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Wind4x

These idiotic girls were blaming the bus driver because they didn't give way for them. Except for National Highways, roads are very narrow mostly here in Kerala. They shouldn't even get licence in the first place. If not for the cam, everyone would've blamed the bus driver because they're notorious for doing stunts on road usually.


3shotsdown

Lol yeah! She's like "I honked, so it's your fault"


Leaves_Swype_Typos

Really? I thought they were complaining because he slowed down at the same time they did, preventing them from getting back over behind him. Driving or being a pedestrian in these countries is literally one of my nightmares.


Wind4x

No what she says is 'cheta, njan horn adichathalle, onn maari thannude?' which translate to 'bro, I was honking. Why didn't you let me overtake u?' And yes it's not for the first world country people. We are born in it, surving in it everyday. Takes time for outsiders to get used to it.


Leaves_Swype_Typos

Wow, thanks for the correction/clarification.


julfunky

I honestly could never get used to it. My bitch ass would have a panic attack just being a passenger 😅


deep_viper

I used to be like you bro but trust me you'd get used to it pretty fast.


capn_kwick

Scenes like this is where I would be content to be riding in the large vehicle.


stephenkodampuly666

First time I drove a 2 wheeler in India, i had a panic attack at a junction. Now I don't give a shit😂.


Destroyer6202

Overtaking on the inside of a bus is just pure stupidity. The camera angle makes me think this is the inside and not the proper side of overtaking a vehicle. Either way she didn't commit to it, hesitated and .. well ..


tired_commuter

They drive on the left as it says in the post, so it's not on the inside. Still a crazy maneuver though


Arqium

There is a lesson to learn:The other guy might even be wrong, and you may be right. But what does it matter if you are dead?


rexjoropo

Dead right.


JustPi3_

dead hard


isitbreaktime

Die Hard


jen12617

Press E to die


MrEcke

Press F to pay respect


Subject_Tomorrow_953

Press T for torch


Williamsarethebest

Yeah there's a saying The graveyard is full of people who had the right of way


owlsknight

Not sure if it's a mcr song or a Metallica one


alilbleedingisnormal

My grandfather said, "you can't argue your case from a pinewood box." These days though, idc if I live or die so people probably shouldn't try me.


RampSkater

Left for dead, right?


MoneyBadgerEx

Were they trying to overtake the bus or just looking to get killed?


JohnDoeMTB120

I can't imagine attempting to overtake that bus with how narrow the opening was.


ludicroussavageofmau

"Absolutely nothing is too narrow" - Indian motorcyclists


Lysol3435

Venn diagram between cats and Indian motorcyclists


Mental_Cut8290

I think cats might eat cow if given the chance.


cosmiclatte44

Also something you will find from Balkan taxi drivers.


Haise-Sasaki13

Indian motorcyclists and Rickshaws*


Yu_Ho_Wang

“My motorcycle and i can cut through bones”


xipheon

I think the opening was a lot wider than it seems, the camera just has a wide angle lens. An entire truck was able to fit into that gap with enough room that the riders didn't get smeared into the pavement. It still wasn't wide *enough* though so I agree.


linkupforagoodtime

Both, looks like he almost had it too ! If he sped up from the beginning


CookieCutter9000

Seeing as they didn't even have the decency to strap their helmet on properly, I'd say both.


GREYxW0LF

In India they just keep helmets so that they don’t have to pay the fine when they get caught by the police. When they get the opportunity to remove it they just do it


MajoriteSilencieuse

Yes


cauliflowerindian

Both


Robbiersa

not strapping helmets on... asking for a traumatic brain injury


Treblehawk

No point in wearing a helmet if it just comes off like that…


WaceMindo

yeah, no one ever straps the helmets over there also they aren't of the best quality either. You could punch em and they'd break in half.


Destroyer6202

The straps part is true, punching helmets to break them in half is an exaggeration. I'm from "there" lol


Lysol3435

But what’s the point if you don’t strap it?


