Contrary to all reason...!

This is something...that is inconceivable...absolutely...unbelievable...I mean can you even think of an accident...affecting as many as 5 vehicles...and that too at a traffic signal..when the signal is red...???


 

I couldn't...I never thought about something like this...ever before...however, thanks to this flimsy experience...I have concluded that your never safe...even when you have halted at a red light..:)


 

Here's what happened...


 

At my fav spot (...yeah fav accidental spot..:D...)...nal stop...the signal where you turn towards Karnatak School...

The signal is bright red...broad daylight...and not that it just turned red...its red say about 40secs remaining...to turn green

A truck...in full speed....approaches the vehicles that were obeying the red light...and wow...what do we have....a sight worth watching...

5 vehicles in a row...damaged...(I cant understand...how fast the truck was that the collision spread to 5 vehicles in a column..!! whoa..!! )

Now...in Pune we always have space problems on the road...so at a signal..we know vehicles aren't even an inch far...

A poor lady on a scooty...was almost rammed between two cars...all the cars were damaged...and ... the best part...the truck driver...wanted to move out somehow..but I guess he considered it his bad luck that he was at a signal..else he would have happily escaped...

People came out to help..pulled down the driver n etc etc...


 

But the point here is...are traffic signals really needed...? I guess not...they only cause problems...to innocent vehicular traffic by forcing brakeless vehicles to stop...!

Comments

Anonymous said…
sad,shockin..whatever..too frequent to even ponder and add another safety norm in my db..But zar one observation...Uve been writing/talking so much on roads and traffic...im sure u can personify any of these and write an autobiography like the one s we used to have in school..:P (no offense)
Unknown said…
hehe...actually..i had decided to start this post by saying.."i kno im writing abt traffic again...but.." hehe..bt then decided otherwise...:)
Praj ~ said…
Are traffic signals really needed ??

Really you think so ?
Imagine swargate chawk or... abhinav kala chawk without signals...

It'll be much more terrible... Trush me...
Unknown said…
duhh....tat was sarcastic...
wat re...now i've got to teach u sarcasm too..? :P

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