Comments on: Driving License: License to kill OR privilege to drive? http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/ Discuss social issues and reach out to people who want to make a difference. Join us! Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: http://driving-india.blogspot.com http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-3055 http://driving-india.blogspot.com Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:20:58 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-3055 This site http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ has been created with the purpose of providing driver education and training to all Indian road users. It is by far the most comprehensive website providing training in defensive driving. Learning simple road habits can make our roads safe and also free up congestion caused by traffic chaos. At present 17 driver education videos aimed at changing the driving culture on Indian roads are available. The video are unique in that the footage is real life action from streets of London. We have copied the Western habits: Replaced the dhoti with denim, high rise buildings for Indian cottages, burgers and coke instead of Indian breads and perhaps sugarcane juice. Surely we can copy the Western ways of travelling too. To watch the videos, interested readers may visit: http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ The videos cover the following topics: Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper) Video 7: Merging with the Main road Video 8: Leaving The Main Road Video 9: Never Cut Corners Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances, tailgating & 2 seconds rule Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking Video 14: Low beam or high beam? Video 15: Parallel (reverse parking) made easy Video 16: Give the cyclist the respect of a car Video 17: Dealing with in-car condensation Many thanks This site http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ has been created with the purpose of providing driver education and training to all Indian road users. It is by far the most comprehensive website providing training in defensive driving. Learning simple road habits can make our roads safe and also free up congestion caused by traffic chaos.

At present 17 driver education videos aimed at changing the driving culture on Indian roads are available. The video are unique in that the footage is real life action from streets of London. We have copied the Western habits: Replaced the dhoti with denim, high rise buildings for Indian cottages, burgers and coke instead of Indian breads and perhaps sugarcane juice. Surely we can copy the Western ways of travelling too.

To watch the videos, interested readers may visit: http://driving-india.blogspot.com/

The videos cover the following topics:

Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots
Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre
Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line
Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns
Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians
Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper)
Video 7: Merging with the Main road
Video 8: Leaving The Main Road
Video 9: Never Cut Corners
Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads
Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts
Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances, tailgating & 2 seconds rule
Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking
Video 14: Low beam or high beam?
Video 15: Parallel (reverse parking) made easy
Video 16: Give the cyclist the respect of a car
Video 17: Dealing with in-car condensation

Many thanks

]]> By: shelly http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-16 shelly Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:35:22 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-16 Yes, I also used to wonder why the same set of people behave differently. One school of thought says Indians feel inferior when they are in countries like US and UK, hence behave in dignified way. The same people when they come back to India think that they have seen the world and are superior and have their own ways... But they dont remember and neither do they learn that respecting oneself and respecting others is the key... Not sure how right or wrong this thought is.. Yes, I also used to wonder why the same set of people behave differently. One school of thought says Indians feel inferior when they are in countries like US and UK, hence behave in dignified way. The same people when they come back to India think that they have seen the world and are superior and have their own ways… But they dont remember and neither do they learn that respecting oneself and respecting others is the key… Not sure how right or wrong this thought is..

]]> By: amitagwl http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-12 amitagwl Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:04:02 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-12 Well said Shelly. I just have one point to make. If it is about people, how about same people behave in the most dignified way in US or other foreign countries? We take things for granted in India because we know we can. I agree that its a cultural shift. What I think is that shift will start from a stronger and better law enforcement. Well said Shelly. I just have one point to make. If it is about people, how about same people behave in the most dignified way in US or other foreign countries? We take things for granted in India because we know we can. I agree that its a cultural shift. What I think is that shift will start from a stronger and better law enforcement.

]]> By: shelly http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-10 shelly Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:42:48 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-10 Breaking laws is what all of us have enjoyed since childhood... reaching school at just the last bell... eating lunch boxes during classes... bunking classes...not reaching home at the deadline set by parents... guess this has continued in all aspects of our lives... we were never taught to respect ourselves and others ever.. I feel once we really start respecting ourselves rather than being selfish we automatically will resolve issues... There is no 3 point solution to any problem.. Its not mathematics....Its about people its about their lives. Breaking laws is what all of us have enjoyed since childhood… reaching school at just the last bell… eating lunch boxes during classes… bunking classes…not reaching home at the deadline set by parents… guess this has continued in all aspects of our lives…
we were never taught to respect ourselves and others ever.. I feel once we really start respecting ourselves rather than being selfish we automatically will resolve issues…
There is no 3 point solution to any problem.. Its not mathematics….Its about people its about their lives.

