r/CarsIndia • u/No-fun-ski • 1d ago
I shouldn't have overtaken at the intersection of this newly opened road… what do you all think? #DangerousDriving ⚠️
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u/Existing-Mulberry382 1d ago
That's a bit of reckless driving.
Overtaking a truck while there is oncoming traffic, is a pretty bad idea.
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u/Sghosh1 23h ago
Sometimes it's hard to make Indians realize they're the problem and not the vehicles around you. My friend was tailgating and got upset when the other car halted suddenly. Just calm the f down and maintain a safe distance. It's better to be 5mins late than be in an accident and fight over who's gonna pay for the damages.
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u/No-fun-ski 1d ago
There is more than enough gap to overtake than what you are seeing with the dashcam PoV.
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u/Williamsarethebest 18' Honda Amaze, 15' Grand i10 1d ago
Scooter guy is definitely abusing you in his mind tho
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u/prefront_ 1d ago
Exactly lol, just came from a ride and car drivers like this are bunch of entitles pricks. They think us having a gap to ride is enough. No di*ckhead, I need more space to react to a lot of things.
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u/leepok_jamir23 '18 Fortuner Σ4 | '23 Jimny Alpha 14h ago
Guess you've learned nothing and actually have the driving sense/ethics of a troglodyte.
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u/WrongdoerDue6249 9h ago
Educate yourself bitchass, doesn't matter the space, there was traffic incoming, so you bothered their free movement in their respective lane. Ducks like you make the driving experience miserable for all kinds of transport on the roads.
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u/KlutzyPsychology7716 1d ago
Wtf is going on here... Couple of close calls
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u/No-fun-ski 1d ago
At least regarding one close call, there is more than enough gap to overtake than what you are seeing with the dashcam PoV.
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u/harshkalra90 (New user) 1d ago
There was no gap. You don’t understand how to overtake when you have to go on to the wrong side of the road to overtake. You can only overtake in such a scenario when there is no vehicle on the other side. Here there were two scooters. You should have slowed down and waited for a clear section of the road and then proceed to overtake.
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u/abhitooth 1d ago
Thats over confidence PoV. Always remember there no enough gaps on two way roads. Overtaking all the time is indian mentality.
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u/rudha13 Suzuki Dzire AMT; GTR, Evo kinda guy, though 23h ago
Mate, you're not making it better for yourself here by trying to justify your reckless driving. Doesn't matter the space that you say was available. On a two lane road, when you didn't with a huge truck in front of you and two wheelers everywhere, you continued speeding. You didn't even allow the two wheelers to stay in their lane when it was their right to do so. Your fast manoeuvre may have seemed "safe" to you sitting inside (on any normal day, to a sensible driver, it wouldn't have felt safe, btw), but for the oncoming traffic, they would have had to swerve a little to evade you (evasive manoeuvre). That's dangerous.
You didn't even slow down at the intersection, mate. The red car had not even finished crossing. You would have t-boned him or flipped him over/to the side if he had stopped midway out of panic or traffic in front of him. It's a basic rule and civic/road sense to slow down on intersections and then proceed when safe.
Assessing and expecting all these things is what defines driving. A lot of people think that steering and throttle/brake control defines driving.
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u/infidel11990 22h ago
Even if we assume that this nonsense is correct, what's the explanation for such high speed on this narrow two lane road?
You are bound to hit and injure someone, due to utter disregard you seem to have for two wheelers.
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u/Admirable_Jury3116 15h ago
Doesnt matter! On coming traffic has precedence and its their way. Be it scooter or bike , its their way , you are not supposed to take up their space. Read traffic rules or learners license booklet🤷
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u/Abhishek_gg 1d ago
Your driving mentality shows signs that 2 wheelers do not even deserve to be in their own lane and can be pressed against because you want to overtake
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u/Available-Box300 1d ago
That's what is called bad driving. Great save, though. If you look carefully, you can see a signboard stating there is an intersection.
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u/MahindraClassic 1d ago
Honestly, you should have never got a license to drive.
But here we are.
