tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post3589599791041684037..comments2024-01-26T10:57:33.473+05:30Comments on Motorcyclist At Large: Riding slower: scary stuff!rearsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-22103957611227095462008-01-04T00:13:00.000+05:302008-01-04T00:13:00.000+05:30"The probablity of an accident occuring is directl..."The probablity of an accident occuring is directly propotional to the amount of time you spend between Point A and point B"<BR/> ~:DPrabulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010289043126263956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-16601345337790335552007-12-31T12:17:00.000+05:302007-12-31T12:17:00.000+05:30the only way to commute? get a turbo hayabusa, pin...the only way to commute? get a turbo hayabusa, pin the throttle in each gear all the way through...<BR/><BR/>pity I only have a 150cc bike then. sob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-23949768273621919232007-12-27T02:06:00.000+05:302007-12-27T02:06:00.000+05:30Ever felt this way:-You are on a road where you ge...Ever felt this way:-<BR/>You are on a road where you generally rip at three digit speeds. even with little traffic you land up doing 90ish. and you are comfortable in stop-go-stop-stop traffic on same road at speeds of 5/10kmph..but some day you find yourself riding in flowing traffic..dense but moving at 60kmph..and it gets onto your nervers.I stick to the right lane(where avergage speed is 60kmph ) dont even think about changing lanes and overtaking in gaps etc..just ride in that lane checking my brakes every 30-40seconds..<BR/>Been there done that??<BR/>reason? pointers?Arpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750917040826028065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-14357811244274927852007-12-24T12:35:00.000+05:302007-12-24T12:35:00.000+05:30Gr,About time we started getting radar guns eh? Un...Gr,<BR/><BR/>About time we started getting radar guns eh? <BR/>Unfortunately, this is *always* the direction the government/babus are gonna take because it builds up their money chests - and they care for little else anyways. <BR/><BR/>Among the thousand different iterations I have seen frm Bangalore's Tughlaq's, er, Traffic Police, the only one that has been seemingly close to good sense is the one about dedicated auto/bus lanes - one instance in the 10 years I've been riding/driving.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting that lorries get to go at 65kmph - I have rarely seen any sign which gives them leeway for more than 50kmph.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523026391621729499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-35504990626032065492007-12-22T23:35:00.000+05:302007-12-22T23:35:00.000+05:30Riding slower than one's usual pace ....to me it f...Riding slower than one's usual pace ....to me it feels like I'm walking , not riding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-88537026425371434862007-12-22T20:34:00.000+05:302007-12-22T20:34:00.000+05:30The Hindu, Hyderabad, 20 Dec 2007"The Central Moto...The Hindu, Hyderabad, 20 Dec 2007<BR/><BR/>"The Central Motor Vehicle Act (CMV) has already specified the maximum speed limit for two wheelers at <B>50</B> kmph and for transport vehicles, including lorries, RTC buses, maxicabs, school buses etc. <B>65</B> kmph in city conditions. We are enforcing the same rules." said Mr Venkateswarulu.<BR/><BR/>No the figures are not typos.<BR/><BR/>They now have these fancy interceptor vehicles with laser speed guns, long range cameras and GOK what to enforce it. <BR/><BR/>Should you get a mug shot in one of them, you get penalised under Sec 183, 184 and 189 of the MV act, a fine of 300/- and prosecuted in a court of law.<BR/><BR/>I am absolutely gutted by this supreme display of wisdom, and also the total lack of comment in the press, or reaction by the general public.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully the authorities wake up and realize this is an absurd situation where buses can legally run you down !, oh and will some one please tell them that headlight reflectors blind you from the <I>bottom</I><BR/><BR/>for the moment am trying hard to keep that speedo at 50 and finding my commute sucks even more than it used to :((<BR/><BR/>ciao<BR/>grgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073087551842269666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-39291487705549499212007-12-22T01:54:00.000+05:302007-12-22T01:54:00.000+05:30Riding/Driving slower always screws up the concent...Riding/Driving slower always screws up the concentration - unless you are cruising. <BR/><BR/>If you gotta slow - slow to a cruise - cruising at 20, 40 or 100 shouldn't change much - and shouldn't scare you much either, even in traffic. <BR/><BR/>Also, that will keep your concentration pretty much on the ball.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523026391621729499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-82361304536673138922007-12-22T00:08:00.000+05:302007-12-22T00:08:00.000+05:30when speed goes down...we become relaxed...so more...when speed goes down...<BR/>we become relaxed...<BR/>so more risk...<BR/>as we are less alert..<BR/>--------<BR/>slicing open a heavy traffic road is a tough art to master...<BR/>you encounter the biggies(buses and trucks)....the smarties(big cars)....master traffic cutters...newbie riders....and the painful category of rickshaw and lady riders.....there are some like me who are not experts but have graduated from being newcomers....<BR/>so in this melancholy of chaos...where pedestrians practice jaywalking reguarly...<BR/>you will always find a logic or say, a rhythm....its always that way...it may seem mayhem...but look closer you will see that somethings always happen at the same place..in the same way....at the same time...<BR/>of course you have this enigmatic factor to this chaos...<BR/>so its always better to expect the worse..and be prepared for it...and end up similing coz nothing worse happend.. happy riding.....sanket kamblihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829670502377057494noreply@blogger.com