Road Manners --- tricky situation i encountered on road. please help me decide.

just a 150? .. vanny darling, you are forgetting the zeros .. even a maruthi costs you more than that, .. or, are you driving a PEP, SCOOTY? ... just imagine! .. it is too hilarious a site to see you there! .. which center, by the way? ... it might be me, driving that bike, .. you did not say, the motorcyclist is young!

oh.. just a bulb then. .. is it a MARUTHI? .. our little friend, SANJAY GANDHI really wanted an INDIAN COMMON MAN's CAR. aaam admi ka ! .. how about coming over to my clinic tomorrow, .. vanny.. in that petty car of yours? .. is it a NANO? ... or a TATA, or a MARUTHI.. please tell us.

Ok - imagine me driving - I was in left - down to second gear, indicated,pressed break, and started turning, from behind the person was very far, but there was a vehicle coming from opposite side, so I had to slow down, and this motorcyclist races past me, me forgetting the steering, just controlling the break, the vehicle stutters, press clutch, gear one, but momentum is enough to take it to the curb. There goes the bulb, just the bulb, and a little bit of scratch, but I am too shaken up to do anything with such a close call. Bring the vehicle to neutral, tell dad, take over. The end. Wow, I described it so beautifully. But now, if you ask me to turn anywhere, I am just not confident!

I left o ut a sentence. You would slow way down but keep going, the young idiot on the bike would miss you, and you wou ld miss the old man on his bike also.hope this is right;

I think slowing down would have helped..but.. one must peer the rear mirrors before moving to sides... so consultT made the mistake..isn't it..?? thanks...

Hatley, and Sagar... did you read my answer to rich? .. exactly as you have suggested.. I have slowed down, .. almost braked furiously, to let the old man continue in the lane, and... the young fellow to speed away from my right. .... and passed the old man. it is truly the fault of the old man, to ride the cycle, in the up gradiant, which is very difficult.. and, then, the fault of the young fellow, to over take, at that speed. lucky for them both, i have been very careful, and, had viewed the rear-mirrors, right on time. and did not panic! say cheese! ? ..

I was thinking the kid was on a regular bicycle. A motorcycle would have been different. I am glad that no one was hurt, but seeing someone coming in a motorcycle would have scared the dickens out of me.

thanks. again. ..

i honked .. and the old man pushed to the left. i braked, slowing down my car, and, as I said, I am ON a up gradiant, trying to get onto the flyover, I am on 3rd gear, and got down to the first. THE young guy was on a motorcycle, and he obviously, rushed past us, without knocking anyone, or anything. that is all. we passed the situation, without losing tempers.

well, thankyou very much for informing us .. about HOW the case is analysed, if an accident is involved. you seem to be knowing a lot about the ROAD TRANSPORT RULES.. are you some how related with this department? .. just asking Hope my story makes the readers more alert on the roads.

GOD BLESS YOU! .. you seem to be such a smart guy.. I would ask my friends from mylot, .. to find a wonderful girl for you! ..

No way i have any relations with road transports.. The driving school taught me such theory and rules before getting into practical driving class.. Well , i am an engineering graduate !!!

thanks a million. I am glad to have got the approval, and thumbs up, from allknowing. trying to prove who is right, and who is wrong.. at the time of crisis, would have ended in ACCIDENT... how very true.. i think, this should be remembered by all road-raging drivers.

well, my stars are in my favor.. that day! .. it is near R.K.Puram .. of Neredmet. that dreaded fly-over. I was going from the NEREDMET side into the army area, and .. luckily ... nothing did go wrong. there had been too many accidents on this flyover, and the authorities now, don't even bother to repair the railing, which get damaged after an accident. thanks for the response Jotomy.l

True Neredmet cross roads fly over is terrible, defence colony road is okay.

hahaha. jotomy, you seem to know this area, .. I met WITH my accident in MARCH.. on this DEFENCE COLONY road, near that BAKERY.. and, broke my leg! .. lols. thanks again.

how true!... it is just not enough to keep yourself, within the limits of speed, and merely following the rule-book. .. the other drivers, and other people around also should be following, and if they are not, you too will be involved in the accident. so, as you said, .. one should be careful, with eyes in the front and back, and sides too

i think, the government should stop taxing us on the road.. as they forgot to exercise any control over this unruly drivers. .. thanks for your support zed.

thanks.. for supporting what I have done. i am glad too that none is hurt, other than the pride and emotions, in your own accident. May everyone on the road follow the rules, and be friendly. instead of just rushing off.

it is a road-over-rail .. bridge. .. i was in the middle of both the riders. and, thanks.. I wanted to remind all about the dangers of road rage.

trained drivers? .. in INDIA.... how could one train to become a driver? ... I am a licenced driver. ... approved to drive light four wheelers, .. on the INDIAN roads.. is it not enough? /... and, .. yes. ... your FIRST option does not help, as I am too slow, and riding up in the gradient, I told... it is onto a fly-over. and, the second option is what I have taken, and slowed down, sufficiently to allow the speeding biker to over take me, and then, changed tack, and myself overtook the bicycle! ... all in a smooth succession.... without hitting anyone. it is such a narrow bridge! .. so, could not accommodate all the three of us.

power corrupts? .. lols.

ha ha...licensed driver....friend do you know that if you have rs. 1500-2000 in your pocket..then you can actually have a driving license in your hand within an hour.. This happen only in India....lol...

well, I have done the same. If you could read my tip, .. you would understand that. And, I have already mentioned what I have done, to escape in RICH's comment .. of the first box. thanks cutie.. you are so cute, and wonderful .. on the road too. please remember ... not to get into a rage, when on road. please!

but, mario.. in that split second, do you have the presence to choose? .. i don't think so. all you will do is, try to avoid YOUR OWN involvement, .. in either of the accident. and, I was lucky that there is none behind, and the young motorcyclist is racing from far right, .. (this is india, and, we use the right lane to overtake.) ..

to be honest consultrainer, yes, i would usually be able to make a quick judgment within those few seconds.. being a fast driver (with proper training, of course) would require the development of competencies to be able to make such decisions immediately and avoid major high-speed mishaps. this is not something that can simply be learned overnight, it is something that does require a bit of practice and conditioning. the key factor for the driver would be 'a sound situational awareness'. which is something that is usually trained to those who are interested in race car driving, and high-speed driving. subsequently, sound knowledge of the vehicle's capabilities & limitations and familiarity to road conditions are also very very important. condition of tires, familiarity with breaking procedures, familiarity with the road currently being used (are there potholes? blind corners ahead? accident prone stretches?). with some basic training and some good conditioning, all those factors will always be at the back of a driver's mind. and used automatically in almost every decision that is made while driving...from overtaking, to taking a fast corner, to breaking in an emergency and such. it isn't something that anyone should assume is easy without the advice of a properly experienced sports driving trainer.. the few things that usually upset this thought process are: distractions to the driver, panic attack, inattentive driving on the part of the driver and over where i stay, we overtake on the right side too

thanks sagar, but, if you have read my response to Rich, .. I have told there that I was very careful, to keep my eyes on the road, from all sides, including the traffic coming from my rear... and so, the young guy on the bike got saved. thanks for the response,.