Comments on: The way traffic works in OMR http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/ Rombo nallavan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90747 prabukarthik Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:17:48 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90747 BNB Officially From Madhya Kailash to Siruseri. Its possible you encountered the 'barely two buses' even within this stretch.. blame it on 'depreciation' on the left, 'consumption' of the center lane by the MTC.. so what is left over is the right most lane.... From what i heard, two guys (likely drunk) in motorcycle had gone in full throttle and had hit a stationary lorry.. the first guy died on the spot, the guy in the pillion got hit, and flew to the middle of the road, and all vehicles plying in high speeds, went over him one after the other.. BNB

Officially From Madhya Kailash to Siruseri. Its possible you encountered the ‘barely two buses’ even within this stretch.. blame it on ‘depreciation’ on the left, ‘consumption’ of the center lane by the MTC.. so what is left over is the right most lane….

From what i heard, two guys (likely drunk) in motorcycle had gone in full throttle and had hit a stationary lorry.. the first guy died on the spot, the guy in the pillion got hit, and flew to the middle of the road, and all vehicles plying in high speeds, went over him one after the other..

]]> By: BNB http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90741 BNB Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:30:43 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90741 So which stretch is the OMR officially ? Because I went to Thiruporur yesterday and barely two buses could fit in on some of the stretches. What happened near Tidel ? So which stretch is the OMR officially ? Because I went to Thiruporur yesterday and barely two buses could fit in on some of the stretches. What happened near Tidel ?

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90735 prabukarthik Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:25:04 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90735 Ram, There is hardly any pedestrian crossing anywhere in these new roads... and yet there will be a small town every two-three kms on both sides of the road.. and people will be crossing all the N lanes like the way they used to when it was two lane...These new roads may have reduced head-on collisions but the pedestrian killings and two wheeler killings have gone way up is my guestimate... your analogy holds good...good roads need not produce safe driving... en needa naal vayitherichal.. came out as a post! Ram,

There is hardly any pedestrian crossing anywhere in these new roads… and yet there will be a small town every two-three kms on both sides of the road.. and people will be crossing all the N lanes like the way they used to when it was two lane…These new roads may have reduced head-on collisions but the pedestrian killings and two wheeler killings have gone way up is my guestimate…

your analogy holds good…good roads need not produce safe driving…
en needa naal vayitherichal.. came out as a post!

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90734 prabukarthik Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:21:27 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90734 dagalti very true reg. the autobahn thing. reg. the buffalo, no the bufalo does not jump from nowhere, on the other hand, the bufalo is very much on the right side lane of the road, in deep meditation mode...if it does not get hit by some lorry, its one of those miracles evangelists can be proud of. my colleague described the now infamous accident near Tidel on New Year eve.. I felt like throwing up on listening to that once... it was that gruesome and yet people drive as if this is autobahn... dagalti

very true reg. the autobahn thing.

reg. the buffalo, no the bufalo does not jump from nowhere, on the other hand, the bufalo is very much on the right side lane of the road, in deep meditation mode…if it does not get hit by some lorry, its one of those miracles evangelists can be proud of.

my colleague described the now infamous accident near Tidel on New Year eve.. I felt like throwing up on listening to that once… it was that gruesome and yet people drive as if this is autobahn…

]]> By: dagalti http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90726 dagalti Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:35:41 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90726 But even with all this there are many who drive under the assumption that it is the Autobahn. The other day I saw a buffalo knocked down in the stretch between Sathyabama and Asiana. I mean, I can understand someone not being able to gauge a dog. But it is not like a buffalo jumps in suddenly from nowhere ! But even with all this there are many who drive under the assumption that it is the Autobahn. The other day I saw a buffalo knocked down in the stretch between Sathyabama and Asiana. I mean, I can understand someone not being able to gauge a dog. But it is not like a buffalo jumps in suddenly from nowhere !

]]> By: Ram http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90723 Ram Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:26:03 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2010/01/18/the-way-traffic-works-in-omr/#comment-90723 PK, a relevant metaphor comes to mind - "Meththai vaangalaam, Thookkathai vaanga mudiyuma?" We have come quite a distance from the 80s and 90s, in terms of infrastructure, technology etc, but if people's attitude remain the same as ever, what is the point of all that? This is how I felt when I went to India in 2008 for the first time after 5 years while riding home on the updated NH45. The road was awesome, but there were still rouge two wheelers, stray cows, impatient drivers in vehicles of all categories etc. The only thing newly laid roads like OMR, NH45 etc will minimize, is head-on collisions. Thanks for an entertaining post as always. PK, a relevant metaphor comes to mind - “Meththai vaangalaam, Thookkathai vaanga mudiyuma?”

We have come quite a distance from the 80s and 90s, in terms of infrastructure, technology etc, but if people’s attitude remain the same as ever, what is the point of all that? This is how I felt when I went to India in 2008 for the first time after 5 years while riding home on the updated NH45. The road was awesome, but there were still rouge two wheelers, stray cows, impatient drivers in vehicles of all categories etc. The only thing newly laid roads like OMR, NH45 etc will minimize, is head-on collisions.

Thanks for an entertaining post as always.

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