Even these credit cards come with a security feature u see.The signature of the person to whom the card belongs is printed on the card.The shop where u r swaping the card,there u'll have to do ur signature.If theres a mismatch,then the shop owner can always cancel the transaction.Funny thing no?? the shop owner will alaways try to believe that the signature is authentic .Anyways a legal notice was sent to the shop in concern.Though nothing has changed much....

Well said.....

10 pages of cribbing and it was time I intervened!

There are lots of "Old" ladies over "35" like the way described by our dear friend Ashes! And there are lots of men too. And there are lots of 20 something idiots in "jazzy" fast bikes who ride on the wrong side too and who systematically honk like that button was his insurance policy and nearly mow down children getting down from a school bus while riding on the wrong side of the road. I encounter this each and every day of the week when I go to get my son from the bus stop.

But we live with it. We have to. I crib. From time to time. But it is no use. We have no choice. There is no proper driving schools in this country. There are NO bike riding schools at all! I am pretty certain if I ask even 3 questions on road rules of the Motor Vehicles Bureau to "new" bike license holders, they will not be able to answer those 3 simple questions. Let us get our own act right. Know all your rules. Follow them. And then no matter what the age of the person doing a wrong act, you cannot be wrong!

Gosh! And we are clamouring for 180Bhp vehicles!

Wow! That is some gender bias post. In a patriarchal society of ours where we confine our ladies inside homes for the most part of their lives, you expect them to develop reflexes?

I have seen my mother ride and drive for nearly 40 years!!! Did not see too many reflex problems with her. In fact she had better reflexes than my father. Despite having been rammed in by a truck coming on the wrong side. Truck guy backed out and ran away. My mother somehow escaped major injuries though the car was quite smashed.

Always waved a thank you to bus and truck drivers when they let me pass on a narrow lane.

How old are you? 16?

You have certainly not taken the xBhp Pledge.

I hope you will ride better when you will be 35+. However I am pretty certain that even you have ridden on the wrong side of the road. I am also pretty certain that you cut through traffic making life difficult for others on the road and you definitely do not stop for children waiting to cross the road. I am not saying that what happened to you was right. It was terribly wrong. I am also saying that it might happen again. And it might be somebody even older, wherein you might find it even more difficult to get out of the situation or somebody younger wherein you will probably get into a scuffle. Know the rules, follow them, know your rights, demand them! Keep your cool and stay focussed.

But your signature is present at the back of the card.Cant the person copy it?Moreover i have seen only a few shopkeepers checking the signature.I trust debit card

Not true at all.

Very True.

With utmost respect I would say, the genes definitely show an effect in the children also.

From my personal experience only.

I totally agree with u on this respect. One can always copy another person's signature.The system is not fool-proof.Its just considered a difficult thing to do.
I also agree with u on the point that many shopkeepers have a tendency of not checking the signature.Why would they want to? Its bad for their business I guess.Absence of proper punitive measures or delay in their application encourages them to do so.
I also like to carry an atm card with me all da time.The problem was I had to
draw a sum of 45000 rupees and my atm card has a limit of 15000 per day, and I didn't like the idea of carrying that amount of hard cash with me.
Its just the situations that led from one thing to another.Too bad for me.

@ken

i have a lot to learn, i dont hve a lot of riding experience

but i think i have the right to crib and get angry when i have to pay to get my bike repaired because of someone elses mistake!!

and that keep riding and honking was just a joke!!

you went a little too far describing my riding, with all due respect i am not a IRRESPONSIBLE LANE CUTTING RIDER in fact i like to ride slowly and ride fast only when gettin late

ps. i dont want to get in any heated discussion here cause i have a lot of respect for u and u r quite older than me so pleez all of this is in a light mood just tryin to justify myself even my mom drives very responsibly on road i was talkin about the old age group as a whole cause most of them r...

Yes, you have the right. I can understand your frustration. Though it is tough riding/driving in countries like ours, I hope this does not happen to you or to any of us.

okay, BTW, we are speaking about people coming in the way of vehicles and not giving us way...

In most other countries, you are bound to stop (however) if there is a person on the road. The rule is "Give way" and to the life first. So much so that if there is one person's feet on the road by any chance at a place even without any crossing or signal, the motorists are bound to stop. I have witnessed a handful of such screeching halts. Even I caused one!