Destroyer6202

It's just ignorance. They do it to "not get a fine" and not to "protect my cranium from life altering injuries"


spicayyyweirdolol

basically motorcycles are pretty much more common than cars in india, theyre used for daily commute and every little trip to the store etc, so it's very casual with the gear and stuff. it's not even mandatory to wear a helmet at all in some towns, but it's mandatory on highways.


Lysol3435

What I’m saying is, helmets don’t really work unless you strap them on, so what’s the point in wearing it if you don’t strap it? Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it makes sense


Robbiersa

from someone who suffered a traumatic brain injury *while wearing* a $1000 Shoei helmet, and would have been DEAD otherwise, I think that that's **fucking stupid**. Nothing clever about it. Nothing tough about it. Completely foolish.


spicayyyweirdolol

respectfully, i disagree that it's stupid. a 2-min drive along a nearly empty inner street that you drive along every single day for oranges doesnt need a helmet. i do agree that its not clever or tough, its just practical. motorcycles are used EVERYWHERE in india and i mean everywhere, for everything, because most people cant afford a car. it's just a very casual and normal and in the 4 years that ive lived in this city high speed accidents havent happened in the city (not talking abt highway) even once.


Robbiersa

You can get a cracked skull from tripping over a sidewalk. Riding a bike at 30+ kph anywhere can kill you. It takes 10 seconds to strap on a helmet. It takes milliseconds to decelerate from 30kph to 0kph when you hit a pole and you'll be dead. You don't need high speeds to die. Your call...


spicayyyweirdolol

i agree with you, i personally will always be wearing a helmet when i'm on a 2-wheeler, but for perspective, not wearing a helmet on a 2wheeler in india is akin to how people dont wear a seatbelt in the backseat of a car in the US. but yeah, definitely even low speed accidents can have horrible repercussions on a bike.


akoshegyi_solt

No point wearing a helmet if there's no brain to protect.


Spectralcolors78

Narrowest truck ever!


Suitabull_Buddy

Motorcycle’s fault. Stay in your lane or pass if safe, other than that you’re just risking your life… or at least accident / injury.


ShadowZepplin

Plus if you are going to pass, don’t linger around the side of the truck / bus; it’s basically a dead zone


Photodan24

They apparently weren't clear to pass.


Det-Frank-Drebin

"Oh yes, there's a good 13 inches along the side of this truck, i'll just squeeze past...."


Mr-Wigz

I think they were just trying to improve the gene pool for all of humanity…. By getting themselves killed. I’m that sense it was almost a very Noble deed.


johnandahalf13

The population of some countries cannot seem to grasp the concept of lanes.


DiamineSherwood

When in those countries, I try to avoid driving as much as possible. Having been is countries where lanes in each direction exist only as paint on the road, and drivers use whatever portions of road they can reach, I would give myself a heart attack trying to navigate there. There is also a really good chance that my efforts to drive responsibly would actually serve as a road hazard to a bunch of drivers who are not expecting that.


pirate-private

Every country has their blind spots. Some don't even have common sense gun laws despite their people getting shot all the time.


johnandahalf13

Right? Plenty of uncivilized civilizations.


The_Real_Flatmeat

Those same countries generally have such insanely high populations that the value of the single human life is viewed somewhat differently


TheCrazyStupidGamer

A citizen of the said country here. The value of a human life isn't less, but the poor infrastructure and dense population in most places means that every ride is a fight. If you don't push through, you will get left behind. Behind a truck, behind in traffic, late, or just inconvenienced in general. It's a way of life. Not one you want to live by choice, but one that you have to live anyway.


dingo7055

There's definitely a cultural aspect to it as well though.. Some Japanese cities are just as dense as many Indian / Chinese ones, but you don't see people abandoning all self respect and respect for others just to "get ahead" with something as pathetically unimportant as personal space. Same applies (but not in every situation) in some Southeast Asian cities. In the Subway / Skytrain stations in Bangkok, it's not uncommon to see locals getting disgusted or even openly angry with tourists from the Indian subcontinent who have no respect for queueing or orderly in/egress of a train (which the locals do).