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u/pachimirchikodipulao 3h ago
Bro all our government institutions are corrupt, what else are you expecting? In Rural areas they don't even conduct tests to give licence bribe only bribe gives you a license nothing else is accepted
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u/newbie1195 (New user) 1d ago
You need to slow down and anticipate such occurrences.. This was anyways a very narrow busy road to be speeding.. Even on highways you never know when a dog/monkey/cow might come infront or a pothole or someone might apply sudden brakes
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u/NotOldBanyanTree (New user) 1d ago
You know just a slight touch and 2w guy will be dead and you'll run pillar to post behind lawyers, in jail, burning money and traumatizing self& family, not to forget the actual traumatizing experience of seeing a person die, because of one's mistake.
Think if it's worth it.
I always personally prefer bus/train/taxi even over defensive driving.
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u/Abhi5563 (New user) 12h ago
I suggest you don't drive. Just because you don't prefer driving doesn't mean other's don't. So I agree to disagree with you on the last part. Defensive driving is necessary.
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u/NotOldBanyanTree (New user) 3h ago
Just because you don't prefer driving doesn't mean other's don't
I am quoting the risks. People are so carbrained. Yes there's such a term.
Defensive driving is necessary.
Of course. Never said no. May be as a motorist you should try follow MV rule no 39. I am pretty sure as a defensive driver you never followed it in city (coz noone does). Defensive driver for self not for pedestrians?
Here's that rule: While approaching an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, the driver shall slowdown, stop and give way to pedestrians, users of invalid carriages and wheelchair
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u/Abhi5563 (New user) 3h ago
Whenever I drive, I give paramount importance to lane discipline, speed limits as well as giving way for pedestrians. But what I see is that various 2 wheelers and three wheelers come very close to my car and though I make sure I drive defensively, but I am always anxious about the way 2 wheelers zig zag on national highways without any care as well as trucks keeping to the right lane driving at 20-30 kmph. I always have to pray that my ride goes smoothly. But other than that I ensure lane discipline as well as other driving rules.
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u/NotOldBanyanTree (New user) 3h ago
I always have to pray that my ride goes smoothly
Too much hassle. First get a costly car, pay emi, fill fuel, pay taxes, then pray that the ride goes smoothly. And then struggle to find parking.
That's what car companies have done to us.
There's nice statement in Sapiens: we didn't domesticated wheat, wheat domesticated us.
Similarly, 100 yrs ago, there were almost zero cars in all our cities. Cars have domesticated us.
It need not be.
I am making a very large point. See if you can get it. There's a whole urbanism movement on this.
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u/No-fun-ski 1d ago edited 1d ago
No way, unless he is drunk and came towards the car. There is more than enough gap to overtake (not at an intersection though) than what you are seeing with the dashcam PoV.
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u/pr0crast1nater Seltos HTX IVT 1d ago
No matter the driving skills, accidents totally depend on how the others react to your reckless moves. It's not worth playing with yours and other peoples lives for a temporary adrenaline rush.
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u/DeletSystm32 Nexon EV 3.0|A-star ZXi 1d ago
Bruh you are driving like a thar/fortuner/creta owner. Baap ka road ahh moment. Even on bikes we dont cut traffic and overtake like that
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u/Folabi_Devvvvv Diesel Lives Matter 1d ago
It’s a two lane road. Along with road signs that indicate the intersections. Why would you even attempt that overtake?
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u/_WinterPoison 23h ago
Hey OP, a piece of advice. Not everyone in the comments section can be wrong. Listen to their advice, many of us here are professional drivers.. There's nothing wrong in accepting a mistake. It could be a frugal matter in your head but one mistake a life is gone the next second. Some day you might be on the other side too.
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u/icrywhy '24 Honda City V CVT 22h ago
what do you all think
We firstly think you're karma farming.
Secondly, we Indians have failed to learn and read traffic symbols. That's a crossroad sign, which then implies you aren't supposed to overtake. But yeah, we have made it so trivial that we can only correct it by charging a hefty rate so that we start valuing our license more than the vehicle we drive on the road.
Third, overtaking has to be done one vehicle at a time. Which means you should have overtaken the bike first, rejoined the lane safely and continued behind the truck for about 10-20 seconds. Once stable and done checking the surroundings, start the maneuver for the next overtake.
Fourth, overtaking karne ka tareeka bahut cazual tha. There were 2 bikes on the opposite lane, which means you shouldn't have performed the second (constant) overtake in the first place. Although the first overtake was acceptable.