]]> By: Amit http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Amit Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:39:19 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-9 More or less I agree with Spartan's comment. It is indeed a daily fight. Having said that, I disagree at the point that breaking traffic laws is the reason for daily 'bhaag daud'. I have seen people breaking red lights at 1AM in the morning. I myself a wreckless driver but I do not break traffic laws. I try my best not to be a threat to the other person if he is following traffic laws. It is probably a cultural shift that laws are to be abided and not to be broken, moulded or twisted for personal gains. More or less I agree with Spartan’s comment. It is indeed a daily fight. Having said that, I disagree at the point that breaking traffic laws is the reason for daily ‘bhaag daud’. I have seen people breaking red lights at 1AM in the morning. I myself a wreckless driver but I do not break traffic laws. I try my best not to be a threat to the other person if he is following traffic laws.
It is probably a cultural shift that laws are to be abided and not to be broken, moulded or twisted for personal gains.

]]> By: spartan http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-7 spartan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:42:40 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-7 life has become a chase...i feel. I stand at my own office gate, waiting to cross the road, amidst a gang of ruthless drivers, bikers. But are all of them really what they wanted to be? reckless drivers?? I guess it has to do with the daily 'bhaag daud' one has to do to make a living in this competitive world. Not everyone is being reckless for the kick of it. everyone is running out of time, 24hrs is not enough probably. and especially in a huge populace like ours, where life is not valued so much. Everyone is striving to get a better life tomorrow. But at a cost..at the cost of breaking laws, bending rules. One's chase for life ..might mean end of it for some other soul out there, say like my office colleagues and me who wait and wait to cross the road :-) and still emerge alive....as if one has survived a land mine.. :( life has become a chase…i feel. I stand at my own office gate, waiting to cross the road, amidst a gang of ruthless drivers, bikers. But are all of them really what they wanted to be? reckless drivers?? I guess it has to do with the daily ‘bhaag daud’ one has to do to make a living in this competitive world. Not everyone is being reckless for the kick of it. everyone is running out of time, 24hrs is not enough probably. and especially in a huge populace like ours, where life is not valued so much. Everyone is striving to get a better life tomorrow. But at a cost..at the cost of breaking laws, bending rules. One’s chase for life ..might mean end of it for some other soul out there, say like my office colleagues and me who wait and wait to cross the road :-) and still emerge alive….as if one has survived a land mine.. :(

]]> By: admin http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-6 admin Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:44:30 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-6 LOL... This is definitely a hilarious comment.. How I wish to get this HeliosGun :( Jokes apart, I sincerely think that we need to find some solution to these traffic problems. LOL… This is definitely a hilarious comment.. How I wish to get this HeliosGun :( Jokes apart, I sincerely think that we need to find some solution to these traffic problems.

]]> By: jswinger http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5 jswinger Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:09:25 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-5 High beams! My favourite crib while using the highway. I have put in a lot of thought into this problem and here is a fool proof solution: Everyone has seen the movie "Jackal" starring Richard Gere and Bruce Willis (If you haven't, stop reading this and get yourself a DVD immeditaely). Well what interested me most (I found the technology as well as the mayhem just as appealing). Well the fundamental idea is you can track the movement of any object, even if the object moves. Well all you need is a similar device which can lock onto the f***** whos blinding you with his latest Xeon lamps. Do you shoot him? (Well I wish we could, but then we do have something called the constitution which expressly forbids you todo just that). Then what do you do? Simple really. Just mount a highly reflective mirror instead of the gun and blind him in return. After all the bible says "an eye for an eye". Besides you wont be leaving behind any proof of your involvement when the target crashes onto some divider after being unexpectedly blinded! The perfect murder! Man I should patent this and make my first million! Ok. You have closed your eyes, and have started imagining your target flashing his Xeon lamps. You cock one eyebrow sardonically, grin and flip the control which activates the HeliosGun mounted on the roof of your car. (Helios~Greek for Sun). One light touch on the big red button and WHAM, you hear a tremendous crash behind you. You deactivate your weapon and ride off into the sunset. Well not sunset really, he was not THAT big a jerk to switch on his Xeon lamps during daylight was he? So you ride off into the high beam glare coming from the vehicles approaching you in the opposite lane! You open your eyes and suddenly find yourslef filled with craving for the HeliosGun! Pity its not currently available over the counter. What do you do now? Let your dreams wilt like a rose bud in the hot sun? No siree! There IS a practical and a very economic solution. Have you observed that nowadays every car practically has THREE tail lamps? Yep. Two on the extremities and one mounted on the glass. If your car doesnt have one, get it. Its worth it. Just take of the cover (red) and carefully take out the bulb inside. Replace this bulb with Flash Lamps (the bulbs used in cameras). Do NOT replace the red cover as you will spoil all the fun. Yes, thats right. The next time anyone flashes his Xeon at you, you let him come in closer for the kill and tap your brakes lightly! This is completely legal (as compared to the other type of "flashing" which is liable to get you arrested for indecent exposure) and economical. At a very low cost you still get the screeeech of the brakes and the WHAM sound! With music like this, who needs a 3CD changer and Blaupunkt speakers in your car? About me: Officially I am working in a software company. But as you can see, I have better things to do than write software. I also work as a freelance consultant to provide fast solutions to everyday problems. So the next time you find yourself stuck without an idea, just drop me a line. A bottle of whiskey will assure my utmost attention! Ciao. High beams! My favourite crib while using the highway.
I have put in a lot of thought into this problem and here is a fool proof solution:

