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Originally Posted by aerohit Definitely agree there is an error in the construction. However, since you are an Indian yourself, you could be an engineer too, or a doctor, so you are only dejecting yourself and making fun of yourself, since you are also an Indian and represent India hehe. |
So Indians can't criticize themselves? You have to be from some other country to criticize Indians as a whole? I don't think so. I think that any Indian has a right and a responsibility to do just that. Thousands die each year in our country due to badly built infrastructure, be it roads that turn into dirt tracks after a monsoon or buldings that leak and crumble. There's no accountability, because you can get away with anything if you have enough money or political influence.
It's not that we're inherently bad people. Look at the responses to the accident pictures. After each one, the first question is, are the people okay, did anyone die? Everyone offers a prayer to the deceased, and hope that the survivors are ok. It's just that the prospect of saving cash gets in the way sometimes. Quote:
Originally Posted by IQBAL VEERJI Hi Pankaj I see that there will be not a single Bajaj autorickshaw all over India who did not face this situation once in theier lifespan, I dont understand these so called kings of 3 wheeler manufectureres BAJAJ not doing any thing to stop this inspite of getting reports and feedback from suffered customers by redesigning front suspension and reenforcing the same,they are just selling these vehicles to buyers like onions and potatoes and our customers are still going for this vehicle like fools just because everyone is buying it . This design is ages old and never looked upon for IMPROVEMENTS TO AVOID THIS SITUATION ,in the picture of yours the vehicle is on its remaining wheels I have seen them turning toppel due to this in front of my eyes, once happened below my home in seven bunglows and passengers getting hurt badly due to overturning at high speeds. Rahul Bajaj should do something now at least since he already has a stiff competition in form of TVS autorick which is refined, strudy and appealing and has rugged looks and comes with plenty of goodies which Bajaj never thought of. At least now our rickshawwallas have realised and are opting for other brand.We see plenty of TVS ricks in mumbai.
My dad had once while travelling faced same situation but thank god it happened when the rick was about to start from a red signal.From that very day he used to hold the bar inside the rick tightly if in case siyuation is repeated again and used to force us also for the same.He expired in 1994. |
Amen, brother. I completely agree. The ricks are completely unsafe, especially with the higher no of vehicles on the road, and higher speeds. It's high time they upgraded them. They only got all wheel braking and functional lighting a couple years ago. And what's with them still making two-stroke ricks? With the sheer number of ricks in India, it's irresponsible of Bajaj to continue producing these smoke machines. I also supect that payoffs were made to allow their production and lower the emission standards for ricks.
These things roll like crazy, because of the disastrous combination of three wheels and direct steering. When the drivers swerve to avoid something, the rick ends up on its side most of the time. Every other day there's an article in the paper about some rick falling on its side with a couple of unlucky souls trapped inside. The handle should be replaced with a steering. |