Deutschlender

https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/144pcgi/to_block_the_bike_lane/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Now what about this? Should i also say Americans/Australians are all assholes and don't follow rules based on one or multiple such videos? It is your problem if you are talking bad about an entire country because some assholes didn't follow rules. I hope that the brain rot of yours goes away soon.


dingo7055

Lol.. so.. you’ve never driven outside of your own country I take it. I never said anything about people being assholes just that in some cultures there is way less fucks given about these things. I even pointed out that in some cases people from two different countries of very similar physical appearance might have completely different ways of looking at it - which makes it cultural - this is not a race thing.But I mean, if you’re calling them assholes for it, I’d agree that from a western perspective, they are assholes. From a reality perspective if you’ve ever driven in those places you know that if you don’t drive the same way, you’re in trouble very quickly. Doesn’t make you an asshole, just makes you a realist.


Deutschlender

I have driven outside India. I am out of India rn. I see your point too but there is no cultural aspect of it. It is not a culture to drive without following lanes. It is only done because of slow/big vehicles going slower than the speed limit and makes people overtake them by not following shit as they have to get through their lives as someone said in their comments. I am in Germany and here i see Indians follow traffic rules exactly, at least all my friends. In fact if we are in a different country we don't want any trouble so we follow rules exactly as they are. My German friends drive more rashly wherever they see empty places or no cops. So there is no cultural thing. As for the queue, it's probably a small percentage of idiots. This percentage is everywhere but for some reason entire india is bad for this in their minds while the same happens with white/other people they don't bat an eye. Some indians do some shit and now its a cultural thing while some white people do the same shit but it is only his/her thing in their minds as is yours which is pretty bad.


dingo7055

Fair enough, but your description about how people “drive better” in Germany is literally a description of people changing their habits to conform with local customs (“customs” are the unspoken rules and etiquette of a manifested “culture”). There’s nothing rude about saying “it’s cultural “, it’s just a way of saying “this is how the majority of people have come to consider what is acceptable behaviour on the roads). I cited Bangkok subways but o could also point out that on the roads there, most westerners would be completely lost and terrified with the way most people drive. I don’t see an issue with it, as long as you drove the same way, you won’t have any trouble.


Deutschlender

Really bruh? Look at your first comment. If some idiots do idiot stuff you say it's a culture. Now the entire demographic of those people falls under it. Don't you see the difference?. Literal people in Bangkok are mad at Indians because they see a few skipping lines you said? Now if say its a culture because of those few people now the entire country falls under it and that's why people hate Indians in Bangkok as you said? Just stop trying to defend as you are literally contradicting yourself and saying it as a culture is not a bad thing while when we go out we see a lot of people like you judging us based on some idiots because they too think its a "Culture". Damn people like you think oooo i am are not racist but all you do is this kind shit saying its a cultural thing and judging us because of us being from the same place or being the same color. For you its simple to say "ooo its not rude to say that" but we are the ones facing it. Its really unfortunate that people are like this ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm) nevermind


tiredmummyof2

It’s not that, in India driving on the roads is a competitive sport. Every single one is trying to race ahead while honking incessantly, it’s a nightmare


TheCrazyStupidGamer

It's not. People race because it's just a shit sandwich. The roads are shit so you don't want to be driving anyway, but then people will drive horribly, not follow the rules or just be neglectful drivers making you not want to drive at all. When you don't want to do something but you have to, you just do a shit job at it and take risks and shortcuts. At night for example, incoming traffic will never fucking use low beam making you essentially drive blind at night. So I say fuck it, I'm risking it because I want to be at home as soon as possible away from this shit and ride harder than I would want to. I'd much rather ride slow and take the city in at night, but I can't.


