The quality of roads in our country has improved in recent decades. Now we have national highways and highways connecting different parts of the country, which makes it easier for people to travel. However, despite these improvements in road connectivity, there are still several challenges faced by people driving on Indian roads, one of which is driving etiquette. Lack of driving etiquette often becomes a reason for accidents on our roads. It has been emphasized several times that you have to be very careful when driving in India as you never know who might come in front of your vehicle. Here we have a video where a careless motorist entered the fast lane and caused an accident.
The video has been uploaded by Prateek Singh on his YouTube channel. The entire incident was captured by a CCTV installed on the roadside in Madhya Pradesh. The video is almost two weeks old, and in it, we can see that the camera is facing the road. There are people busy with their own tasks, and suddenly a biker along with two bikers enter the camera frame from the lower right corner. The motorist joins the road and immediately changes lanes to the rightmost lane, which is usually known as the fast lane or fast lane.
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It appears that the motorist did not activate any turn signals or use hand signals before changing lanes. When he did, he didn’t look at the vehicles behind him. There was a Mahindra Bolero behind him and as soon as the rider changed lanes, the driver of the Bolero braked. The Bolero was traveling at high speed and the driver braked to avoid a collision with the motorcyclist. The Bolero did avoid the crash; however, while attempting to do so, the driver lost control of the vehicle.
We can see that the driver braked hard and as a result the front rider lost control and went sideways. The front end of the Bolero was facing the median and after hitting it, the MUV fell. Meanwhile, the biker simply left the scene. The roof of the Bolero was crushed from the front, and the windscreen was also smashed. Hopefully, the driver and passenger of the Bolero were safe. Engine oil and other fluids can be seen seeping under the hood. Other than that, there are small scratches on the body panels. It looks like an older version of the Mahindra Bolero, which does not come with ABS or other safety features. ABS and EBD would have helped the MUV brake better without losing control.
In this case, the fault lies entirely with the motorist. He didn’t use any kind of turn signals and didn’t even look back or wait for the other vehicle to cross. The rightmost lane on a road is known as the fast lane or overtaking lane. In this case, the motorcycle is not a fast vehicle, but the driver planned to move into the right lane, and should have clearly indicated this. There are three people sitting on the motorcycle, which is illegal. Also, neither the rider nor the drivers were wearing helmets.
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