Drive and be alive in India: follow the two second rule

In India, everyone seems to be rushing. The people are rushing while walking, driving a two wheeler, or three or a four wheeler or an eight wheeler. They must be going to do something very urgent, may be save someone from dying perhaps!!. But they do not know that they themselves need saving with the way they are going on public path and roads.

Yesterday we had a passenger in an auto which overturned with four passengers on board just because the driver was crazy. the injured passenger had the auto landed on his leg and as a result we took off the dead leg, amputated. no fault of his own but the driver who thought he can negotiate a corner without slowing the vehicle and forgetting that it has only three wheels!

Not many educated people know about the safe distance they have to follow when driving. The best and practical tip is to follow the two second rule. It is described well and you can eve do three second rule when driving in wet and rainy times.

go to this site to get general idea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-second_rule

for pictorial description

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-driving/speed-limits/speed-limits_2-second-rule.html


If you can maintain two seconds from the vehicle in front and let all the drivers who are behind you and too close to pass by, the chances of being alive at the end of your driving is good, but not guaranteed.

let us ensure more of our friends and families follow the rule and one day eventually Driving in India would be safe! one can only hope, but not without trying, eh!!!


With best regards

Chockalingam