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Originally Posted by hserus
(Post 3878610)
The guy behind me had seen the signal start to go green and so hasn't slowed down all that much - which explains his slamming into me at 25-30 kmph instead of a much faster speed. Meanwhile the Palio took his right turn and drove merrily off. |
Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 3878596)
Braking, no problem. Driving too close to car in front, big problem. |
Originally Posted by Turbohead
(Post 3878654)
I try going as close as possible depending on the car's braking power. Sorry for the noob question, I'm a beginner. |
Originally Posted by Turbohead
(Post 3878654)
So what would you determine as a safe distance? I find that leaving a small gap in between means lots of suicide bikers with Rossi's skills are going to cut in without sparing a thought, which will eventually slow you down. I try going as close as possible depending on the car's braking power. Sorry for the noob question, I'm a beginner. |
Originally Posted by Turbohead
(Post 3878654)
So what would you determine as a safe distance? |
I try going as close as possible depending on the car's braking power. |
Originally Posted by hserus
(Post 3878293)
Remember, it managed to start the bus and it into gear on its very first attempt. So already a better driver than most of the first time drivers that turn up with brand new driving licenses in India........... |
Originally Posted by Pferdestarke
(Post 3878299)
That's incorrect. One can slot in a gear successfully without pressing the clutch but that would certainly stall the engine unless ample gas is pumped to it to keep up the revs. ... |
Originally Posted by sjcherian
(Post 3878389)
So many monkeys get to drive in the roads without knowing what they are doing. So what if a real monkey managed to move a bus a bit..... |
Originally Posted by Bigzero
(Post 3878493)
If the bus was parked in first gear with no handbrakes on, isnt it possible that the starter motor could have just about managed to jump the bus forward a bit? If the engine iis warm, isnt it possible that a brief jerk of that sort could have started the engine? |
Originally Posted by samaspire
(Post 3879012)
This is my car now. Happened last night at 1 am on a narrow road. A dog suddenly darted in from the left. Swerved right to avoid it and then had to immediately turn left to avoid hitting a light pole head-on. Managed that, but the back right of the car hit the pole, the car turned 180 clockwise and came to rest after hitting a second pole on the front passenger door. My wife and me were both wearing seat belts and my son was sleeping in the back. No injuries to us in the front, but my son got a couple of scratches from the shattered back windshield glass and a bump on the forehead - probably from hitting the door when the car spun. |
Originally Posted by ghodlur
(Post 3727471)
It does not need to be brainy to predict which direction this case will move. Inspite of all evidences which the cops must have gathered, I would not be too surprised to know that the woman might walk out on a bail even though the charges applied are for non bailable offence. Remember the Nooria Haveliwala case where the lady again drunk mowed down a couple of cops and in spite of all the attention the case grabbed on the media, the lady is out on bail. . |
Originally Posted by apachelongbow
(Post 3727966)
When the heat dies down, she will get released on bail, and in a couple of months will start her drunken journeys once again.... |
After the accident, Gadkar spent over 50 days in police custody and was finally granted bail on 5th August, against a surety of Rs 30,000. In December, following her appeal to the Deputy Commissioner of Regional Transport Office opposing the deferral of her license, the court ordered a re-investigation by the RTO officer. The court stated that principals of natural justice were not followed ahead of her license suspension, further, Gadkar’s license was returned to her after she submitted the required approval from the RTO. The court has also allowed her to take her car back, but on a condition that Gadkar could get the Audi repaired but cannot change its colour. She was drunk, she drove on the wrongside of a freeway, she rammed her SUV into a cab, killed two innocent lives, tried to bribe the witnesses and more, but now she is out, her driving permit is returned to her along with the car |
Originally Posted by samaspire
(Post 3879012)
This is my car now. Happened last night at 1 am on a narrow road. A dog suddenly darted in from the left. Swerved right to avoid it and then had to immediately turn left to avoid hitting a light pole head-on. Managed that, but the back right of the car hit the pole, the car turned 180 clockwise and came to rest after hitting a second pole on the front passenger door. My wife and me were both wearing seat belts and my son was sleeping in the back. No injuries to us in the front, but my son got a couple of scratches from the shattered back windshield glass and a bump on the forehead - probably from hitting the door when the car spun. |
Originally Posted by kiku007
(Post 3879043)
Damn. That looks quite nasty. Guess it's a car without ABS. |
Originally Posted by samaspire
(Post 3879012)
This is my car now. |
Originally Posted by kiku007
(Post 3879043)
Guess it's a car without ABS. |
Originally Posted by samaspire
(Post 3879012)
This is my car now. Happened last night at 1 am on a narrow road. A dog suddenly darted in from the left. Swerved right to avoid it and then had to immediately turn left to avoid hitting a light pole head-on. Managed that, but the back right of the car hit the pole, the car turned 180 clockwise and came to rest after hitting a second pole on the front passenger door. My wife and me were both wearing seat belts and my son was sleeping in the back. No injuries to us in the front, but my son got a couple of scratches from the shattered back windshield glass and a bump on the forehead - probably from hitting the door when the car spun. The car was doing 60 kmph. |
Originally Posted by Rajeevraj
(Post 3879062)
From sam's other posts and thread, I guess it is a variant that does not have ABS. But in this case from the description, does not looked like samaspire panic braked, he was able to swerve and avoid the dog but had to swerve again to avoid the post. I think this is the kind of situation that the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) helps prevent. Here due to the swerve, the rear went out of control. If it is a car equipped with ESC, it would kick in and may prevent this from happening. |
Originally Posted by Added_flavor
(Post 3879069)
samaspire never mentions anything about braking or wheels locking. He clearly swerved to avoid the dog and lost control of the vehicle. What would ABS do in this scenario? |
Originally Posted by Rajeevraj
(Post 3879062)
From sam's other posts and thread, I guess it is a variant that does not have ABS. But in this case from the description, does not looked like samaspire panic braked, he was able to swerve and avoid the dog but had to swerve again to avoid the post. I think this is the kind of situation that the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) helps prevent. Here due to the swerve, the rear went out of control. If it is a car equipped with ESC, it would kick in and may prevent this from happening. |
Originally Posted by Added_flavor
(Post 3879069)
samaspire never mentions anything about braking or wheels locking. He clearly swerved to avoid the dog and lost control of the vehicle. What would ABS do in this scenario? |
Originally Posted by IshaanIan
(Post 3879083)
I guess what Kiku meant is that if the car atleast had ABS, samaspire could have easily braked and steered at the same time perhaps avoiding such drastic movement in the first place. |
Originally Posted by kiku007
(Post 3879140)
This is how a car with ABS would have helped --> |
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