(10-16-2020, 01:52 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote:

(10-15-2020, 10:47 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:

(10-15-2020, 01:13 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Often in South East Asia you see families of 4 or 5 all aboard a single scooter.

Yeah, it is very interesting the level of trust exhibited by the passengers and of the other drivers around the vehicle.

Yeah, it is very interesting the level of trust exhibited by the passengers and of the other drivers around the vehicle.
Trust doesn't enter into it. Since they cant afford anything else Its the only way they have to get around. Its astonishing what people will do to get on with the day to day.

(10-16-2020, 08:12 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:

(10-16-2020, 01:52 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote:

(10-15-2020, 10:47 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:

(10-15-2020, 01:13 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Often in South East Asia you see families of 4 or 5 all aboard a single scooter.

Yeah, it is very interesting the level of trust exhibited by the passengers and of the other drivers around the vehicle.

Yeah, it is very interesting the level of trust exhibited by the passengers and of the other drivers around the vehicle.
Trust doesn't enter into it. Since they cant afford anything else Its the only way they have to get around. Its astonishing what people will do to get on with the day to day.

Well ... with respect, trust does enter into it. So does responsibility. Sure, people do what they have to and can do to meet their needs, but the family members who get on the scooter do so because they trust the rider to ride the thing in a way that makes it (relatively) safe. They also trust other road users to be aware of their circumstances and behave accordingly. And generally they do. What looks like mayhem to those of us from developed countries actually works well because of both trust and responsibility. In my opinion that brings with it benefits that have been lost in the nanny state where the general response is to stop people doing something rather than requiring them to continue doing it with regard to others.

(10-17-2020, 03:00 AM)Roper_imp Wrote: Can't imagine it's any more dangerous than motoring down the interstate at 75 mph and the tractor trailer rig in front of you loses a retread and flings big chucks of tire all over the road. Or the dood in the lifted pickup driving aggressively because he feels taller than everyone else on the road. Or the soccer mom in the Suburban who's on her cell phone and changes lanes without checking her mirrors. Or...

Almost all of my "near misses" have come from the idiocy of other drivers. Only one has come from my own idiocy

(10-15-2020, 06:55 AM)Houtman_imp Wrote: Is it true that in India they put knobby tires on their bikes to pull a plow in the fields....

(10-18-2020, 11:22 AM)satchit_imp Wrote:

(10-15-2020, 06:55 AM)Houtman_imp Wrote: Is it true that in India they put knobby tires on their bikes to pull a plow in the fields....

I don't think I've seen that in India. I do know a lot of farmers used to replace the engine on the bullet with a diesel engine used for irrigation. Apparently, the engine also lasted way longer due to the better ventilation. RE finally came out with their own diesel bullet soon.
https://www.bikes4sale.in/details/vintage-bike/sooraj-diesel/

(11-07-2020, 05:36 PM)alprider_imp Wrote: fine driving video












but indian has a very fine stylish solution for the navi integration

(11-08-2020, 01:31 AM)Roper_imp Wrote: It was cool to see so many other motorcycles on the road. Where I live, I only see other bikes on the road on Saturdays, and they're usually Harleys.