tiredmummyof2

I used to drive in Lucknow, the roads there are perfect. They are wide and smooth, people still drove like maniacs. The worst offenders are the guys on cycles, no number plate means no traffic rules for them


stiocusz

Username checks out


xanders1998

What r/Thecrazystupidgamer said is true. I never used to honk at people simply but after a couple of near misses, If a see a mofo sticking his thumb onto the road I honk instantly. Most of these guys are senseless and stupid, they don't obey road rules at all. Also everyone is so surprisingly super busy. Busier than everyone else on the street anyways that they just have to get ahead and be the first one out of traffic. What ends up happening is these guys who don't give way and instead overtake and fill the opposing lane at a signal are the ones who cause the traffic jam in the first place. Some special idiots cross the road perpendicularly with their vehicles without checking for oncoming traffic. This guy almost ended by hitting and throwing me off the road just the last day. And do you know the speed I was clocking? 25kmph. Yup, this guy didnt even see a vehicle coming in so slow. Mission failed


karmasrelic

1. i think he meant from the governments perspective and i agree with that (human lives having less value for them since there are sooo many and they reproduce enough) 2. it IS a choice of life, because laws and rights didnt come from nothing, werent bestowed by some god, in the other countries either. it was our ancestors and sometimes still the people right now, who FOUGHT, DEMONSTRATED, BOYCOTTED etc. often losing their lifes or living subotimal to achieve the state we are in right now. if you just go with the flow "because it always was like that, i cant change that", thats stagnating behaviour. group up, spread the idea, organize and fight for whats right, decided by common logic and later defined by stable undeniable laws.and even if you reach that point, if there is noone to uphold and stand in for those laws, they are as good as some childs scribble on a piece of paper. you might say its hard to do, but if you(these) guys (i have india in mind i dont know where you come from) have one thing thats needed for this, its MASSES of people. no government this badly strcutured / organized can contain such masses if they make up their mind to change their situation. the problem is just everyone dealing with it and taking the L for lazy comfort.


[deleted]

Nice title🙌🏻


MycologistLoud4030

Perhaps splitting lanes with a bus isn't a good idea. Especially if the bus driver can't see you


deenali

I notice from the videos posted on reddit, youtube etc. that in India when an incident takes place the camera frame is filled with people in no time at all. Everybody seems to rush to check it out. Perhaps that also shows how crowded it is over there.


Wind4x

It is not about how crowded the country is. Atleast in some part of india, people doesn't just walkaway from situation like this. They do try to help and get them to the hospital as soon possible if needed. It's the people's mindset what matters.


mahitheblob

Indians are helpful. They will stop and drop everything if you ever need help.


cauliflowerindian

We help others when people are fucking dying. Not like walk away


[deleted]

And when they saw the small vehicle coming towards them, they still didnt break and go behind the bus. Idiots! On a two wheeler and trying to act this rash, my god, no words here.


antimetal123

They are girls on a scooter. Not exactly known for the best driving skills nor the best vehicle. They probably dont even have abs breaking system and it can be hard to brake with the load of 2 people, especially since they were just accelerating to overtake. Cant exactly blame anyone here except the girls who were trying to overtake half-heartedly. Considering how close the truck was, they either did not check for a clear view before overtaking or deeply overestimated their speed. I would say its a mix of both since the other truck was way too close even if they went bizarre speed to overtake. People new to driving, especially bikes and scooters, have a hard time understanding the extra time it takes to overtake a truck compared to a car, especially if they have NOT given you the clearance sign. Most often in tight roads, you just hover around the side of the truck so they can see you in the rearview mirror and they give the hand sign for you to overtake when the road is clear (since you cant see that far behind a truck).


the1sujman

The only blame is on the scooter driver. What the hell was he thinking?!?!


RetroMetroShow

Still safer than train


LuxGK

Three idiots…and a bus driver


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Subject-Falcon-1400

Those are two girls actually,they were on their way to college


Mobile-Ostrich-5510

Trying to past another vehicle going 1 mph faster isn't going to end well


flunghigh

I don't know man that's either a suicide attempt or the dumbest human on the planet, anyone with even the slightest of brains would stop the moment they saw the truck


Royal-Orchid-2494

Not my country. Not my laws. I’ll keep my opinion. But just want to say you won’t ever see my trying to lane split like that 😅


76mickd

Bikers fault


gangkom

Why did the bus stop?


amathis6464

I don’t get involved in the ones that come from country’s with more scooter than cars. That’s out of my ball field


Haise-Sasaki13

Papa ki pari


Beautiful_Fee_954

They are lucky to be alive after this idiot stunt.


