Red light honkers

tsk1979 · 26th October 2005, 12:23

I have a habit which people of noida(most of them) find annoying. I stop at red lights even if there is no cop.
Now in noida if its peak hours, the cars mostly obey the lights, with bikes doing the gung-ho act, and in mornings and late nights most people rush through as if lights do not exist.

Today morning at around 9ish the traffic was moderately heavy, and I am as usual stopping at red lights. I hear a squeak behind me which turns out to be a bike. This guy wants me to move forward around half a foot so he can squeeze by and jump the light. I pay no heed, but this guy anyways squeezes through.

The light turns green and I overtake this guy. He is doing barely 30-40kmph. I wonder why was he in a hurry. At the next junction the light is green but I anways start slowing down because that junctions is notorrious for jumpers, this guy is behind me and when the lights turn yellow and then red I stop. This guy is again irritated, honks me twice thrice and makes plans to jump the light. He does so, but soon after the light turns green again. I overtake him and at the next junction the light is red again. Now there is a cop too, so this guy comes and parks behind me. Since he can easily come to my side but stays behind, I guess his intention. He wants to take panga, i.e. honk when the light turns green, maybe his twisted mind can think of only this revenge. However he does not know that my mind is even more twisted.

The lights turn green, and as expected he squeeks a long burst. Not to be outdown, I growl and long long burst. This guy forgot that I am in a diesel car and when a diesel car whose silences has not been decarbonised for a long time revvs hard the end result is lots and lot of soot. After dumping the entire contents of my silencer on his trousers and some on his face too, I drive off. I can see him in my rear view mirror frantically waving his hands in front of his face. So next time you diesel heads have some moron honking behind you at lights, remember, "A diesel fart" is mightier than the "horn yell"

sivadas · 26th October 2005, 12:43

I am getting some kind of sadistic pleasure here. Because I hate all those bikers who thinks violating rules is their right. I feel like killing those who honk and go on the sidewalks regularly.

quicksilver · 26th October 2005, 13:09

Now, thats a good idea !!! I have the "bad" habit of stopping for red lights and being honked at. Most of the days I'd be fuming by the time I reach home/work...... now I know what I should be doing while I keep my cool

thanks for your post.... all you impatient honkers... here I come !!!

Boom Shiva · 26th October 2005, 13:14

Tsk, dude, you rule. That was one of the best "get back at them" stories I've heard in a long time!

shuvc · 26th October 2005, 13:53

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

The light turns green and I overtake this guy. He is doing barely 30-40kmph. I wonder why was he in a hurry.

This is a common phenomena with taxi drivers too .. they want to be the first off signal , but then go at 30-40kmph ..

Maybe they play by strategy .. overtake only at pit stops and the conserve fuel so that they can last the race distance !

superavi · 26th October 2005, 14:50

I'm sure the guy must be saying Tsk Tsk!

That was hilarious!

revtech · 26th October 2005, 15:02

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Originally Posted by superavi

I'm sure the guy must be saying Tsk Tsk!

That was hilarious!

good one dude...

thats a very common thing of these bikers...they squeez their way through all the way infront of all the cars and when the signal starts they cruise at 40 kmph and mess up the traffic behind.

rev

Deeps · 26th October 2005, 15:38

Tsk, whould this diesel farting be occuring in a well tuned engine at all? I always thought it was the badly maintained engines that did that.

airfoil · 26th October 2005, 15:51

This is hilarious! Nice write up. I've seen an RTC bus driver 'punish' an errant scooterist who had picked a panga the same way and it was fun to watch how he got his own back, after being at the receiving end of a very vociferous duo on the scooter.

tsk1979 · 26th October 2005, 15:58

Badly maintained diesels let out "blue smoke". As for the black soot even mercs cant help that because of the quality of diesel which is supplied here. However if there is black smoke coming out continously thats a problem
In my indica if I do this high revving once and let out the soot, it takes a week for the soot to build up again. In a badly tuned engine you will see black-blue smoke continuously coming.

islero · 26th October 2005, 20:54

hahaha awesome man!!!! Nice going!!!!

Samurai · 26th October 2005, 22:54

That was funny. These bikers push my buttons too, what irritates me most is the habit of cutting across in front of the car as though I am not moving. What if I can't brake in time... Then ofcourse it is the fault of the big car.

jkdas · 26th October 2005, 23:10

lol, taht was funny.

and mate, i read somewher abt black smoke means good combustion. think i read with teh bio fuel news/thread in this forum

nitrous · 26th October 2005, 23:56

This is one nice way to punish these brats.

I have a "good" habit of jumping/passing redlights if there's completely NO traffic. I feel its just sensible since traffic signals are for controlling traffic.

lamborghini · 28th October 2005, 18:25

Lol,
nice way to unish these guys.
Same thing happens here in Mumbai. It sucks.
They go from any gap visible, damaging anypart of the car in their way and ontop of it, blaming the car driver.
Instead of overtaking them, elp them get to their final destinaltion faster by whacking the bike with the car.