Everyone has seen the movie “Jackal” starring Richard Gere and Bruce Willis (If you haven’t, stop reading this and get yourself a DVD immeditaely). Well what interested me most (I found the technology as well as the mayhem just as appealing). Well the fundamental idea is you can track the movement of any object, even if the object moves. Well all you need is a similar device which can lock onto the f***** whos blinding you with his latest Xeon lamps.
Do you shoot him? (Well I wish we could, but then we do have something called the constitution which expressly forbids you todo just that). Then what do you do? Simple really. Just mount a highly reflective mirror instead of the gun and blind him in return. After all the bible says “an eye for an eye”. Besides you wont be leaving behind any proof of your involvement when the target crashes onto some divider after being unexpectedly blinded! The perfect murder! Man I should patent this and make my first million!

Ok. You have closed your eyes, and have started imagining your target flashing his Xeon lamps. You cock one eyebrow sardonically, grin and flip the control which activates the HeliosGun mounted on the roof of your car. (Helios~Greek for Sun). One light touch on the big red button and WHAM, you hear a tremendous crash behind you. You deactivate your weapon and ride off into the sunset. Well not sunset really, he was not THAT big a jerk to switch on his Xeon lamps during daylight was he? So you ride off into the high beam glare coming from the vehicles approaching you in the opposite lane! You open your eyes and suddenly find yourslef filled with craving for the HeliosGun! Pity its not currently available over the counter. What do you do now? Let your dreams wilt like a rose bud in the hot sun?

No siree! There IS a practical and a very economic solution.

Have you observed that nowadays every car practically has THREE tail lamps? Yep. Two on the extremities and one mounted on the glass. If your car doesnt have one, get it. Its worth it.
Just take of the cover (red) and carefully take out the bulb inside. Replace this bulb with Flash Lamps (the bulbs used in cameras). Do NOT replace the red cover as you will spoil all the fun.
Yes, thats right.
The next time anyone flashes his Xeon at you, you let him come in closer for the kill and tap your brakes lightly! This is completely legal (as compared to the other type of “flashing” which is liable to get you arrested for indecent exposure) and economical. At a very low cost you still get the screeeech of the brakes and the WHAM sound!
With music like this, who needs a 3CD changer and Blaupunkt speakers in your car?

About me:
Officially I am working in a software company. But as you can see, I have better things to do than write software. I also work as a freelance consultant to provide fast solutions to everyday problems. So the next time you find yourself stuck without an idea, just drop me a line. A bottle of whiskey will assure my utmost attention!
Ciao.

]]> By: shilpa_a http://blog.wakeupindia.org/2007/03/driving-license-license-to-kill-or-privilege-to-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-4 shilpa_a Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:54:02 +0000 http://blog.wakeupindia.org/?p=5#comment-4 V right in every sense and sentence . Looks like its a national problem . Everyone of us has dealt with it some time or other . Traffic/driving issues need whole lot of cleansing like many other things crippling our cities . Solutions offered seem good but may increase corruption and exploitation of common man with no contacts to wriggle free . Traffic police in order to make money may misutilize their power unless there are watchdogs for them too . V right in every sense and sentence . Looks like its a national problem . Everyone of us has dealt with it some time or other .
Traffic/driving issues need whole lot of cleansing like many other things crippling our cities .
Solutions offered seem good but may increase corruption and exploitation of common man with no contacts to wriggle free .
Traffic police in order to make money may misutilize their power unless there are watchdogs for them too .

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