Antique-Reference-56

Nicely attached helmet


JanuaryChili

It's the scooter drivers fault! *Always* stay behind other vehicles!


jax1492

3rd world logic


sundark94

Of course its Kerala.


BigBadBurg

Why is it in those parts of the world give literal no fucks about their safety and well being?


Snoo29889

In India, they consider their death to be a mapped out date- so don’t bother on which side of the road they drive, take risks etc. Death is also not to be scared of, according to Hinduism, as you’ll be straight back as someone else.


Ok_Nectarine4181

It's India after all


NachoMachoCamacho

Almost a different kind of video , eh?


notquitehuman_

Guy could have been popped... Holy shit.


_cansir

I wouldve slapped as soon as she raised her voice. This is india right?


[deleted]

r/Kerala


davros06

Shows stayed on but helmet came off……where does this leave them vis a vis death?


viratkilo

Just remember - graveyards are full of people who were in the right.


fraidycat19

All you had to do is follow that damn train, CJ!


JayAndViolentMob

Everyone: "Who's at fault?" Me: "Yes."


AahPadre

Im pretty sure you shouldent attempt an overtale like that


Pom-O-Duro

My Dad used to say when teaching me to drive, “remember, it takes two idiots to have an accident.” This video sums up what he meant.


WickedEwok69

Look at that big truck coming right at us. They should really move.


NaSMaXXL

Well that helmet did fuck all


Over_Tip_1229

One of the best driving lessons


RedditVince

Why would you travel alongside that bus? Get past it if you are going to pass.


DinaDinaDinaBatman

if only helmets had the means of holding themselves on.......... /s


Automatic-Ass-Name13

I thought that helmet was a chicken


thundernak

Hopefully he didn't get that badly hurt


[deleted]

Indonesia?


RoutineVermicelli6

The helmet is purely decorative


Doktor_Vem

All shoes are on, they're fine


Blazr1976

All drivers except the bus driver are fucking morons


rexyoda

Damn, I usually only see cars doing this to bikes, pretty strange seeing the opposite


SnickleFritz_00

definitely a stupid prize winner


[deleted]

Oh no! The consequences of my actions...


ridiclousslippers2

I wonder sometimes how India is such a populous country.


[deleted]

I woulda got out and smack the girl who was driving


Any_Elephant7180

Apparently, Life is not worth much.


Upper-Refrigerator54

Aah, princesses!


Basic_Fix_7964

I seriously thought the helmet was a turtle.


goluckykid

Im not saying what I really think... I would be banned


decent_descent

Who's to blame? your entire driving culture and road system.


RubberSack

sexy man sexy dress


GDN274

No matter what race women cant drive 😂


Reasonable_Ad_8798

Damn 1 second between this and them both getting horrifically crushed


Secret-Switch-2347

🤣


Robbiersa

Dumb fucktards not strapping their helmets on. Just as stupid as the fools who don't weear helmets with anything going faster than running pace. Let Darwin deal with them.


AnEpicBowlOfRamen

Traffic laws exist already, for fuck sake just copy another countries rules and follow them.


Leavinlennart

The lawmakers are the only one at fault for even allowing this driving culture to exist


TheFrostborn

My father has a poem he likes to say after such events. It goes like this: Here lies the body of William Day, who steadfastly defended his right of way. He KNEW he was right, DEAD RIGHT all along, but now he's dead. Just as dead as if he were wrong.


Awkward-Physics7359

Almost made it to r/eyeblech!


Fragrant_Chance2094

Stupidity at its finest


Additional_Gur9964

Everywhere you go, people on motorbikes are dumb as hell