Have you guys noticed the Euro design cars? High bumper design - no sharp edges and lot more stuff there - this is designed as per guidelines to save pedestrians' life to a good extent even if a car hits them and that it should not dismember their legs...

Give a thought in that direction too...

A pedestrian can always be wrong but a motorist must always be alert.

^^^+1

u r right about pedestrians but what about people who r driving on the wrong side approaching towards u!!

there is bound to be a lot of confusion because both riding at certain speeds therefore less reaction time as compared to pedestrians who r on foot.

I know that this is a genuine menace! Happens at random on highways too... you cruising at 150kmph and suddenly there is this tractor in the opposite direction flashing at you as if you are wrong and you have to give way. You have to live with it, if you survive that is!

^^^

If we follow what I said earlier -
"A pedestrian can always be wrong but a motorist must always be alert." this problem shouldn't arise.

Unfortunately our driving learning system doesn't enforce a single bit of safe riding habits on us. All they check is whether we can drive the motor or not.

Well, lets just say I am young enough to be moving quick on road and old enough to realize not to be a pain in the wrong place for fellow motorists by moving at 30kmph in the middle of the road.

Honestly, we will never have orderly traffic. Unless you have patience on par with a yogi, riding/driving is impossible. We feel so obliged to be politically correct, oh gender has no effect and all that equality, empowerment talk.

This is a country were 6-8-xxx lane roads are bulit and bullock carts are allowed to ply.

This is a country were bicycles are allowed to move on the wrongside on the flyover.

This is a country were autos, buses and just about every other street urchin enjoys the status of VIP among the police.

Empowerment, equality, inclusive society, etc etc. It should be reflected on our roads also right? So, if you have a R1 shut up and tail gate a BMTC bus or better still a bicycle on Hebbal flyover Coz the bicyclist is also a human and has as much right to use the road

This hapnd 3 months bk wen i was riding my '75 Standard 350..
the frnt brakes wer nuthin to rave abt
A single cam drum(old ones) , usless once the bike bike crosses 20kmph...
Mumbai, Bandra, Linking Road riding at arnd 80kmph early morning arnd 5:30 roads are completely empty with BEST buses and rickshaws startin to ply my lights are ON...
This linking road has many junctions in between sme r with Signals others are just bylanes running thru the road.. A rickshaw suddenly darts out frm one of these lanes, sees me comin .. i honk and honk .. flash the head light and completely press the front brake hopin dat smhw either my bike stops or he gets out of the way..neither happens 2 secs later my frnt wheel is sittin in the rickshws "cockpit"..
the Battery of rickshaw kept besides the driver's seat is completely smashed wit electrolyte all over the frnt wheel..
rickshw's seat has been flung out on to the other side
i m wearin a lid so my head hits the frame of the rick i fall off the bike
my bag on my back cushions my fall i end up gettin bruised elbows n a herniated disc
the rickshaw is tiltin twrds the other side my bike half inside it.. only the leg guards prevent it frm cmpletely go in and coming out frm the other side..
The driver jumps out at the last moment escaping certain death..

i spend the rest of the day at the garage wit the mech cutting by my bike out frm the rickshaw's frame and then gettin a new set of forks , handle, brakes..etc..

as for the rick driver i dint kno wat to do ..i thiink he had already learned his lesson..

hmmm nothing new in this thread..this happens every time...today when i was returning from i was cruising at 40...suddenly something caught my attention..a boy aged about 6-7 yaers was running freely on the left side of the road...as the road was little narrow i paid extra caution and slowed down the speed to 20...as i was abt to pass him the boys justy sprung on to my track......wtf i do ..at that time..as the speed was low i suddenluy applied the brakes...i couldnt mange to stop ..and rammed into him..his head slammed agfainst the haed light ..and he fell aside..thk god nothing happend to him...as the speed was around 10....suddenly a huge crowd came towards me and started blaming me...somebody said that i was rash driving..that stupid man couldnt hear and see as well that i was honking for 1/2 a minute and my speed was only 20 before aand when crashed it was 10...i was one they were many ...but my college frnds joined me..who saw that incident .....suddenly the party behind me became heavy...and they dispersed..we gave them a mouth full
what the f$^% the gaurdian could do if there was a car or bus instaed of a bike...the could have gone under its wheel....its the job of the guardian...that he should take care of his child..