards the awarpet signal last saturday. i was waiting for the signal to turn green when i heard skidding sound of tyres. Then there was a sudden thud on the back of my car. I got down and found that the biker has banged on the rear end of my car. Got into a long fight with that guy. That guy was having an innocent look and kept on saying that we are poor people. My dad snatched his mobile. But threw it back at him because it was a korean make. Finally noted down his mobile no. and left. There is nothing much that we can do if we are going to have such morons riding bikes. Last edited by vishnu.csk : 25th January 2012 at 23:13.
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