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re: Pics: Accidents in India Quote: longhorn Originally Posted by Anything above 40 kmph is very risky on that flyover

Quote: MotoNanu Originally Posted by I am not from Chennai, neither have I visited this flyover ever. What I wanted to know is, does it have sufficient banking? ... logically it MUST have a good banking. If not, then you cannot always blame the riders, even at normal speeds, it would be dangerous. normal speeds"?



This is a city flyover, not a race track. It does not have adverse camber, which would be dangerous. Its design may be old, but it is perfectly safe, and anyone who finds it not to be should examine their driving and not blame the road. There have been around three accidents on this flyover. Consider the millions of times it must have been used in that time: it points to the accidents being driver error. Most accidents are driver error



Quote: IronH4WK Originally Posted by Speeding/ overtaking without line of sight is definitely asking for trouble. It's common sense, but again you know what people say about that, eh. Unless you're playing NFS and have a map which shows your the road aheadSpeeding/ overtaking without line of sight is definitely asking for trouble. It's common sense, but again you know what people say about that, eh.



As mentioned, 40kph is the speed limit, so where does the "anything over" come into it? Anything over the speed limit is always risky. Anything under the limit can be too.Again, "even atspeeds"?This is a city flyover, not a race track. It does not have adverse camber, whichbe dangerous. Its design may be old, but it is perfectly safe, and anyone who finds it not to be should examine their driving and not blame the road. There have been around three accidents on this flyover. Consider the millions of times it must have been used in that time: it points to the accidents beingerror. Most accidents are driver errorPeople want risk designed out of their roads. However much design may help, ultimately, the risk is with the driver, not the road.