26th October 2005, 12:23	#1
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Red light honkers I have a habit which people of noida(most of them) find annoying. I stop at red lights even if there is no cop. Now in noida if its peak hours, the cars mostly obey the lights, with bikes doing the gung-ho act, and in mornings and late nights most people rush through as if lights do not exist. Today morning at around 9ish the traffic was moderately heavy, and I am as usual stopping at red lights. I hear a squeak behind me which turns out to be a bike. This guy wants me to move forward around half a foot so he can squeeze by and jump the light. I pay no heed, but this guy anyways squeezes through. The light turns green and I overtake this guy. He is doing barely 30-40kmph. I wonder why was he in a hurry. At the next junction the light is green but I anways start slowing down because that junctions is notorrious for jumpers, this guy is behind me and when the lights turn yellow and then red I stop. This guy is again irritated, honks me twice thrice and makes plans to jump the light. He does so, but soon after the light turns green again. I overtake him and at the next junction the light is red again. Now there is a cop too, so this guy comes and parks behind me. Since he can easily come to my side but stays behind, I guess his intention. He wants to take panga, i.e. honk when the light turns green, maybe his twisted mind can think of only this revenge. However he does not know that my mind is even more twisted. The lights turn green, and as expected he squeeks a long burst. Not to be outdown, I growl and long long burst. This guy forgot that I am in a diesel car and when a diesel car whose silences has not been decarbonised for a long time revvs hard the end result is lots and lot of soot. After dumping the entire contents of my silencer on his trousers and some on his face too, I drive off. I can see him in my rear view mirror frantically waving his hands in front of his face. So next time you diesel heads have some moron honking behind you at lights, remember, "A diesel fart" is mightier than the "horn yell"
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26th October 2005, 12:43	#2
sivadas BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 506 Thanked: 208 Times View My Garage	I am getting some kind of sadistic pleasure here. Because I hate all those bikers who thinks violating rules is their right. I feel like killing those who honk and go on the sidewalks regularly.
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26th October 2005, 13:09	#3
quicksilver BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 455 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	Now, thats a good idea !!! I have the "bad" habit of stopping for red lights and being honked at. Most of the days I'd be fuming by the time I reach home/work...... now I know what I should be doing while I keep my cool thanks for your post.... all you impatient honkers... here I come !!!
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26th October 2005, 13:14	#4
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	Tsk, dude, you rule. That was one of the best "get back at them" stories I've heard in a long time!
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26th October 2005, 14:50	#6
superavi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Posts: 286 Thanked: 29 Times	Way to go TSK! I'm sure the guy must be saying Tsk Tsk! That was hilarious!
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26th October 2005, 15:38	#8
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Tsk, whould this diesel farting be occuring in a well tuned engine at all? I always thought it was the badly maintained engines that did that.
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26th October 2005, 15:51	#9
airfoil BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 318 Thanked: 81 Times	This is hilarious! Nice write up. I've seen an RTC bus driver 'punish' an errant scooterist who had picked a panga the same way and it was fun to watch how he got his own back, after being at the receiving end of a very vociferous duo on the scooter.
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26th October 2005, 15:58	#10
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Badly maintained diesels let out "blue smoke". As for the black soot even mercs cant help that because of the quality of diesel which is supplied here. However if there is black smoke coming out continously thats a problem In my indica if I do this high revving once and let out the soot, it takes a week for the soot to build up again. In a badly tuned engine you will see black-blue smoke continuously coming. Last edited by tsk1979 : 26th October 2005 at 16:00.
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26th October 2005, 20:54	#11
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	hahaha awesome man!!!! Nice going!!!!
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26th October 2005, 22:54	#12
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,813 Thanked: 45,447 Times View My Garage	That was funny. These bikers push my buttons too, what irritates me most is the habit of cutting across in front of the car as though I am not moving. What if I can't brake in time... Then ofcourse it is the fault of the big car.
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26th October 2005, 23:10	#13
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	lol, taht was funny. and mate, i read somewher abt black smoke means good combustion. think i read with teh bio fuel news/thread in this forum
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26th October 2005, 23:56	#14
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	This is one nice way to punish these brats. I have a "good" habit of jumping/passing redlights if there's completely NO traffic. I feel its just sensible since traffic signals are for controlling traffic.
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28th October 2005, 18:25	#15
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Lol, nice way to unish these guys. Same thing happens here in Mumbai. It sucks. They go from any gap visible, damaging anypart of the car in their way and ontop of it, blaming the car driver. Instead of overtaking them, elp them get to their final destinaltion faster by whacking the bike with the car.
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