Bangalore traffic cam!
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You don't really have the traffic rules to prevent it either, do you? ;) ;P
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Traffic rules only work when the traffic rate is below a certain threshold. Once it goes beyond that there are no rules.
Regards, Nish
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Traffic rules only work when the traffic rate is below a certain threshold. Once it goes beyond that there are no rules.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Traffic rules only work when the traffic rate is below a certain threshold.
Ooooooooooohhh! You should visit Paris in the springtime (in a car). Even Stockholm where I live has sufficient traffic rates to disprove that... ;)
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Traffic rules only work when the traffic rate is below a certain threshold.
Ooooooooooohhh! You should visit Paris in the springtime (in a car). Even Stockholm where I live has sufficient traffic rates to disprove that... ;)
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Johnny J. wrote:
Ooooooooooohhh! You should visit Paris in the springtime (in a car). Even Stockholm where I live has sufficient traffic rates to disprove that... ;)
You have no idea about Indian roads, traffic, pedestrians etc. :-)
Regards, Nish
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Johnny J. wrote:
Ooooooooooohhh! You should visit Paris in the springtime (in a car). Even Stockholm where I live has sufficient traffic rates to disprove that... ;)
You have no idea about Indian roads, traffic, pedestrians etc. :-)
Regards, Nish
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Actually I do - I have been to India, hence my initial comment... :cool: [EDIT]On a sidenote, I can mention that I love India (not the traffic, but the rest...) :laugh: [/EDIT]
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Actually I do - I have been to India, hence my initial comment... :cool: [EDIT]On a sidenote, I can mention that I love India (not the traffic, but the rest...) :laugh: [/EDIT]
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Johnny J. wrote:
Actually I do - I have been to India, hence my initial comment... :cool:
Probably in a bigger city then. I've been stuck in traffic in LA, Chicago, New York, and Toronto. And while the traffic was horrible (long weekends too), there were such things as shoulders available for emergency vehicles and cop cars, and there were no pedestrians or bikes on the freeways. In most Indian cities (barring the big ones), there are no real freeways, you just have high speed highways where you have pedestrans, auto-rickshaws,and bikes sharing the road, and no shoulders of any kind at all. Most roads are 2-lane, two-way traffic. One-way streets are rare. Given that background, obeying rules would mean staying home.
Regards, Nish
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Johnny J. wrote:
Actually I do - I have been to India, hence my initial comment... :cool:
Probably in a bigger city then. I've been stuck in traffic in LA, Chicago, New York, and Toronto. And while the traffic was horrible (long weekends too), there were such things as shoulders available for emergency vehicles and cop cars, and there were no pedestrians or bikes on the freeways. In most Indian cities (barring the big ones), there are no real freeways, you just have high speed highways where you have pedestrans, auto-rickshaws,and bikes sharing the road, and no shoulders of any kind at all. Most roads are 2-lane, two-way traffic. One-way streets are rare. Given that background, obeying rules would mean staying home.
Regards, Nish
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No, it was a small(ish) city, and the traffic was exactly as you describe it. But I will still maintain that you are wrong in this respect. having a minimum of traffic rules and having people obey them will not mean any less smooth traffic. On the contrary, It will mean smoother traffic and less accidents and less casualties. On the other hand, I realise that I am in no position to argue with everybody in a country that is as big as India. :laugh: Besides, I don't really have the inclination to do so, and frankly I don't think I need to either. You will either find out yourself in due time or you wont, and in either case it won't do much to spoil the charm of your nice country.
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No, it was a small(ish) city, and the traffic was exactly as you describe it. But I will still maintain that you are wrong in this respect. having a minimum of traffic rules and having people obey them will not mean any less smooth traffic. On the contrary, It will mean smoother traffic and less accidents and less casualties. On the other hand, I realise that I am in no position to argue with everybody in a country that is as big as India. :laugh: Besides, I don't really have the inclination to do so, and frankly I don't think I need to either. You will either find out yourself in due time or you wont, and in either case it won't do much to spoil the charm of your nice country.
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Johnny J. wrote:
On the other hand, I realise that I am in no position to argue with everybody in a country that is as big as India.
It's not the size, it's the population density.
