A race between me and a BEST.

Dippy · 12th April 2004, 19:01

I agree with you totally pal

Cheers

Stratos · 12th April 2004, 22:37

say anything guyz.. i agreee.. that those drivers are very bad minded...but man they have awesome control...i see them turn at the Kabutar Khana circle at dadar.. and they will make that very sharp turn in one go..

ported_head · 13th April 2004, 01:05

they are excellent drivers, but i guess it's their working conditions that aggrivate road rage and rash driving.
i mean their cabins are always as hot as furnaces, i dont suppose they have synchronized gear shifts or power steering either. on top of that wheezing engines, bad suspension. i mean they can hardly be blamed. their stress levels seem amazingly high. i have seen guys with lavishly equipped cars going at it, i pity these guys sometimes. of course, being forced onto oncoming traffic while travelling in a rickshaw isnt my idea of finishing the day.

vishnugnair · 16th April 2004, 07:04

try bus wallahs in south india.....they r a nightmare...

makes best drivers look ""BEST" when compared !

Rehaan · 17th April 2004, 09:32

That is true!!
South indian drivers are really maniacs!! (some are good maniacs though

When i was at school at kodaikanal there was a bus that used to take us back to dorm, and one evening there was so much fog/mist that u literally could not see 5feet ahead...and the bus driver drove all the way in that fog at full speed on the winding mountain road to our dorm just from his knowledge of the road...and believe me you could not see ANYHITNG. It was crazy!!!
Also going up the ghats from coimbatore to kodai it was a known fact that the bus drivers would take the ghats faster than if you took a cab.....no matter what car it was!!

-Rehaan.

vishnugnair · 18th April 2004, 04:26

theres a saying " u dont need eyes to see ... all u need is a vision"

how true???

nitrous · 23rd May 2004, 02:26

i accept it guys. i live in chennai,and believe me BEST drivers are BETTER drivers!!!

aah78 · 23rd May 2004, 14:37

BEST bashing!

the worst insult/abuse one can give a BEST bus driver - 'ghanti ka ghulam'.

advisory:
please use this insult only if u have a fast car & an open road ahead of u, because when u use this insult, the BEST bus turns into a giant red fire-breathing dragon (giant red Ferrarri with Shumacher at the wheel)..

i tried it once and then had to curse Maruti Udyog Ltd. for having manufactured 800s with 3-cyl engines when what i really needed then was a 12-cyl engine..

kakx · 25th May 2004, 00:46

I think the BEST drivers are one of the BEST drivers in the world, i dont think i can handle car so well in Zaveri Bazar, where they just zoom.....

They are to Frustated driving such a huge veichle in horrible conditions and also the fact that when u have Huge wheels u tend to think u rule the roads, I peety them. The attitude of the BEST mgmt is also horrible, imagine in an AC bus, the driver is not provided with AC.

Well if not for them, Mumbai wld not be able to function so smoothly.

X-Machine · 17th August 2004, 22:05

Yeah,u bet its a tough job for em........One hand on that huge steering wheel and another on that "Desi Daru Batli".

khanak · 6th March 2005, 17:09

Im from Mumbai but studying in delhi right now and trust me the buses here are the worst
BeSt kicks their *** anyday
Best drivers aint that bad
Come to Delhi and ull realize how good Mumbai' Best buses are
Almost everyday someone or the other gets run over buy a public transport bus

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manaa45 · 7th March 2005, 14:53

best drivers are the one whom u love to hate. but give the conditions they drive the buses in i also pity them.

but an incident that had happened with my dad 15 yrs back. my dad had purchased a second hand fiat and was driving his ways from the office in New Mumbai to ghatkopar. he had a small accident with an best fellow where the best fellow was at fault. my poor dad did not go ahead with the incident and got the car repaired. after 6 months he received a summon from the court to appear before for this particular accident. the irony was that he was responsible for the accident and he had to attend the cpourt at least five times for the same.

such is the way of life.

shubbhi

maybach · 7th March 2005, 16:25

Hey v12 that was really amazing. Were you alone in the car or you had company.

Scuderia · 8th March 2005, 00:23

hey ppl

m not too sure of this but i heard tht if a BEST driver hits u.. n u r helpless as usual... just knock off the headlight on the drivers side

its supposed to b the drivers responsibility... n he gets fined or smtin

I dont intend to screw up a poor man's salary.. but smtimes it gets beyond tht

K

bikefreak · 8th March 2005, 02:43

@ aah78 - your post was really hilarious

@ manaa / shubbhi - I think you missed a 'not' before the 'responsible'.

I believe that the BEST drivers cannot be charged / arrested by the common police unless it is a serious / fatal accident. In fact you cannot even lodge an FIR agains them in a police station. This is because they r supposed to have their own court & legal system.
Correct me guys if I'm wrong.

