re: Pune : Roads, traffic conditions, route queries and other assorted rants Quote:
Originally Posted by amit_mechengg ...properly. here you are faster than him and very near to the bottleneck. |
Amit, how does one judge the driver reactions by the speed at which he is moving? I could very well say I was faster and had right of way. It doesn't work that way. Quote:
while overtaking too you flash to oncoming vehicle requesting him to slow down so that you make the full overtake.
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That again is incorrect behaviour and shows dominance on the road. It is your duty to slow down and abort an overtaking manoeuver if you are in the path of an oncoming vehicle. If you misjudge the speed of the oncoming vehicle do not expect it to stop or slow down to allow you to pass. However, this is called " aang pe gaadi daalna" and is not an appropriate way of dealing with the situation. Quote:
so according to you , you should slow down , terminate the overtake and let the oncoming vehicle pass?
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YES! Quote:
if oncoming vehicle flashes you should slow down and allow him to pass as he is warning us.
dont even try this reverse way expecting the vehicle with flashing light to slow and you speed in. i am sure you dont want to fall in trouble and create trouble for oncoming car too.
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As noopster mentioned, we have wrongly assumed that the use of a high beam flash is to make way whereas in reality the switches are clearly marked as "pass" on the lever. It does indeed mean that a reverse way is expected and you should yield by flashing lights. Quote:
Originally Posted by amit_mechengg You are over-judging the situation. these are not called over ambitions actions in day to day driving. this is quite natural on any road and its a common understanding between normal drivers. |
I don't think dot has overjudged the situation here. What he mentioned is clearly a decent and civilized way of driving which unfortunately is missed out due to lack of common driving knowledge between the so called "normal drivers" Quote:
mainly when you are near to the bottleneck its your right to pass first, but just to alert the oncoming car you flash.
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Absolutely incorrect! In a bottleneck, or a junction without a traffic light or stop sign. It is your duty to stop, look and proceed. If you consider it as your right to pass, you are indeed following what other "normal drivers" do. Quote:
Of-course you wont overtake seeing some oncoming vehicle right in front. you overtake with all calculations in mind. but many times there is an oncoming vehicle which is far away but at speed. you flash just to alert him so that he adjusts himself too.
of course when someone is overtaking and i see him in front flashing i should be alert and save some space for him too. this is a simple moral understanding.
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Again, this is a judgement call and you can never assess an overtaking manoeuver completely. Always be prepared to abort than make a move. If your overtaking manouvere warrants an oncoming vehicle to slow down, it is your misjudgement than a responsibility of the vehicle on the correct side of the road to slow down. Quote:
Originally Posted by dot I am sorry to say that it is not a proper and natural road manner to flash light to slow down others. It would be proper if you flash light to beacon the other vehicle to proceed and stop yourself. |
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Originally Posted by amit_mechengg Yes 100% correct. i have driven a lot in US as well as Germany and CZEK. it was very easy for me to change my rule as per these countries as the very first time when a person flashed at me on the crossing he stopped and asked me to go first. so i started doing the same. |
And this is indeed the correct way than what we Indians assume is a "Make way" signal.
Correct me if I am wrong here. |