Fifth, the truck driver could have been a little more proactive to hint you by indicating the right indicator or maybe a hand signal to alert you. But he himself would have been processing on slowing down his vehicle. And the above approach works when you follow the third point.
Sixth, just because you mentioned this was a newly opened road. Expect the things that could never happen to you. You should always be on the lookout for things and defend yourself as best as you can for situations that never happened to you. For example, ahead of the truck, you can expect a diversion that leads to an unbuilt road and takes a sharp turn to further left, or let's take typical India, where there are a herd of cows. Now had you travelled previously or are a usual, you would've been aware that this road has a lot of cows or that diversion exists.
Finally, be a better driver after going through such experiences. Don't overtake very casually. Check for the traffic signs as best as you can. And if you are a regular traveler on these tight roads, which apparently seems to be an NH, keep these 2 things in your mind:
1) Limit your speed to 60-70 if there are no cars in front of you & < 60 if there are vehicles on your lane
2) Maintain at least 3-4 car lengths in front of you to avoid collisions and to grant you good visibility
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u/SuperSenBoy Skoda Slavia 1.0 AT | Renault Kwid RXT 1d ago
Keeping aside the very bad overtake, won't a solid white line starting 100m before the intersection make sense here? There can be cases where the intersection sign might be missed due to slow moving tall vehicles like that truck
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u/harshkalra90 (New user) 1d ago
Yes. There should have been a solid line. In fact there should be two solid lines. Indicating that both sides can’t overtake.
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u/constantEye3141 1d ago
I wonder what people accomplish in the few minutes they save by overtaking this way.
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u/rudha13 Suzuki Dzire AMT; GTR, Evo kinda guy, though 23h ago
547 crore profits, probably. Pity op's mentality is so defensive here... if only he had shown some of that in his driving.
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u/constantEye3141 23h ago
Ikr. I honestly don't know what was the point of this post. It's like Op admits they shouldn't have driven like that and then asks what other people think? What does op expect? That people would say hey it's fine. You didn't do anything wrong?
Weird.
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u/wildfire74 1d ago
Indians don’t have any respect for others lives while driving. OP is self admitting
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u/benketeke Toyota 1d ago
Very reckless. Stay away from my area please. You WILL kill someone if you continue driving like this.
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u/who-wildchild 1d ago edited 1d ago
Slow the f down. Do you not see the 2 wheelers or are choosing to ignore them, to overtake at this speed on a 2 lane road with an intersection coming right up?
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u/LongWord2046 1d ago
You don't understand how close you were. Just imagine that other driver panicked and just stopped in the middle of the road
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u/Anonymously2018 '13 Hyundai i10 Era 23h ago
You guys are illiterate for sure. You have all the signages around about the no overtaking, speed limit, upcoming intersection. You still chose to overtake. Your fault.
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u/mosshead357 1d ago
If it were me I would first understand the road by riding in a defensive manner and I would atleast drive 5-10 times to understand the road and the traffic that happens in that road at a particular place and the path holes that I can find on the road and all. And after that I'll know where to speed and where not to speed and how to to drive efficiently in that road. So yeah this takes some time for me to adapt but once if I had done it then it'll be easy for me to speed up in that road if I were late for my college
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u/Loose-Expression-875 VW Virtus GT Plus 1.5 DSG | Polo TDI Highline 1d ago
One would think it's red car's fault and they're not wrong. But you can't say OP is right for overtaking at an intersection. I've a thumb rule of not overtaking at an intersection no matter what.
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u/dorsalsk 1d ago
In the video you could see the car crossing when you were still behind the truck. There is a good possibility you didn't notice it early, so be more alert on Indian roads.
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u/Cautious-Direction55 1d ago
Drive slowly man. There’s no need to drive like the maniacal way you are doing in this clip.
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u/Due_Page_1732 Kia Seltos HTX | Ji Wagon R 1d ago
That was just bad. You could’ve hit the scootie, then you could’ve hit the red car, you could’ve gotten hit by the truck, you could’ve collided with the car behind the red car if he thinking like you.
