Team-BHP - Accidents in India

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Originally Posted by AutoNoob (Post 5704283)

The dashcam car's movement caused Ignis to panic brake, but most likely it's left tires ran over the fresh thick white lane marking strip. Panic braking with one set of tires over low traction surface has only one result that is seen in the video.

That would be only possible if IGNIS doesnt have an ABS. Isnt that a mandatory regulation requirement these days ?

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Originally Posted by MyLife_MyCar (Post 5704344)

However, it seems like Ignis hit the boundary walls on the left (most likely due to dashcam car's manoeuvre) and then lost the control, as there is tire screeching sound immediately following the thud and it gets ahead of the dashcam car from a little bit of distance (not very probable had it hit the rear of the dashcam car).

For sure the Ignis never hit the Dashcam car, else the dashcam car would have been in a pit lane maneuver and won’t have gone in a straight line. The thud is IGNIS hitting the left boundary wall and then thrown back in front of the dashcam car with the momentum it was carrying. Looks like the Ignis was carrying too much of momentum while overtaking and losing control.

OT - My wife did the same on a completely empty road, while picking up a water bottle which tumbled on the passenger seat, starting to drip water, to pick it up she bend down towards the passenger seat while driving, pulling the steering along with her and pressing the accelerator too at the same time. End result car damage and electrical pole went for a toss. So I hope it was not a distracted driving while looking out of the window at something fascinating.

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Originally Posted by MyLife_MyCar (Post 5704344)

Yes, exactly my assessment as well.

To add to your evidence, if you listen carefully there is a tire squeal before the thud, exactly when the dashcam car makes (or tries to make) a left move. As AutoNoob pointed out, the “tick tick” sound of indicator also cannot be heard which means it was a non-indicated left side overtake attempt by the dashcam car.

All this indicates a high speed left side overtaking attempt(s) gone wrong.

I do not where else to post this. But yesterday I was at the KTM showroom as they had the New Duke 390 available finally for a test ride after weeks of follow-up.

There was another person before me, who had a little chat, and the conversation went like this (Let's just name him Mr. Dumb):
Mr. Dumb: This is my first bike i just got my license
Me: Well you should not get the 390 as a first bike, better try the 200s or the 250
Mr. Dumb: (Got offended) I have money I can afford it.
Me: It's not about the money it's just too powerful.
Mr Dumb: I have ridden my friend's Splendor at 100kmph while drunk I can handle this. "Road p sidhe bada jahaz leke utrenge hum".

We proceed for the test ride. I and the service advisor were both skeptical that he could handle the bike or not. He had no helmet neither did the SA insist much, stating the bike is insured, and your head is your responsibility.

Mr. Dumb stalled the bike 4-5 times, we insisted not to ride. He did not even have an idea whether the gears were up or down. Finally, he managed to get away from there, SA sent another guy on RC200 to keep a check on him.

Then he almost made it back, must be 50m away from the showroom. He tried to overtake the RC200 from the left side, he was around 80-90kmph, overexcited and smiling like an idiot as he made it. During the maneuver, his left mirror hit a guy walking on the side of the road, and he went off skidding with the bike into the divider:Frustrati

There was a crowd in no time, he was hurt and probably hit his shoulder, luckily his head was safe. But I do not pity him a bit. The guy he hit got his elbow broken and could not stand up. I was in My Comet and was trying to take both of them to the hospital, but Mr. Dumb kept refusing and said "I do not have any money", "I am more hurt", and "I will not go anywhere".

After multiple failed attempts, the crowd got angry and took the other guy in an auto and forced Mr. Dumb to go to the hospital. While the SA insisted I to get a test ride, I refused, the bike had some damage to my leg guard and fairing + my state of mind was not okay to take a test ride right after.

As for KTM, I heard a few people in the crowd saying "KTM is a fast bike, that is why he fell". SA was chill the bike will be repaired under insurance. He kept telling me "Sir we cannot refuse any customer, the company will take action".

To sum it off. KTM 390 should not be given to someone who has no experience of bike riding whatsoever, in fact, any bike should not be given to a person like this. I do not have a solution to how OEMs can tackle these mishappenings. But in the end, I feel pity for the guy just walking down the road and minding his own business.

