Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

No, no... you misunderstand. It's so the lorry drivers can keep the lines exactly in the center of the vehicle... also doing 40 while overtaking an autorickshaw doing 20

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News


Hahaha.......... LOL

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

I think you are wrongly blaming the truck drivers, I think they are probably the most sane and lane respecting drivers on our roads. It is the cars, travel's tempos and autos which use the dotted line as the nose of their vehicle. The trucks have some limitations while crossing cities with load and it makes practical sense for them to be on the right contrary to rules and popular opinion.

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

yeah..but they don't have to align their axle centre to the line (that too on a 2 lane). It

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News


Oh no bro. The interstate lorries are fine but I thing he was talking about the city lorries. Like the eicher-cantors driving around the city like they own it. You do have a point about autos, tempos and cars though. But let me add the commuter segment bikes to that list. They just don't want to give way. They must overtake from the wrong side and they always seem to ride slow when they have an opening and ride fast when they don't. Many a times I've gotten into fights with these guys thanks to their god awful road etiquette.

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News


No I think they do bro. Otherwise they may not be able to sleep at night knowing they followed road rules and obeyed the law.

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

The reason lane driving hasn't caught on in India is I think because the drivers here are not confident in maintaining the lane. The lane has in most cases just sufficient width to accommodate a bus/truck and little more easily a car but lane driving contrary to being simple required good skills of vehicle control on a single narrow path which proves hard for many indian drivers. All our skills are in weaving through traffic not maintaining a line.
Add to that people, cattle, dogs, etc barging in from the median leading to the wide practice of keeping a safe distance from median which means running the dotted line in between your two wheels

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

I found a joke somewhere, after reading it, I realized that it wasn't a joke it was reality.

Guys if you find it off topic I apologize and feel free to remove the post. Here it goes.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INDIAN ROADS:

1. Lanes and zebra crossings are painted on the road to create employment opportunities for painters and to let the purchase officer make some money. Any other purpose that you may have heard of is just a rumor.

2. Traffic lights are changed frequently only to add some color to your life. Don’t stop your vehicle to stare at a red light, keep on driving, you will see another one soon enough.

3. In case of an accident, the vehicle with bigger size is at fault. So even if you are going down the wrong way on your bike, if you hit a car then the car’s driver is at fault.

4. If you see an ambassador car with lal batti in your rear-view mirror then you must give way immediately. You may be delaying a scam of national importance. However, don’t extend the same courtesy to an ambulance; if an ambulance is getting delayed due to traffic then so is Yamraj. Nobody is going to die.

5. Little kids make the best airbags. Keep them positioned in front of you to absorb the impact during an accident.

6. Every driver must carry 100 Rs notes in their wallet. Traffic police will not be responsible if you don’t get the change after paying 500 Rs or 1000 Rs currency note to a traffic cop.

7. Drunk driving is prohibited only for college students. Mainly because they spend all their money on booze and have nothing to give to the traffic cop who pulls them over.

8. Vehicles behind you come to an immediate halt when you decide to change lanes or make a sudden turn. Don’t bother turning on the indicators, sudden use of the indicators may confuse people.

9. You must keep pressing the horn at all times. While indicators are optional, honking is mandatory at all times.

10. Roads double up as parking zones at all times. You can park your vehicle on the side of the road, middle of the road or even on the median dividing the road. A No Parking sign is a reservation sign for your vehicle; please park there the moment you spot one.

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

LOL ... post it in hilarious thread

Re: Study shows, lane splitting is safe: xBhp News

Done sir.
rreneav1987 sir, did post it in the hilarious thread a few mins ago.