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Originally Posted by parsh Hello Man! AND YOU WERE THINKING WHETHER IT WAS WORTHWHILE PUTTING THIS UP when the Highway Driving article came up?
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Hats Off! Tried searching for BOWing smiley, its not there. |
Thanks parsh! Me expressing the doubt in the other thread was a frail attempt to abandon the effort half way, once I realized that its just too much of work.
Thanks for the encouragement at that time!
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Originally Posted by saket77 Thank you SDP for this herculean effort. It was a long & exhaustive write-up but highly informative. This would be great help to those new to the motoring world and even some tips will be handy for experienced drivers too.
Assuming how much we, in India, need education in this aspect, those willing to learn it the 'better' way should soak up all these in their mind. Some are not that lucky and they learn it the 'tougher' way!
Thanks for posting. I am thankful that a place as teambhp exists and there are wonderful people who make it possible!
Best Regards.
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Thanks Saket! Even I look forward to at least a handful of people picking up at least a few good and safe driving habits from this.
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Originally Posted by black12rr One more thing I think they don't teach is to when you stop a car in traffic , not to just open the door outright ,like 90 degree. But to look back in mirror or outside window and open it slowly .
I saw one guy today he just stopped and opened the door fully .Any 2 wheeler or 4 wheeler would not had a chance if it was going beside . Luckily nothing was beside .
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Very true. Thanks for sharing the picture. I tell my family members to use the left-side doors and NOT open the right side door at all when we park by the roadside.
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Originally Posted by Nonstop-driver Perfect thread SDP, Thanks for such a nice and detailed informative lessons!
Just one more thing that you could've added - usage of indicators and hazard lights in rain/fog. The idea came up from a company advisory on drivng in foggy conditions:
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I have seen long traffic jams in and around Northern Ireland and London and never have I heard anyone honk or try zig-zag driving cutting across and changing lanes. Rightly said, it is about proper education which begins at home. Guess you can buy certain things by money, but not everything. |
Thanks Nonstop-Driver! Education (especially civic-sense) and discipline are the key.
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Originally Posted by arvind71181 Great thread!!!
Can you also include an article on how to cross a roundabout? I always see only the following rules being applied when it comes to roundabouts:
...No one understands that the vehicle which is already in the rounabout has the right of way. There is one particular roundabout on my way home which frustrates me daily by causing a deadlock. But why am I complaining, there is a (large?) category of people who also think that the red signal is a right of way |
Arvind, very good observations about the roundabouts! My personal opinion is that if the RTO needs to install a signal at the roundabout, then the roundabout has lost its meaning. Should be removed and converted to a normal controlled intersection.
Roundabouts with 2 and sometimes even 3 lanes around the circle are a nightmare. e.g. King's circle and Sion circle in Mumbai.
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Originally Posted by anachronix Brilliant thread SDP! You have done this brilliant job of putting all the tips in order and in detail.
A huge chunk of safety tips for us all here. I am a trained instructor educating people about safe driving etiquettes, this thread has given me lot of information which I can use for my sessions and make our roads safe
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anachronix, a trained safe driving instructor wants to use this information? I am taking that as a compliment!
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Originally Posted by proton A good rule of thumb for any combination of circumstances is give way to traffic approaching toward driver side.
In California, we had to answer 50 percenth of the given questions.
Nice reminder of the look ovet shoulder rule for lane change and reversing manoeuvres.
Would that some corporate house with a sense of social responsibility sponsor a seies of tv shorts with this information.
Great job. Thanks for giving to the forum. |
Proton, a car-insurance company could benefit directly from lower accidents and lower claims. How about some of them coming together and taking up this cause?
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Originally Posted by carzone Thats a very informative thread and I love TeamBHP for this! GTO's informative threads on driving and now this covering all the basics.
I know that you have worked very hard on compiling this thread and I salute you for this.
The pictures and the videos are a great composition and serve the purpose to the core.
All that you have mentioned, if followed in India, no doubt that India will be a pleasure to drive. I hope that Indian driving schools not only give proper driving lessons, but also some audio visual stuff like these videos that might embed the Pictures/videos in the drivers mind. This might be of great help IMO. Some kind of version of this thread would be great!
Thanks once more SDP for this wonderful compilation. This is indeed going to be of great help to those who want to learn PROPER driving. |
Thanks carzone for the kind words! They make the effort worthwhile.
How about a ponzi schme with positive intention? Each one of us teaches 2 others to drive the correct way. Each one of the 2 in turn teaches 2 more EACH and so on. That way very soon, everybody would be aware!
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Originally Posted by Kwanza Amazing post indeed.
I recently moved to India from Kenya and was struck by a little thing.
Back in Kenya, if I stop the car and give way to someone else (either car or pedestrian) to pass, they wave to me. The same is reciprocated when it I get way. Something great; makes you wanna be courteous the next time.
In India, the guy you gave way to wouldn't give a rat's *** about you. |
Kwanza, after returning from a well-behaved country, its depressing to see the traffic situation and civic sense in our own country.
Its important to do our bit, without worrying too much about other's perceptions and reactions. I do give right of way often and wave off people. As you correctly pointed, most do not even notice or acknowledge it. A few notice it and appear amused or even confused. Even fewer understand it and appreciate it. Let's hope that at least a few learn from the examples that people like you and me set forward.
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Originally Posted by roy_libran The concept of "Right of Way" that was described on the first page, and the consequent simple rules like - Preference to vehicle on your right, Preference to Pedestrians, and Courtesy, just DO NOT work for our country.
Every time I have come back to India, after any extended stint in Europe, I have tried to practice this but within a few hours, have ended up feeling like a fool. Initially I thought that people take advantage of you (in such situations), because very few other people would reciprocate that courtesy to you. However, increasingly, I have come to realize that the real problem is not Only due to the general attitude of the people, rather, the number of them!
I have slowed down and stopped at pedestrian crossings which are not controlled by Red Lights, to allow a bunch of 15-20 people to pass safely. However, it becomes an endless river of people, who just would not give you your way. Plus, the traffic piles up behind you and are continuously honking and gesticulating. So, what do you do? You start punching a way through the crowd.
Same thing happens when giving preference to vehicles on your right!
I really don't think that the right of way concept can be extended to this country, especially in the metros and big cities. This problem needs a solution unique to India. |
roy_libran, right-of-way and yielding rules are not really 'laws' even in most places in USA. If there is a stop sign or a yield sign, then of couse, one HAS to follow it. But at uncontrolled intersections without any stop/yield/give-way signs, the "right of way" provides "guidelines" about who should wait and who should proceed.
If these guidelines are followed, the traffic remains smooth. If they are not followed, there are traffic-jams and crashes. We as citizens need to collectively choose between the two and bear the consequences of our choice.