The Official Chennai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[aargee]

Cops should be extra cautious

Yuvi...why should cops be extra cautious???? Shouldn't it be the jaywalkers & motorist that need to be extra cautious? Lol ?

[thegame0012]

I guess we as riders should be bit more careful any where we ride - "Hello" Its India !!! That busa guy was right or wrong thats a history now but a person has died and its gonna take big hit on all the SBK riders on sunday morning - Fingers crossed this thing does't happen again

[Sunnyside_up!]

I saw it in the news yesterday - The other side of the story revealed (As per news) say the CBR was racing down the ECR and hit the old man on road and he died on the spot. CBR seems to be badly hit, and the rider (Arvind) has been admitted to a hospital.

Not sure if they were racing down or was it the old man who was jaywalking.



It was around 6 30 AM

The accident happened around 6.15 am. We passed the spot at 6.45. The guys were not "drag racing" as was published but the guy who crashed is a fast rider - so can't comment. The group he was riding with reported that he and another guy clipped away from the main group after the toll at Uthandi and when they reached the spot they found both riders down.

In all probability it was a combination of both jay-walking and speeding which led to the tragedy. I say jay-walking is a strong possibility as I witness it every day.

I ride on the ECR simply because it's the best road in Chennai to ride in the early mornings - but good tarmac, fast bikes and empty roads are a potent mix and if one is not careful, tragedy is just waiting around the corner.

By the way, The TOI report is nonsense - the others did not flee the scene - in fact they stopped at the risk of their own life and limbs to get the ambulance for the downed riders and wait for the cops. I know this because I saw them waiting at the side of the road.

[DrVENOM]

The article on TOI was pretty stupid. There are numerous accidents due to so many negligent mistakes by everyone on the road, but this incident takes so much light because it was a SBK involved..! So every now and then, when a life is lost...its just another column...but when a SBK involved accident occurs...police go around saying that they have "planned" on getting surveillance cams fixed along the route. Where was their tiny brain when there was so many lives lost from 100cc bikes...?? Even 100cc bikes are capable to reach near to 100kmph and run over any jaywalker...!

Mistakes do happen...lives have been lost...but its pathetic to see BIKERS as a whole being blamed here...atleast by these so called media news mongers..!

[aargee]

Rajnikanth is still right; every time an accident occurs, the mistake is on bigger vehicle; here SBK is bigger than (jay)walking

[gmagesh14]

Nice two laned roads Next time, we'll do some interiors through villages if you're willing.

Sure aargee., I'm ready to do.,

[gmagesh14]

A group of 5 or more bikers joining together and calling themselves as speed demons and doing DRAG & CIRCUIT in city traffic is a stupid thing and such idiots should be caught and penalised severely.,
It happens every weekend in Besant nagar.,Marina ,ECR etc. ,
Biking is to enjoy ourselves and not to disturb other commmuters.,

[Racing Hart]

Read this today morning,a sad news this... ECR always has been a mix of both worlds..

[yuv_biKING]

You cant educate/teach a old-man the risk of jaywalking, with such a poor vision and sense how do you expect him to act quick or even wise on that matter, we all know who lives on the roads near mayajaal.
As a fast rider I am responsible to mind my speeds based on where I ride. An incident like this can be avoided if atleast one of the victim acts smart..

My point is cops has to take measures to control speeds near residential, what's the point holding a speed-gun hiding under a tree in a empty no-man stretches. let the motorist enjoy the speed where he can. Take measures to slow down a speedster when he doesnt controls himself.

I never advocate on safe driving, but in this case its a poor old man and a loss of life which bothers me.

[aargee]

There is no difference between the jaywalkers and animals

This is what I thought too, offlate, I think there's a huge difference!!!
- Animals are scared of their life & cross the roads more quickly
- Animals don't wave hand to a speeding vehicle to cross the road
- Animals know the consequence of what is run over by a vehicle
- They say...animals have only 5 senses, that provokes me a question within...does that even apply to such idiots?

[Ananth]

Yes - It could be a mix of Rider's fault and the under reacting jay walker. May be of age (or usual way of jay walking) - The old man might have not reacted well - It has happened to me as well (On the NH45) - It may not be totally avoided - But we must try to *restrict* ourselves to do controllable speeeds - It may be 120 kmph for me - and for others it may be 150 kmph - Ability to react sharp and stop on time matters and i hope we all learn a thing or two when it comes to how general public see us even when we tour on road - I'm not advocating do 60 kmph on the ECR - Do 120 kmph *where possible* and restrict to slower saner speeds around the corners (Similar to the one where the last accident happened)

[aargee]

^^^ +1; reflex & remaining under control + most importantly, understanding one's limit matters most.

[Jdsouza81]

Hi.. I'm Jason from Mumbai. I will be riding from Banglore to Valankanni (Tamil Nadu) next week and I need to know which i the best route I could take. I have no idea about the road conditions in the south and am solely depending on the default route as per Google maps. I need your guidance in finding the best route.

[aargee]

Jason - Roads in South India, especially in TN & Pondicherry are excellent; nothing to worry

riding from Banglore to Valankanni (Tamil Nadu) next week

Here you go...
Bangalore - Krishnagiri (NH44)
Krishnagiri - Tiruvannamalai (NH66) (From the Krishnagiri junction, follow signs towards Chennai & you'll have to take left underneath the bridge; after taking right keep following signs for Pondicherry)
Krishnagiri - Thogarapalli - Mathur - Oothangarai - Nallur - Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai - Pennathur - Gingee - Tindivanam
Tindivanam - (follow signs for Pondicherry) - Tiruchitrambalam - Pondicherry
Pondicherry - (NH45A) - follow signs towards Cuddalore
Cuddalore - Chidambaram - Sirkazhi - Thirukadayur - Karaikal - Nagapattinam - Velankanni

That's more exhaustive route, to keep it simple...

Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Pondicherry - Cuddalore - Chidambaram - Sirkazhi - Nagapattinam - Velankanni

When you're in Bangalore, try to meet RiderMax sir, he's done this route recently & take his suggestions - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...niversary.html

[Jdsouza81]

^^^ Wow!! that was quick. Thanks. Your route seems easier than following goole maps
I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to meet anyone as I'll be reaching Banglore late and will be leaving early the next day. I think I'll go through his travelogue for details.