Team-BHP - Accidents in India

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Originally Posted by funkydevil (Post 734051)

@ csentil,

Brother, no matter how many airbags you have, if u aint wearing seatbealts the airbags might end up killing ya instead of saving you.

Thanks mate.. But I do know that one. That's why airbags are SRS !!

Also, some people have more tolerance to alcohol and its effects whereas others would get flat with a couple of pegs.

If you have had drinks, do not drive. Even if it was not your mistake, you will be the one penalized. I'm sure the more advanced countries in road rules have deviced prescribed limits for drinking after a lot of research. You can't argue that you are more tolerant towards alcohol and that you are in your senses !!!

There are too many uncertainities on our roads, why add to it?

P.S. I'm not commenting on the accident victims btw.

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Originally Posted by vikram_d (Post 733946)

Last but not the least I do drive when I am drunk but I have enough control over myself to ensure that the vehicle at any time does not go over 50 - 60 kmph. I stick to the extreme left lane and am extra careful. I dont let my drinks get to me to such a level where they cloud my judgement.

That's what everybody thinks. You can never make these statements confidently, because when you're drunk, you're NOT in THE BEST state to JUDGE ANYTHING.

:)

-- Torqy

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Originally Posted by rajismine (Post 735331)

Now some Tata Safaris. These are here in Hyderabad. The white color one is a 2.2L VX model (Not even Registered) :(

Looks like he registered himself onto a wall.

-- Torqy

i just finished going through all the pages in this thread they are depressing and shocking, and just makes me wonder we people get vehicles that are capable of top speeds up to 160, and what if the american spec vehicles were given as every day cars here? no now i dont want to imagine any think:eek:

i am simply :Shockked:!

hey guys, just saw a white palio burnt to a cisp on juhu tara rd. just after u cross the beach going towards bandra. on the left side of the road. Its badly damaged, couldn't take pics as i passed pretty fast. Was following a top down SL AMG lol:....anyone have any idea wht went wrong???

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Originally Posted by funkydevil (Post 737157)

it was a victim during the arrest of raj thackrey day

I think both are totalled, first one engine is gone the other rear is gone + complete body seems shaken up.

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Originally Posted by rajismine (Post 735331)

Now some Tata Safaris. These are here in Hyderabad. The white color one is a 2.2L VX model (Not even Registered) :(

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Originally Posted by vikram_d

The arrogance of youth and the misguided love of rich parents. Perfect recipe for disaster.

Why blame parents! I wonder how many parents, even though rich are not worried about their children. And how many children (specially around 20's) do actually listen to what their parents tell them. At that age one is mostly driven by peer group...

Also I do not understand why people in rear seat have extra safe feeling, why they almost never wear seatbelts!

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Originally Posted by ST7677 (Post 738977)

And how many children (specially around 20's) do actually listen to what their parents tell them. At that age one is mostly driven by peer group...

That is patently generalizing and sermonizing to boot. Assuming you've been around more than these children (20 somethings) haven't you seen drunk drivers who've gotten themselves/others killed? Let's not use this thread to air all irrelevant rants about youth, blah blah blah blah.

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Originally Posted by ST7677 (Post 738977)

Also I do not understand why people in rear seat have extra safe feeling, why they almost never wear seatbelts!

True that. I've failed miserably to convince my family. My previous employer had it mandatory though.

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Originally Posted by phamilyman (Post 739164)

True that. I've failed miserably to convince my family. My previous employer had it mandatory though.

My previous employer used to put on hold promotions of any employee found to be in a vehicle with any "front seat" passenger/driver not wearing seat belts or any two wheeler rider/ pillion without helmet. Harsh, but it worked.

Umm, in my previous company it was a black mark in your appraisal, but in Shell, persistent non usage of seat belts would mean a VERY swift dismissal. Zero tolerance.