12th April 2004, 19:01	#16
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,559 Thanked: 2,462 Times	I agree with you totally pal Cheers
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12th April 2004, 22:37	#17
Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,609 Thanked: 1,449 Times View My Garage	say anything guyz.. i agreee.. that those drivers are very bad minded...but man they have awesome control...i see them turn at the Kabutar Khana circle at dadar.. and they will make that very sharp turn in one go..
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13th April 2004, 01:05	#18
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	they are excellent drivers, but i guess it's their working conditions that aggrivate road rage and rash driving. i mean their cabins are always as hot as furnaces, i dont suppose they have synchronized gear shifts or power steering either. on top of that wheezing engines, bad suspension. i mean they can hardly be blamed. their stress levels seem amazingly high. i have seen guys with lavishly equipped cars going at it, i pity these guys sometimes. of course, being forced onto oncoming traffic while travelling in a rickshaw isnt my idea of finishing the day.
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16th April 2004, 07:04	#19
vishnugnair BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manipal Posts: 286 Thanked: 0 Times	try bus wallahs in south india.....they r a nightmare... makes best drivers look ""BEST" when compared !
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17th April 2004, 09:32	#20
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,042 Thanked: 34,074 Times	That is true!! South indian drivers are really maniacs!! (some are good maniacs though When i was at school at kodaikanal there was a bus that used to take us back to dorm, and one evening there was so much fog/mist that u literally could not see 5feet ahead...and the bus driver drove all the way in that fog at full speed on the winding mountain road to our dorm just from his knowledge of the road...and believe me you could not see ANYHITNG. It was crazy!!! Also going up the ghats from coimbatore to kodai it was a known fact that the bus drivers would take the ghats faster than if you took a cab.....no matter what car it was!! -Rehaan.
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18th April 2004, 04:26	#21
vishnugnair BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manipal Posts: 286 Thanked: 0 Times	theres a saying " u dont need eyes to see ... all u need is a vision" how true???
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23rd May 2004, 02:26	#22
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	i accept it guys. i live in chennai,and believe me BEST drivers are BETTER drivers!!!
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23rd May 2004, 14:37	#23
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,257 Times View My Garage	BEST bashing! the worst insult/abuse one can give a BEST bus driver - 'ghanti ka ghulam'. advisory: please use this insult only if u have a fast car & an open road ahead of u, because when u use this insult, the BEST bus turns into a giant red fire-breathing dragon (giant red Ferrarri with Shumacher at the wheel).. i tried it once and then had to curse Maruti Udyog Ltd. for having manufactured 800s with 3-cyl engines when what i really needed then was a 12-cyl engine..
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25th May 2004, 00:46	#24
kakx BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times	I think the BEST drivers are one of the BEST drivers in the world, i dont think i can handle car so well in Zaveri Bazar, where they just zoom..... They are to Frustated driving such a huge veichle in horrible conditions and also the fact that when u have Huge wheels u tend to think u rule the roads, I peety them. The attitude of the BEST mgmt is also horrible, imagine in an AC bus, the driver is not provided with AC. Well if not for them, Mumbai wld not be able to function so smoothly.
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17th August 2004, 22:05	#25
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Yeah,u bet its a tough job for em........One hand on that huge steering wheel and another on that "Desi Daru Batli".
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6th March 2005, 17:09	#26
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	BeSt Ki Jai Ho Im from Mumbai but studying in delhi right now and trust me the buses here are the worst BeSt kicks their * anyday Best drivers aint that bad Come to Delhi and ull realize how good Mumbai' Best buses are Almost everyday someone or the other gets run over buy a public transport bus Warning from Moderator : Please abide by the rules of posting and keep the language clean on the forum.** Last edited by Dippy : 6th March 2005 at 17:15.
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7th March 2005, 14:53	#27
manaa45 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: nerul, navi mum Posts: 357 Thanked: 49 Times	best drivers are the one whom u love to hate. but give the conditions they drive the buses in i also pity them. but an incident that had happened with my dad 15 yrs back. my dad had purchased a second hand fiat and was driving his ways from the office in New Mumbai to ghatkopar. he had a small accident with an best fellow where the best fellow was at fault. my poor dad did not go ahead with the incident and got the car repaired. after 6 months he received a summon from the court to appear before for this particular accident. the irony was that he was responsible for the accident and he had to attend the cpourt at least five times for the same. such is the way of life. shubbhi
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7th March 2005, 16:25	#28
maybach BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 266 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey v12 that was really amazing. Were you alone in the car or you had company.
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8th March 2005, 00:23	#29
Scuderia BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 127 Thanked: 8 Times	get even!! hey ppl m not too sure of this but i heard tht if a BEST driver hits u.. n u r helpless as usual... just knock off the headlight on the drivers side its supposed to b the drivers responsibility... n he gets fined or smtin I dont intend to screw up a poor man's salary.. but smtimes it gets beyond tht K
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8th March 2005, 02:43	#30
bikefreak BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 276 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	@ aah78 - your post was really hilarious @ manaa / shubbhi - I think you missed a 'not' before the 'responsible'. I believe that the BEST drivers cannot be charged / arrested by the common police unless it is a serious / fatal accident. In fact you cannot even lodge an FIR agains them in a police station. This is because they r supposed to have their own court & legal system. Correct me guys if I'm wrong.
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