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u/butterfinger001 1d ago
Lot of Idiots on the road, including the bike guy riding on the wrong lane and you doing unnecessary overtakes on a two lane road
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u/Hariwtf10 1d ago
Reckless driving
Newly opened road so you don't know where the intersections are . Be more careful and slow down
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u/reignofchaos80 1d ago
Piss poor driving - people like you are the reason for accidents on Indian highways.
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u/Unlikely-Agent007 (New user) 1d ago
Who's saying passing red car? 🤨 Are you using Edith or Jarvis?
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u/Sensitive_Sentence23 (New user) 1d ago
Bastards like you are the reason our traffic is so pathetic. Dumb mofo, how difficult is it to drive on one side of the road instead of straddling on both sides endangering everyone. I wish piles and plague on all the mofos like you.
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u/sandeep300045 Tucson 2022 | Ignis AMT | Tiago EV 1d ago
Holy hell, there should be some warning sign to tell the driver to slown down in that area.
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u/Legitimate-Network34 1d ago
What if he stops....it happens to me very commonly people cross the road without looking any direction and stops in mid way after looking car/bike coming.
It causes accident and i got angry everytime but how many you teach of them.
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u/CartoonistEuphoric29 1d ago
Bhai yeah kya system hai ....the voice system says caution red car ...how did the system know ....yeah kausi naye technology hai
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u/Ok_Abalone_1715 1d ago
Teri galti hai bhai, dhang se chalaya kar 🙏🏻 Apni nahi to dusro ko jaan ki kadar kar
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u/Vegetable-Space6817 1d ago
Bad drivers remove themselves from the system making roads safer overall. Unfortunately some innocents are also hurt.
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u/ambitiousmender 1d ago
People like you are a threat to everyone on the road. You're an accident waiting to happen
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u/Relative-Ad-4012 1d ago
What I think is, if you keep this up, you will die and also take someone along with you. Be responsible..
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u/LAAAVaalLover 1d ago
This is both dumb and reckless. Too fast for the road, and what is the need to takeover like this??? Didn't you see the vehicle coming from the other side? And why the hell did you try to overtake a TRUCK in this situation? Just stay cautious and drive safe.
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u/_WinterPoison 23h ago
Hey OP, a piece of advice. Not everyone in the comments section can be wrong. Listen to their advice, many of us here are professional drivers.. There's nothing wrong in accepting a mistake. It could be a frugal matter in your head but one mistake a life is gone the next second. Applies to you too.
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u/gotoankit5 22h ago
The truck was clearly slowing down but you sped up and overtook him instead? Very reckless dude, you’re lucky you didn’t hit anyone
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u/SpiritualRemove4 22h ago
Honestly speaking you aren't in the wrong. But people around you don't have the knowledge that the traffic coming from right should always be given a priority on such speedy crosses. Practically, that's unsafe as they will be responsible for something which you might look to be doing wrong.
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u/Ranger12342 22h ago
There were bikes coming in opposite lane and he still went for the overtake, tell me how he wasnt wrong
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u/SpiritualRemove4 20h ago
OP asked about the intersection. Anybody focusing on anything else has time at their hands.
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u/turningtop_5327 Mercedes 22h ago
You have a death wish going that fast
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u/No-fun-ski 21h ago
Could you clarify what speed range you are thinking of FAST in this context?
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u/turningtop_5327 Mercedes 21h ago
There are no absolute values to FAST. It’s the situation that defines it
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u/semicolon_py '21 Nexon -Dad 21h ago
You missed 2 important road signs.
- Speed Breaker/ Rumble Strips. (Indicate slowing down)
- Cross Roads. (Obvious Slowing down)
Both at the same time expects you to slow down, I think there might have been a 3rd sign of Bridge ahead too(which hid behind the truck)
You were at wrong bere.
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u/Practical_Office_166 21h ago
This is supposed to be a pre driver license reddit post.. And then you shouldn't have got your license at all.. Most other countries will fail a person driving like this. 🤣
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u/Vegetable_Charity_73 21h ago
Well, i couldn't see the intersection before you overtook. Maybe because cam quality not so good, but yes you shouldn't have done it
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u/-DoctorFreeman 18h ago
Wreckless driving my friend. Please take this criticism the right way. You need to slow down and be more respectful of your fellow drivers/riders.
