5 reasons why I feel some two-wheelers are a menace on Bangalore roads

Somehow this has become a norm here in Bangalore. The bikers have become a menace.

BHPian LordSharan recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Here's what I captured on my dashcam today at Ejipura Signal towards Sony Signal, Koramangala.

At 17 seconds, a rashly driven scooty overtakes me and kisses the ground at 26 seconds. Somehow I feel no empathy for these bikers. Neither of them were wearing helmets and they were driving too fast knowing that road has become craterized at Ejipura Signal.

Somehow this has become a norm here in Bangalore. The bikers have become a menace. Especially the ones being driven by these youngsters. Not sure what they want to prove, or who they want to prove to. Commonly seen problems

• Talking on phone, while riding a bike. One hand is holding phone to ears, and other one is accelerating or braking.

• Give a left/right signal, the bikers behind instead of braking and slowing down, will increase their speed and overtake you. I can't thank the lanewatch camera on left side, and I've been extremely cautious in taking turns everyday.

• No helmets, driving too fast and relying on their bike's ability to save them (Braking, handling)

• Sudden turns. Stopped at a signal, and then started moving (turning right) as signal turned green. A lady suddenly decides to cut me off all the way from left lanes, and swishes past me as I brake horrified.

• Worst of all, wrong side driving, at full speed. all roads (with or without divider). All lanes in all roads in bangalore are bi-directional (or omni-directional) now, and I've to be even more cautious driving, never knowing I might encounter a full speed two-wheeler in my lane, driving from an opposite direction. As a precaution, I keep driving to the right side of the road, leaving space on the left side for all these stupid folks to do their theatrics.

A related anecdote on #5 - few days back, I was driving on NICE road towards electronic city exit. Around 7-8KMs before exit, All of a sudden, I see a Swift Dezire being driven on my lane (Right lane) in opposite direction, in good speed. Fortunately, I was able to spot the vehicle (as it was on a straight stretch), and sweved to the left lane. Thanked my stars, that no mishap happened, and shuddered to think, what'd have happened if this happened on a curve. I asked myself - how do people get the courage to pull of such stunts, that too on NICE road? I can guess why that swift dezire was travelling in opposite direction - he'd have missed an exit, and thought, why not just go back on the same road and take the missed exit.

Why, god, why?

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