The origin of brand Mercedes

How Mercedes got its name. 

Bhagwat Prasad Pandey, MP Police Officer (Episode 04) is always Happy To Help

Indian Roadie police officer Bhagwat Prasad Pandey is always Happy To Help (Episode - 4):

Bhagwat Prasad Pandey knows how to earn respect while carrying out his official duty as a police officer in Sidhi, MP.
He is seen on the road in his official Mahindra Bolero from early in the morning till late in the evening enforcing lockdown guidelines, arranging quarantine facilities for migrant workers reaching the district town of Sidhi and surrounding villages, and providing masks/ foodstuff/ relief materials to whoever is in need of those.
Watch how wonderfully he builds up  rapport with a fruits cum vegetable seller by the roadside.
His favorite quote to reprimand people out on the road without concrete reasons is "#RajaKiNaatiHo" 😂
This was during the #lockdown period in May 2020.
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Drunk driver of a Toyota Altis drove through the boundary wall of a house in Faridabad

A day before India eased the lockdown rules to enable sale of liquor, a totally drunk owner of a Toyota Altis (HR-29AQ-8287) banged his car on someone's boundary wall in the wee hours in Faridabad, NCR and went right in before coming to a halt.

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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
* How India Travels

Hack for saving a person after a snakebite

While on the road if you or your dear ones are to be bitten by a snake, here's a possible remedial DIY hack as first aid. Always carry a chopped off injection syringe. This hack is even more important if one is travelling to forests. Travelling on flooded/ submerged roads during the monsoon in India is risky, too.

https://youtu.be/QXcD9aShnq0
(IndianRoadie is now on YouTube, too)
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WBTC bus on Howrah to Kamalgazi route on 2020-05-30 - Corona jostling for seat in the lungs

Corona jostling for seat in the lungs.
WBTC bus spotted on Howrah to Kamalgazi route (S-24) in Kolkata at the Howrah Station bus terminus on 2020-05-30 morning even before lockdown 4.0 ended.
This is the inevitable after effects of a local state government which runs without agenda but on the 'inspiration' of one single incapable person who is always out to earn brownie points for self.
West Bengal is a state where human lives don't matter.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
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Spotted near Garia, Kolkata on 2020-06-10 at 8 pm - Corona jostling for a seat in the lungs

Spotted this bus on the Barasat to Baruipur route at Hindustan Morh, NSC Bose Road, Garia, Kolkata at 8 pm on 2020-06-10.
Can you see the Corona pandemic waiting and/ or hiding between people and jostling for an opportune moment to get a seat inside the lungs.
Human lives don't matter in West Bengal, a state which runs without agenda but on the inspiration of one single person for whom earning brownie points for self are more important.
Photo courtesy: H. Kanjilal
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Policeman on lockdown duty in Punjab dragged on bonnet of car by a youngster in end April 2020

Policeman on lockdown duty in Punjab was dragged quite a distance on bonnet of car by a youngster in end April 020.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
* How India Travels

Migrant worker towing 2 sleeing daughters at night on bicycle 450 kms away to UP

Migrant worker Bablu was spotted at night in May 2020 with his two sleeping daughters who were barely about 2.5 yrs old on busy NH24, near Ghaziabad while he was towing his bicycle to his village 450 kms away between Hardoi and Unnao in UP.
He used to do basic carpentry job but was rendered jobless because of the Covid19 pandemic and the subsequent prolonged lockdown.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
* How India Travels

How to keep cool inside a van without the use of an AC

(1) Fans that cool computer are very small in size. Recycling e-waste is a good idea. They run on 12 Volts DC and have low Ampere ratings.



There's someone in Florida where temperatures mount to 95°F. He runs 6 such fans  in his small van, of which 2 fans to suck in air from outside. They run for weeks on car battery.
Also make screens for the window.