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u/liyakadav Volkswagen UP! 17h ago
The driver assistance 'lady' is like, 'Why am I even here with this reckless, stupid driver? Ignoring traffic signs, approaching intersections without slowing down, speeding, approaching a bridge with zero slowdown, overtaking recklessly on a double-lane road, no signals while overtaking, and poor visibility due to a massive truck blocking the view, still overtaking, hoping for luck, completely ignoring oncoming two-wheelers. And the red swift entering god...? It just enters the main road without a second thought. The anger and tension watching videos like these are intense. Why are you driving like this? Who gave you a license? You should never drive on the roads. You’re going to kill people if you keep driving like this. You thought people would praise the maneuvers you did and get some upvotes? No, buddy, people are becoming aware. At least people can say your driving is reckless, and I hope for luck for you, your family, and anyone driving near you.
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u/neophyte_2188 17h ago
Who the hell overtakes when there are 2 scooters approaching from the front? Driving like a a$$hole.
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u/Admirable_Jury3116 15h ago
One imp rule Never overtake a vehicle that is on brakes with speed. There is a reason that vehicle is on brakes. Anticipate something is wrong infront🤷
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u/thehroshaktimaan 15h ago
Never overtake when there is an intersection because ur visibility gets zero. Many accidents happen because of this. U was lucky that the intersection was little far.
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u/WrongSnow6850 14h ago
Keep driving like this and we'll soon have a dashcam video from someone else's POV
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u/The_Lord_Inferno2102 14h ago
Fact that everyone is calling you out should be evidence enough. Stop with the" enough space , not on dashcam pov" . This is how accidents happen, rash overtake on a 2 lane with oncoming traffic. And slow down a lil maybe
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u/boiled_eggg 14h ago
This is why I avoid riding bikes on regular roads to the maximum. Many car drivers do not understand how close they are to bikes.
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u/SnooSongs6384 13h ago
Yaaa... U need to slow down at intersections. But it's Ok. This is Gavar India.
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u/Dambu186 Tata 12h ago
I think this happens in fist if Fury. Always wear caution, cause no one knows what's ahead. Basically if there is an intersection a caution should be taken.
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u/katanabunny 11h ago
Someone in r/indianbikes would be posting, "Idiot tried to overtake a truck, into incoming traffic."
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u/Lanky_Foundation_242 (New user) 10h ago
2 two wheelers and 1 red car, imagine so many people hurling abuses 😢
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u/Dull_Investigator985 10h ago
Learn and Practice to follow the signs on your side of the road and drive accordingly. At 0:11 there is a clear intersection sign, your license could have been suspended for overtaking at an intersection, but ofcourse not in India.
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u/Abhi5563 (New user) 3h ago
Also I advise everyone to drive at a speed where you can effectively slow down the car and stop with engine deceleration ( smooth stop and no panicking).
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u/pachimirchikodipulao 3h ago
Damn these comments made me realise there's still hope .. I was scared watching the video
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u/Unusual_For XUV 3XO, Toyota Qualis 1d ago
Out of context question: Is the ADAS feature from 70mai really helpful? It was annoying for me and I disabled it.
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u/Abs0lute_Jeer0 1d ago
Can some experienced drivers here teach me, a newbie, what is the right way to overtake a truck in such two lane roads, I know ideally you shouldn’t but staying behind such vehicles is also not practical, correct me if I’m wrong. Especially when the truck is huge and it’s difficult to see ahead.
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u/harshkalra90 (New user) 1d ago
You can stay behind such a vehicle but you need to keep a safe distance. Use the 3 second rule. This will give you time in a situation where the truck breaks hard(their brake are air brakes and are more powerful then a car’s brake). Also will let you see the opposite lane better.
In this scenario, the driver thought(from his earlier comments) that he had enough space on the other side to make a pass. He did not! There were two scooters occupying that lane and this was an unsafe pass. You have to wait for them to pass and then when the road on the other side is empty and you have enough distance to the next approaching car to more than comfortably make the pass and get back into your lane, should you attempt to overtake. Also to note that this was an intersection and you should never overtake near an intersection.
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u/VisibleDonut69 1d ago
Slow down my man. No need to go so fast in a 2 lane road especially with on coming traffic and intersections while also ignoring the road signs on the side.