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Originally Posted by IamNikhil (Post 5705048)

An ambulance, ostensibly rushing to a hospital, considering the high speed and the flashing lights, loses control, hits the cars in front and eventually crashes into a tree. :Shockked:

What is that autowala doing?? Stopped right in the path of the ambulance! I don't think he was planning to take a u-turn as he stopped way ahead of the gap in the divider. Also, there is no vehicle immediately coming from opposite direction that might have prompted auto rickshaw to stop! All this mess because of him and he's the least hurt party (I think ambulance did swipe it a bit) in the accident! :mad:

Also, the dark color car should have been more careful of the ambulance behind and moved a bit to the left.

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Originally Posted by IamNikhil (Post 5705048)

An ambulance, ostensibly rushing to a hospital, considering the high speed and the flashing lights, loses control, hits the cars in front and eventually crashes into a tree. :Shockked:

I see a few issues here:

The auto rickshaw driver behaves like most auto rickshaw drivers on the road. I don't even find it weird that he caused the accident. I think a prerequisite for being an auto rickshaw driver might be the propensity to be a nuisance on the road.
The dark coloured car should have switched on the indicator and moved solidly to the left side. I don't see why the half-heartedness in moving. He was mostly in the centre of the road when the ambulance struck him.
Finally, I believe the ambulance was a bit too fast for the road and the traffic. Also, what is with all the swerving? I'm not sure if it is because he struck the dark car or because he intentionally swerved to avoid the autorickshaw. If it's the latter, then it's a bit of bad judgement. When I was learning to drive, I was told clearly - You swerve only to avoid pedestrians or bikers. If it's any other vehicle, three wheels or more, you always brake in a straight line and pray the damage is minimal.

I hope nobody was seriously hurt in this video. Especially whoever was inside the ambulance.

Update: Had a word with SA, and he informed me that both of them did not come back to the showroom. Mr. Dumb's brother came & paid for the hospital bills & even asked SA for any bill for the bike repair.
For the bike, they do not have spare parts available yet. So it is as it is, available for test rides.

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Originally Posted by AutoNoob (Post 5704869)

I read this and scrolled up to see your location. Zila Ghaziabad. Hmmm. It made sense. :Frustrati

PS: I belong to same belt and have seen many 'Mr. Dumb' with sky high attitude and zero sense. :sadface

There are similar people in every part of the country, but yes thousands of similar riders here. The showroom is in Noida Sec 63, if one is aware of it.

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Originally Posted by Scorpion009 (Post 5704975)

Bro's arrogance of riding his friend's Splendor at 100km/hr while drunk and thinking that he will be able to handle the 390 is making me laugh.

Anyway, kudos to the SA for being so chill.

He was riding a bike for the first time while he was sober as he stated. SA & I were both astonished at his confidence in thinking he would handle the 390.

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Originally Posted by MyLife_MyCar (Post 5705075)

I felt like the auto driver stopped on the right side to wait for the ambulance to pass, and the black car did not give enough room even after hearing the siren. The ambulance driver was over speeding and thought he could make the maneuver without applying brakes and did a daring move between the vehicles which did not end well.

I would say it's 80% ambulance driver's fault. 15% black car driver's fault for not giving space and 5% auto driver's fault for stopping on the fast lane/right side.

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Originally Posted by svsantosh (Post 5705130)

Ambulance fault - Period.

Flashing lights and Sirens dont make driver owner of the road. You cannot kill people on the road to save someone/everyone waiting to go to a hospital.

Ambulances do have the right of way. It is the duty of the other vehicles to make space for the ambulance to pass through. I am not justifying the seemingly higher than required speed of the ambulance, but the entire incident would have been prevented had the blue car driver been more alert and had the presence of mind to move to the left, even with the auto stopping at the gap in median. I am not sure, did the auto stop there (moving maximum to the right) to give way for the ambulance?

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Originally Posted by Small Bot (Post 5705097)

Also, what is with all the swerving? I'm not sure if it is because he struck the dark car or because he intentionally swerved to avoid the autorickshaw. If it's the latter, then it's a bit of bad judgement. When I was learning to drive, I was told clearly - You swerve only to avoid pedestrians or bikers. If it's any other vehicle, three wheels or more, you always brake in a straight line and pray the damage is minimal.

Ambulance is not a normal civilian vehicle. Its objective is to reach the destination at the shortest possible time. It swerved to avoid the auto probably and continue to the hospital (presumably). The swerve would have been successfully pulled off had the dark car not been in the middle of the road.

In the eyes of the ambulance driver, a fast approaching ambulance with lights and sirens command the other vehicles to make space. Frankly speaking, from the video it looked like the ambulance would have passed through if not for the auto and the dark car. I would say the dark car was the bigger culprit here.