Johnny J. wrote:
You will either find out yourself in due time or you wont,
And the same goes for you ;P
Regards, Nish
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Johnny J. wrote:
On the other hand, I realise that I am in no position to argue with everybody in a country that is as big as India.
It's not the size, it's the population density.
Johnny J. wrote:
You will either find out yourself in due time or you wont,
And the same goes for you ;P
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
And the same goes for you
Touché :laugh: To be frank, I would welcome a little LESS rules here in Europe... But I don't see that happening in any future whatsoever, living in the "Land of Rules and Regulations" :-D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-hRCIAv5g[^] No blood/gore. Just an unbelievable hit-and-run! :wtf:
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ya but this[^] guy would have avoided that entirely - right Nishant? :laugh: (reposted from Nish![^])
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
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ya but this[^] guy would have avoided that entirely - right Nishant? :laugh: (reposted from Nish![^])
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
I agree!
Regards, Nish
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I heard on a TV program over here that something like 75% of vehicles in India that survive for 5 years will have been involved in at least one fatal accident. Don't know if that is actually true or not but that video would suggest that it might be.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Henry Minute wrote:
that survive for 5 years
I think that may be the relative issue, if you define survive as roadworthy then you probably eliminate 90% of 5+ yo cars.
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I heard on a TV program over here that something like 75% of vehicles in India that survive for 5 years will have been involved in at least one fatal accident. Don't know if that is actually true or not but that video would suggest that it might be.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
I have to agree with Nish - that sounds like an urban myth. I'd be more inclined to think that 75% of vehicles in India that are older than 5 years have been involved in a fender bender. /ravi
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ya but this[^] guy would have avoided that entirely - right Nishant? :laugh: (reposted from Nish![^])
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
A classic and a worthy repost, IMHO. :-D /ravi
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I agree. The guy on the motorcycle was attempting to cross the road against traffic (perhaps to park on the opposite side). There were pedestrians crossing the road casually. And all this from 50 seconds of footage.
Regards, Nish
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ya but this[^] guy would have avoided that entirely - right Nishant? :laugh: (reposted from Nish![^])
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute "...who gives a tinker's cuss?" - Dalek Dave "Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
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No, it was a small(ish) city, and the traffic was exactly as you describe it. But I will still maintain that you are wrong in this respect. having a minimum of traffic rules and having people obey them will not mean any less smooth traffic. On the contrary, It will mean smoother traffic and less accidents and less casualties. On the other hand, I realise that I am in no position to argue with everybody in a country that is as big as India. :laugh: Besides, I don't really have the inclination to do so, and frankly I don't think I need to either. You will either find out yourself in due time or you wont, and in either case it won't do much to spoil the charm of your nice country.
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Isn't your idea of heavy traffic a moose standing on the road? :)
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.That is indeed HEAVY traffic. I've never actually collided with a moose myself, but I've seen cars that have. In most cases, the car will be totalled. But I HAVE had a deer collide with me. The stupid animal came running out of the wood just as I was passing by and smacked right into the side of my car. That damaged the car enough for my taste and to make everything worse, I got a €400 fine as well for failing to notify the police right away. I had to go home first because I didn't have my cell phone with me, and that wasn't quick enough for the police... :mad:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932 -
That is indeed HEAVY traffic. I've never actually collided with a moose myself, but I've seen cars that have. In most cases, the car will be totalled. But I HAVE had a deer collide with me. The stupid animal came running out of the wood just as I was passing by and smacked right into the side of my car. That damaged the car enough for my taste and to make everything worse, I got a €400 fine as well for failing to notify the police right away. I had to go home first because I didn't have my cell phone with me, and that wasn't quick enough for the police... :mad:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Was there not a recent accident in Canada where a car hit a bear, sending the bear flying through the windshield of another car and exiting by the rear window? I think the bear and the passengers of the car it flew through were killed, otherwise it would almost be funny.
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
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Was there not a recent accident in Canada where a car hit a bear, sending the bear flying through the windshield of another car and exiting by the rear window? I think the bear and the passengers of the car it flew through were killed, otherwise it would almost be funny.
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.Glad it wasn't me - I wouldn't be able to bear it! :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Glad it wasn't me - I wouldn't be able to bear it! :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932