Road Rules

[vishkid]

  On 9/21/2011 at 9:31 AM, Sifaan said:

interestingly, in australia (and maybe other countries as well), if someone who is in front of you in an adjoining lane signals to enter your lane, you are supposed to give him right of way. of course, in those cases people pretty much only change lanes when they need to, not because they are doing "wettu"

Also in those countries the person who thus gets in front of you will get a move on at cruising speed : here the guy who gets in front of you will almost always travel @ half your previous speed.

[miniace]

  On 9/21/2011 at 8:42 AM, slcamel said:

I cant believe this at all...

This actually happened. Min Muralidaran was reprimanded for that.

MINIACE

[E L N I N O]

  On 9/21/2011 at 9:31 AM, Sifaan said:

interestingly, in australia (and maybe other countries as well), if someone who is in front of you in an adjoining lane signals to enter your lane, you are supposed to give him right of way. of course, in those cases people pretty much only change lanes when they need to, not because they are doing "wettu"

Add to that, there you get another interesting thing called the 'hook turn'. In that, you suppose to wait at the left most lane in an intersection if you are planning to turn right. And on signal, you have to cross all lines and make your turn. Imagine if we had that here

[slcamel]

  On 9/21/2011 at 4:59 PM, miniace said:

This actually happened. Min Muralidaran was reprimanded for that.

MINIACE

Machan you mean, Karuna's convoy? So where were the MR is at? was he in a unmarked car or something?

[Sifaan]

  On 9/22/2011 at 5:13 AM, E L N I N O said:

Add to that, there you get another interesting thing called the 'hook turn'. In that, you suppose to wait at the left most lane in an intersection if you are planning to turn right. And on signal, you have to cross all lines and make your turn. Imagine if we had that here

yeh, but that's only at intersections that have trams passing through. if we had that here I guess people would figure out pretty quickly that it's not funny to crash into a tram...

(however, there are people who can't deal with the hook turn and refuse to drive in the city, or just avoid those intersections!)

[vishkid]

I've seen trishaws making regular 'hook turns' here in Colombo

[CyRaX]

  On 9/22/2011 at 8:58 AM, vishkid said:

I've seen trishaws making regular 'hook turns' here in Colombo

No, there just practising for Fast Six

[miniace]

  On 9/22/2011 at 5:18 AM, slcamel said:

Machan you mean, Karuna's convoy? So where were the MR is at? was he in a unmarked car or something?

Yes mate, March 23rd this year President drove a Merc (Not a bullet proof) down parliament road without escort and nearly hit by Min Muralitharans reckless back-up Defender. It is reported that defender purposely tried to hit the Merc driven by the President. Im not gonna tell you all where the PSO and Constable driver ended up the same night.

MINIACE

[Pericles]

  On 9/22/2011 at 1:04 PM, miniace said:

Yes mate, March 23rd this year President drove a Merc (Not a bullet proof) down parliament road without escort and nearly hit by Min Muralitharans reckless back-up Defender. It is reported that defender purposely tried to hit the Merc driven by the President. Im not gonna tell you all where the PSO and Constable driver ended up the same night.

MINIACE

The Prez is a car fan who likes driving?

[CyRaX]

  On 9/22/2011 at 1:04 PM, miniace said:

Yes mate, March 23rd this year President drove a Merc (Not a bullet proof) down parliament road without escort and nearly hit by Min Muralitharans reckless back-up Defender. It is reported that defender purposely tried to hit the Merc driven by the President. Im not gonna tell you all where the PSO and Constable driver ended up the same night.

MINIACE

Hey miniace could you PM me where'd those two ended up in.Really curious

Edited September 23, 2011 by CyRaX

[kalana]

  On 9/23/2011 at 4:08 AM, CyRaX said:

Hey miniace could you PM me where'd those two ended up in.Really curious

ya me too