[epiccross]

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Glad he realised it was his mistake and good to see him use his indicators after that. Hope he will learn from this and use his indicators from here on.

Well, the dude drifts to the right lane first, then turns on the indicator not to commit to the lane change and drifts back to the center lane. Only thing I liked is that he apologized, and that's so rare to see these days. But the bar is in hell, I guess.

[anjan_c2007]

The poor soul, an office goer in Bengaluru, while commuting on his two wheeler is seen attending a video call on his laptop.

The news on Times Now Bengaluru, based on a feed in X by @peakbengaluru has got comments from netizens, some expressing concern at the work pressure the rider might be going through.

No doubt, he has risked his life and safety by such an uncalled for act.

The video on X by @peakbengaluru

https://twitter.com/peakbengaluru/st...it8MEgaVg&s=19

News link with image from X:-

https://www.timesnownews.com/bengalu...icle-108742266

[ada]

Everyone gets distracted once in a while - while driving, the only hope is it does not lead to serious consequences.

[naveen.raju]

Watch with audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-HJ1z-AXfk

[GeneralJazz]

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Watch with audio.

https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=q-HJ1z-AXfk

Haha! The ego clash provided for some nice entertainment on your commute! The traffic in Ernakulam has gotten so bad of late. I saw several such instances especially around Kalamassery-Edapally section. After a weekend of driving through the madness, I was honestly glad to get back to Coimbatore!

[naveen.raju]

Originally Posted by GeneralJazz

Haha! The ego clash provided for some nice entertainment on your commute! The traffic in Ernakulam has gotten so bad of late. I saw several such instances especially around Kalamassery-Edapally section. After a weekend of driving through the madness, I was honestly glad to get back to Coimbatore!

Think the clash got worse after I turned. I could hear the pickup honking continuously for 20 seconds after which I drove further inside. Had I stayed on the main road, I could have captured an action thriller short movie.

Yes, the traffic is very bad now since we now don't have any "highway" here. It's all city roads. To make things worse, I stay close to Kerala busiest junction and I see a lot of "action" on the road .

[vredesbyrd]

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Watch with audio.

Reminds me of last year when a bolero pickup near shimla tried to run me off the road.
I gestured a "why?" at him nicely, then him and his cleaner started hurling abuses and he attempted collision multiple times. The situation would have been very different for the pickup guy if it were my friends with me instead of parents.

[07CR]

https://youtu.be/v7RhtMwTHbA?

Very happy that the Seltos owner stood his ground. As per comments on YouTube video the Harrier owner was fined by police. Hope it's true.

Dashcam indeed helped.

[silverado]

Originally Posted by blitzkrieg

Watch the video here for the non-violent showdown

https://Youtu.be/M7tWk-Ko4Bs

Great job, I wish I was there in another car, we could have boxed him in between.

[PreludeSH]

Originally Posted by Goandiaries

Had a close call with an i20 driver on the NH44. Slightly old video, but hadn't posted it earlier. The driver was apologetic (as you can see in the video). I believe I didn't crash into him because I was a bit slower due to patchy roads in that section.

https://Youtu.be/XzdI1npS-rY?si=OwYj4eJdssXqdfdW

I have honked similar many times. You almost expect them to do so which is an instinct we have in India.

Also, I have seen many instances of people changing lanes when very close to a vehicle on their lane. They cant see if there is a slower vehicle in the lane they are moving to.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by PreludeSH

Also, I have seen many instances of people changing lanes when very close to a vehicle on their lane.

This is very common. The correct position from which to overtake is not tailgating-close to the vehicle in front.

I guess they don't have confidence in the power of their vehicle. Or that was what they did in history and continue to do, whatever they drive today. Fact is, and always was, if the power is in doubt, don't do it!

[Venky03]

Had a close call on NH66 with a truck swerving in my lane, initially I though he was avoiding a pothole/overtaking but that doesn't seem to be the case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxYvbVfL_So

[Bonemechanic]

This happened yesterday.
I was coming with my family from Kollam to Thrissur. After Angamaly town, I was stopped at a traffic signal. When I started to drive, a biker suddenly crossed in front of me from right to left in an alarming way. He started to shout and make some hand gestures. I sped up and overtook him. But again, this guy started zigzagging his bike in front of me. He was threatening his life as well as the lives of others.

https://youtu.be/BOCwCWYMxsE?si=u8D34sCJbT_6qRHn

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by Bonemechanic

a biker suddenly crossed in front of me from right to left in an alarming way. ... I sped up and overtook him.

It is always better to leave these people to zoom away in front

But again, this guy started zigzagging his bike in front of me. He was threatening his life as well as the lives of others.

He doesn't seem to want to live. I'd suggest that he was drunk? Except many of those guys don't need to be. He is overtaking others dangerously too.

He comes so close to clipping the median. When I see people like that, I always think: he could be on the road in front of my car in a flash, and I drive ready for that.

I don't wish any harm to them or their families: but if they must try to kill themselves that is their business. Let them not ruin our lives too.

[DriTraPh]

Originally Posted by Bonemechanic

This happened yesterday.
I was coming with my family from Kollam to Thrissur. After Angamaly town, I was stopped at a traffic signal. When I started to drive, a biker suddenly crossed in front of me from right to left in an alarming way. He started to shout and make some hand gestures. I sped up and overtook him. But again, this guy started zigzagging his bike in front of me. He was threatening his life as well as the lives of others.

Almost seems like he wants to pick up some kind of fight with you and use that as a lever to extort some money. I hate to say (and think) this but it reminds me of a movie where a poor man comes in front of a car, gets into an accident and uses that to extort money.