^^^ Hmm...I guess I'm doing my 2 cents. I've taught my Son on the traffic lights & he complaints to me when ppl jump signals.

In a way, I believe this is little dangerous because, in a country when 99% of them jump the law & 1% of them follow it are bound to get all sorts of threats (including life) due to the majority of them who're doing incorrect things.

Imagine when a person looks up the signal that says walk & when he crosses the road only to find a vehicle jumping signal...very dangerous.

Its most important to stay triple cautious these days & I'm sure in the forth coming years its going to be quad cautious & even more!!!

Typical example - A decade ago, to cross the road, we only needed to look first right side, come to middle & then look left. But these days, I've to keep looking left & right until I cross the road (hopefully I do) 'cause there're number of people who think there's nothing wrong in riding/driving in wrong direction. It all started with cyclists who found difficult to pedal to take a U-turn, followed by bikers & now even the buses & truck are doing it with headlights turned ON. What's worse is that, these guys justify that they've turned ON the lights & its our mistake for not yielding to them

PS - Anyway, sorry about my rantings as I'm beginning to loose my confidence on road rules in this country.

I know exactly what you mean.

Ther's no hope for this country.

A simple example . ABS (Antilock braking system) WILL INCREASE BRAKING DISTANCE. Incorrectly marketed as a mean to reduce braking distance. The whole point of ABS is to avoid wheel slip, thus to gain traction and steering control. No body knows how to use ABS, ESP, TC, etc. I am writing a big article on it. To be posted up soon.

ABS is a life saver under wet condition...but under normal dry condition no...I happened to have driven a friend's Corolla AT fully loaded with ABS and almost creamed the back of a Maruthi Esteem on the highway,when he braked suddenly to save a Biker cutting in to highway from opposite side.It took full 5 minutes for me to become normal....but let my friend drive thereon....You have to maintain greater distance from Vehicle in front of you if you have ABS....But tests have proven it to be superior in stopping distance,compared to conventional non ABS system...wonder how ?

I tend to agree with PSR ji here that, ABS actually increases your braking distance than regular ones ON THE NORMAL DRY TARMAC.

I'd put this way, airbags are for protecting us in the event of misfortunes, while ABS is to prevent from misfortunes. Anyway, too much OT I guess

ABS is a life saver under wet condition...but under normal dry condition no...I happened to have driven a friend's Corolla AT fully loaded with ABS and almost creamed the back of a Maruthi Esteem on the highway,when he braked suddenly to save a Biker cutting in to highway from opposite side.It took full 5 minutes for me to become normal....but let my friend drive thereon....You have to maintain greater distance from Vehicle in front of you if you have ABS....But tests have proven it to be superior in stopping distance,compared to conventional non ABS system...wonder how ?

Umm, ABS saved you from creaming the Esteem actually.

If the car dint have ABS, the wheels would have locked and you would have gone skidding into the Esteem.

ABS helps you in maintain control of the vehicle, i.e. steer it. If the wheels would have locked up you have no steering control of the vehicle.

Wheels do lockup even in dry conditions if you stand on the brakes.

Bottomline: ABS saves!

Umm, ABS saved you from creaming the Esteem actually.

If the car dint have ABS, the wheels would have locked and you would have gone skidding into the Esteem.

ABS helps you in maintain control of the vehicle, i.e. steer it. If the wheels would have locked up you have no steering control of the vehicle.

Wheels do lockup even in dry conditions if you stand on the brakes.

Bottomline: ABS saves!