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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom
(Post 5785420)
He drove in a straight line right into that person and structure. How is that losing control?
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Originally Posted by DriverLess
(Post 5785440)
I don't know why this is getting treated as "lost control" when someone is speeding in a straight-line, unless investigation proves otherwise.
...But shouldn't the transport authority still investigate why this happened? The driver could be drunk, distracted by phone, underage driving etc.
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Hence I mentioned "ostensibly". Unless there's an investigation, no one would know the actual reason. There could be any number of reasons as stated by Tbhpian DriverLess.
The video shows the Taigun’s front wheels still spinning after it came to a standstill I suppose that ought to suggest that the driver lost control by probably pressing the wrong pedal.
I have actually seen this happen to a few people and regret that our country does not ensure stricter tests for folks to get a driving license:Frustrati
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Originally Posted by livelyyoungman
(Post 5785505)
One of the worst accidents in TN.
Maruti Omni car collided with Toyota Fortuner. Two children killed. Underage driving disaster. Parents beware!
More details in here
A 17- and 14-year-old are casualties.
Really sad state of affairs and sheer negligence from parents.
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Sorry, can not understand the audio of the video. Can you brief which car was being driven by underage person?
^^The Omni was being driven by 17 and 16 year old boys. The commentary says the former was giving a driving lesson to the latter.
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Originally Posted by Dhillon
(Post 5785853)
Sorry, can not understand the audio of the video. Can you brief which car was being driven by underage person?
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The 17 year old boy was giving the 16 year old driving lessons and the 16 year old guy slammed the accelerator when he encountered the Fortuner instead of the brake apparently. And the older boy took the Omni out without their parents' knowledge.
The rest is all sensationalized narration of the incident.
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Originally Posted by Dhillon
(Post 5785853)
Sorry, can not understand the audio of the video. Can you brief which car was being driven by underage person?
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I think this is the accident's MSM report:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../110896839.cms Quote:
A teenager practising driving in a minivan and his friend died when the vehicle collided with a sport utility vehicle near Kabilarmalai in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu on Monday night.
The deceased have been identified as R Sudarsanam, 14, and R Lokesh, 17, of Ayyampalayam village.
When they reached the Kabilarmalai - Paramathi state highway, an SUV driven by P Vignesh, 37, of Erugur in Erode district collided with the minivan. The accident happened when the minivan suddenly entered the highway from a street.
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Originally Posted by sumathindra
(Post 5786110)
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I am a stock trader and let me quote a passage about the importance of putting a stop loss in a trade, that has relevance to this accident.
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At any traffic intersection, When the walk light comes on, assume there is traffic/ vehicle that will run the red light at each intersection you cross. What do you do now before you cross the intersection?
Ans: I would double-check and look both ways before crossing.
POP: Of course, that is the correct answer -- you know what I am after. Now, just because you looked both ways before you crossed and each time you cross you looked both ways and each time there wasn't any traffic that ran the stop light, is there any reason to stop looking each time you cross the intersection? Your answer, of course, is no, you won't stop looking.
What kind of limits did I just give you? Are they life-saving limits before you cross the intersection? Yes, they certainly might be, but you will never know that if you follow the restriction each time you cross the intersection.
You can't know if it saved your life for you prevented finding out by looking each time.
But what if you don't look and you lost your life. You certainly won't know you should have looked either.
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The lady could have crossed the road earlier a hundred times without any problem. Is that the guarantee that nothing will happen the 101th time? No. You lookout for the speeding vehicle (even if the walk signal is ON) EVERY TIME you cross the road.
A stock trading lesson that I implement in my every day life. The lady should have looked at the speeding car and should have waited for the car to pass. Anyways accidents happen and people learn. Some, we never know as they don't make it out alive.
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Originally Posted by sumathindra
(Post 5786110)
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I have noticed most pedastrians, at least in smaller streets of Bengaluru, these days are just ignoring any vehicle coming their way assuming they are immune, I just have made a habit of slowing/braking any time I suspect possible crossing and stopped honking altogether. She just doesn't bother about the vehicle coming her way. If I were driving that WagonR, I would simply slow down/stop untill people cross and keep my peace of mind.
The lady is walking as if going from bathroom to bedroom. Car driver is driving as if he is in a developed country where no one jaywalks. Both at fault. As per the reports, the lady suffered minor fracture and mostly ok.
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Originally Posted by sumathindra
(Post 5786110)
This is getting crazier by the day. One thing is clear here, both sides are at fault. Just hope the lady is ok.
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The car, which was well within its lane (evident when it overtakes the scooter), veers towards its left as it goes over the rumble strip. The lady is actually clear of the car's intended lane at the instant of impact, but the car hit her after crossing over to the adjacent lane. It looks to me as though the driver was distracted and did not notice how their car is going off its lane.
I don't think the lady is to be blamed here. Find out what the car driver was doing (most likely fiddling with the mobile, corroborated by the observation that there is no sign of speed reduction - suggesting they didn't notice the rumble strip, break in median or the pedestrians crossing) and take appropriate action.
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Originally Posted by binand
(Post 5786379)
The car, which was well within its lane (evident when it overtakes the scooter), veers towards its left as it goes over the rumble strip. The lady is actually clear of the car's intended lane at the instant of impact, but the car hit her after crossing over to the adjacent lane. It looks to me as though the driver was distracted and did not notice how their car is going off its lane.
I don't think the lady is to be blamed here. Find out what the car driver was doing (most likely fiddling with the mobile, corroborated by the observation that there is no sign of speed reduction - suggesting they didn't notice the rumble strip, break in median or the pedestrians crossing) and take appropriate action.
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On a lighter note, might have distracted by the folks gracing (crossing) the road. Looks like target fixing!
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Originally Posted by sumathindra
(Post 5786110)
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In this case, the fault is with the car, simply because the lady is hit. Car was faster than it should have been and changed the direction. Lady was careless, she should have been more vigilant as the cost of negligence is very costly as proved in her case.
The car seems to moved to the adjacent lane after going over rumble strip. The combination of higher speed and rumble strip should have caused this, one would need to hold the steering steady while going over these strips. The driver was careless or distracted (very common these days) or both.
On another note, can't understand the enthusiasm of people to get the lady back on her feet without any assessment of the injury. They will cause her more harm than good.
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Originally Posted by DetectiveMiles
(Post 5786721)
Hyderabad Student Riding Footboard of Crowded RTC Bus Falls, Crushed To Death Under Wheels
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This is a really tragic loss of life I hope our government someday looks into overhauling the public transport system. These large buses are simply not viable anymore in my opinion; they cause traffic and are used carelessly by both operators and people travelling on them. I feel metro service needs to be improved and each large bus ought to be replaced with 3-5 large domestically developed vans. This will drastically ease traffic flow and get rid of the
chalta hai mindset that these ancient horizontal buildings on wheels promote.
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