I have followed this Delhi Superbike Accident incident very closely primarily because it happened just a
stone's throw away from my brother's office. Here are some of my thoughts.
You can wear all the safety gear
and glue in all the action cams on yourself, but at the end of the day, if
you're going to ride like a doofus just because you want to wreck people's
peace with your annoyingly loud exhaust note, you'll get no sympathy from me.
You've painted a bulls eye on every 200cc+ geared/ungeared biker in town for
the next two weeks. We all know how that usually ends. People generalize you,
people stereo-type you and people even murmur behind your back that you're a
"rich" or "spoilt" individual because you own a lifestyle
motorcycle. Every time your crash because you couldn't tame that split - second
adrenaline rush of yours, we all suffer. We all.
Just today, I came to know that
Delhi Police shall launch a crackdown against bikers. Mind you, a quarter of
these bikers will be the guys who don't let their hormones get the better of
them and ride responsibly, even though they have a liter class machine under
them. They'll be un-necessarily stopped, questioned and after finding no legal
fault, they'll be challaned for having their number plate pasted on their front
mudguard.
One man's (he is not a kid that
you'll blame his father) fault, and the entire community suffers. I have ridden
on that very same stretch as these three naive individuals umpteen times. Jay
walkers galore, at any time of the day. Me however, even in the darkest of
hours (12-3 AM) when there's not a soul in sight, have never gone above 60 kmph
because the road has uneven bumps and a slight zig zag that most new riders
will be unable to see before hand and take precaution. Just because the road
lane dividers are painted in fresh white, it doesn't mean you simply take off
assuming that there'll be no danger.
Regarding the 17 year old kid who crashed his 390, yes, I will blame his "biker' father. You bought a bike
and illegally handed it over to your adolescent kid to ride, who probably
doesn't even have a DL. Lots of stick to KTM too, for not verifying his
documents and focusing more on meeting crowd targets. Both ought to be taken to
court, in my opinion.
At the end of the day, all I
expect from the sane, passionate and enthusiastic automobile community to not
stereo-type. Not every KTM rider is a squid. Not every super-biker is reckless.
Yes, there are many, but I and every other biker I personally know are
absolutely not so.
The author of this article can be reached at thebarcalad@gmail.com. He has also given an interview on All India Radio on “Safe Motorcycling on Indian Roads” which can be heard here.
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I have heard worst arguments with the super-bike accidents that have come in the news. It is stupid to say that you should stop selling super bikes. I had also read somewhere that recently even Supreme Court suggested that government do something to stop cars from speeding.
ReplyDeleteIf everything can be controlled by the government, should they not start with something better? Like educating people? Do not stop us, legitimate people from having our machines.
Totally agree with you mate
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