Crazy or cool rider?

[wetdog]

Hi All,

This is probably a repost, but in researching bike stuff recently came across this video from youtube.

Clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klteYv1Uv9A)

How does he do it firstly? Is he crazy or just way too laid back?

Kind regards

Joe

[nudemetalz]

WTF ???? :eek::laugh:

[slofox]

I don't wish to be a wet blanket here wetdog, but this has been posted about ten times already....

[ckai]

haha that whole vid is crazy...

- the crazy laxed dude
- the crazy passing from lane to lane (last few seconds car goes in front of filming car)
- and the crazy indian ascent

Bloody funny.

When in india ah LOL

[Shadows]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

[Kemet]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

I'm lost for words!!!

A rare thing for me.....

[Blackshear]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Holy craptarts.
Bookmarked. I wouldn't stand a chance :blink:

[Kevnz]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Like watching ants on the hot concrete

[DarkLord]

That dude is my hero.

Does anyone friggin' indicate in that country?!? :scratch:

[sil3nt]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPMI just came back from Hainan in China and they drive exactly the same over there. Its actually a good system that works rather well. Didnt see any major accidents in 3 weeks. Crossing the road on foot is great fun. All you need to do is walk straight and dont stop! Any unexpected movements will get you run over otherwise they all just swerve around you.

[McJim]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Watch it again very carefully from each driver's perspective. They are actually using 2 things that aren't used at all in New Zealand.
The first one is caution. they actively anticipate other drivers moving into their path...watch them slow down.

The second one is courtesy. When someone is in their path they slow down to let them complete thier maneuovre and therefore EVERYONE gets to go the way they want in relative safety.

Put one New Zealand driver in the mix with the mindeset of "I have right of way so I will not show any courtesy and I will attempt to kill ANYONE who pulls in front of me or tries to overtake me" and you would have bedlam.

:2thumbsup:

[smoky]

I drove in a couple of countries like that - Cairo has to be the worst, but for some strange reason it works
Mind you I read somewhere that India has nearly 42,000 killed per year on their roads? (thats just the ones reported)
Mind you a friend of mine was in an accident in a mini bus over there - 12 peopled killed ad about 100 cars pilled up?
Considering how many people are in all of India - I guess per capita it's low??

[robo555]

Watch it again very carefully from each driver's perspective. They are actually using 2 things that aren't used at all in New Zealand.
The first one is caution. they actively anticipate other drivers moving into their path...watch them slow down.

The second one is courtesy. When someone is in their path they slow down to let them complete thier maneuovre and therefore EVERYONE gets to go the way they want in relative safety.

Put one New Zealand driver in the mix with the mindeset of "I have right of way so I will not show any courtesy and I will attempt to kill ANYONE who pulls in front of me or tries to overtake me" and you would have bedlam.

:2thumbsup:

It's just like people walking on the street, but using cars and motorbikes instead. You don't see people constantly crashing into each other on a foot path.

[Radar]

This buzzes me out more...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Here is the description from that video: A very funny look at how people drive in india. The rules are quite different there. Watch the white car in the top center going against traffic.

I have been to India twice and yes they are really crazy drivers BUT they do not lose their cool, do not get angry, and are not upset when an accident is avoided by only a centimeter or so (which happens all the time!). They also HONK horns every few seconds - unlike in western countries where a horn blat means "Get the out of my way you fuckwit!", in India it means "Please sir, madam, I just want you to know that I am near your vehicle and I don't want to cause a problem so lets both be careful, thank you."


I just came back from Hainan in China and they drive exactly the same over there. Its actually a good system that works rather well. Didnt see any major accidents in 3 weeks. Crossing the road on foot is great fun. All you need to do is walk straight and dont stop! Any unexpected movements will get you run over otherwise they all just swerve around you.

Yep, been to China twice also. Not as crazy as in India but crossing the road in both countries is exactly like you describe it - the first time you hope like hell no one hits you then after that you slowly walk at a constant crossing speed knowing that everyone will go around you no problem.

Back to India - We have had drivers (chauffeured car) who went the WRONG WAY :crazy: on a divided highway or one way street and no one gets upset - you just hear more horns honking. Also have had our driver miss - by a few :gob: centimeters - an old farmer carrying a huge load of firewood on his head, while we were doing 130 kph. Farmer smiled. :buggerd: CRAZY! Also experienced several times passing cars on a double lane highway, with oncoming traffic so that at the time of passing there were three vehicles with little separating them, at 120 kph... still all cool, no worries. After the initial shock thinking that we were going to die, we relaxed and had fun like on an amusement park ride.



I drove in a couple of countries like that - Cairo has to be the worst, but for some strange reason it works
Mind you I read somewhere that India has nearly 42,000 killed per year on their roads? (thats just the ones reported)
Mind you a friend of mine was in an accident in a mini bus over there - 12 peopled killed ad about 100 cars pilled up?
Considering how many people are in all of India - I guess per capita it's low??

True - when accidents do happen in India, they are horrific.

[Blatman]

The first clip was just crazy ;-)
The second one (intersection) was really interesting, as one comment on youtube said:
"it is very efficient really...following nature
flocks of birds or schools of fish don't need signals, do they?
I love my country and the way in which we naturally obtain optimum."

[hedcase07]

:eek:oh my god.. I find both of these crazy lmao. but if the system aint broke dont fix it. the intersection reminds me of orange light runners in chch.

[dipshit]

Put one New Zealand driver in the mix with the mindeset of "I have right of way so I will not show any courtesy and I will attempt to kill ANYONE who pulls in front of me or tries to overtake me" and you would have bedlam.


You are very wise in the ways of the West young grasshopper.

[madbikeboy]

True - when accidents do happen in India, they are horrific.

Yeah, I saw a truck that had rolled heading to the Reliance Compound, at the Thane river mouth above Mumbai. The driver had been caught in the open doorway as the truck rolled, and there were pieces left down the road.

The interesting thing was how everyone kind of weaved their way through the debris.

Our driver and security guy said that it happens alot, old trucks, very poor safety, the Tata trucks have very poor brakes...