![]() Rule is to check the shadows of the trucks, compare the difference in the shadows, gives you a clear understanding which truck is moving faster, so change to that lane till it clears the other truck.ĥ: Engine braking: though I know the concept, haven't mastered it well as I really hate the high engine RPM sound it makes initially, but yes everything is learnt by practice so I keep refreshing this always.Ħ: No ego: A truck/car/scooter or even a tractor wants to overtake you aggressively, give way and let them. In case of potholes, odd speed bumps gives you a lot better warning than being in the lead yourself.Ĥ: Compare the shadows: How many times we see two trucks running parallel to each other, but take some time to decide on overtake which one is going faster. Follow the lead: In bad road conditions with lots of potholes, just let someone overtake you and let them do all the mental calculations (not that I am incapable of that), but why fatigue yourself when someone else is eager to do that for you. Hear the noise, check the light: In hilly roads i keep the windows a bit rolled down and music volume NIL or down so that I can hear vehicles coming from back or from turns, also check the road illumination, if it is changing mostly it is due to another vehicle around the corner.ģ. Wind blast: wind blast is tiring be it on a bike or through an open window in the car, the constant correction required by the body to keep a stable posture fatigues the muscles, so in a long drive I always keep the windows up.Ģ. Some of my learnings are as follows, not necessarily learnt after driving, as I also used to do road trips on my bullet before my car so some learnings are from that too:ġ. This had taught me to be just as respectful of any well-maintained car's owner, be it a decades-old hatch or a brand new flagship, if bought and run with their honest and hard-earned money. I have found that the owners of entry level vehicles get the most value out of their cars than those who are otherwise. The returns are too starkly diminishing as we go up the upgrade ladder. I have experienced many cars from the TATA Nano to a Mercedes E Class. RESPECT - I have seen the roads being great leveller of all users. They had been literally life saving many time than I care to remember now. I have been thankful for their effectiveness every time I had been forced to use them. People have grown completely numb to stock horns and sounding a stock horn is completely useless. HORN - I have fond that the horn needs to do its job even when I sound it once in every 50 kms on long high way drives and almost never in town. I had been forced to pull over because of reluctantly being made the leader of a long convoy of vehicles because of the superior visibility and reasonably higher speeds. They are an absolute necessity in rains and fog. ![]() I have come to know that being in law abiding stock setting on Indian roads is simply not possible if one is mostly driving by night and is not privileged enough to be able to spare a few days especially for driving by day. VISIBILITY - I drive by night most of the time, and I learnt the importance of being able to see what lies ahead in spite of facing buses and lorries which frequently flaunt a1000+ watts array of halogens in all directions. To be able to calculate the speed to maintain to reduce braking instead of trying to rub the rear of lorry is a valued art I had been able to cherish a few years after I started driving my car. ![]() ![]() SPEED - I came to know that having a faster car and staying in the 80-90 kmph is actually not substantially slower than going full throttle crazy on roads. Many of the points have been already ointed out but I still would like to put them down again. ![]()
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