Pune (MH) to Palakkad (KL) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route from Pune to Palakkad:

Pune - Kolhapur - Belgaum - Chitradurga - Tumkur - Bangalore - Hosur - Salem -Coimbatore - Walayar - Palakkad. 

Some roadie buddies can drive you nuts

Some roadie friends can drive you nuts 😄

Remain #HighOnCognition to spot them out.
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* Indian Roadie Humour

Auto rickshaw driver in Kerala makes passengers adhere to hygiene before a ride

This auto rickshaw driver in Kerala (KL-14) makes his passengers follow a strict set of guidelines pertaining to hygiene before the start of journey.
We feel that someone should give the driver a lecture on the importance of covering the nose and mouth and wear a glass/ face shield, too.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
* How India Travels 

Chemnad village, NH66, Kasaragod district, Kerala - Beautiful India

Chemnad village, NH66, Kasaragod district, Kerala. No wonders Kerala is referred to as God's Own Country.

This location in Kerala is about:
12 kms North of Bekal Fort/ Bekal Beach (famous for the Manisha Koirala starrer 'Bombay') and
5 kms South East of Kasargod Beach.

Kerala is a 'must see', 'must visit' for every road travel lover.

'#BeautifulIndia' can be cherished '#OnlyWhileTravellingByRoadInIndia'.

Photo courtesy: Karim Choori (ace photographer and resident of Chemnad village) 

Stop spreading fake news about forest fire in Uttarakhand in May 2020

According to the FSI and NASA satellite information, the active forest fire points (Red Dot) have reduced to 1 forest fire point and our Forest Fire crews have already doused that forest fire. The spread of fake news and propaganda creates psychological pressure amongst the public and the forest fire crews which drastically reduces their efficiency, therefore let's help them boost their morale. 

* Uttarakhand Forest Fire 
* Uttarakhand 
* Forest Fire Update as on 27/05/2020   

Source: Copied from Facebook wallpost dated 2020-05-28 of Dr. P.M.Dhakate  

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Helping the helpless and disabled by distributing free umbrellas on 2020-05-22 during Covid-19 lockdown

A laudable act of helping the helpless and disabled by distributing free umbrellas on 2020-05-22 during the Covid19 lockdown in Delhi.

These people on the road during the Covid19 pandemic are doing what they love doing most, viz. helping others.
Indian Roadie is majorly a forum for matured roadies where helping others come naturally. It's not how many kms you have driven or where you have driven or how many rules you broke during the #lockdown or certain acts of stupidity/ irresponsibility which earns one #respect.
It's ones online and offline behavior which fetches respect and reputation.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales

Kolkatans following lockdown 4.0 at B.T.Road on 2020-05-29 at 11 am

Lockdown 4.0 scene from South Sinthee, B. T. Road, Kolkata at 11 am on Friday, 2020-05-29.

Guidelines being religiously enforced by the authorities. 'Very few' responsible people visible on the road.
Incidentally, has suicide been legalized in West Bengal? Or has #Covid19 beat a hasty retreat from the wasted state infested with #fiberandus?

Photo courtesy: Narayan Banerjee.
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* Indian Roadie Covid19 Lockdown Tales
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Coffee at Starbucks is more important than than the fear of Coronavirus during lockdown 4.0 in end May 2020

6 pm at a Starbucks in Mumbai on Tuesday 2020-05-26, the scene from my car window while returning from a grocery run. Now let me get this straight :

Counted 21 people ‘hanging around’ huddled together less than an arm’s length apart.. with most without masks happily chatting across a cup of coffee.
Mumbai is the worst Corona hit city with 30,000 cases, an acute shortage of hospital beds and people dying on the street unable to get treatment in time.

Now I’m guessing a ‘person’ paying 400 bucks for coffee is not an illiterate slum dweller or a walking migrant worker dying of thirst. These are educated supposedly ‘sensible’ people.

Am I the only one thinking the situation around us is grim ? Can somebody explain to me WHAT IS GOING ON 🤷🏻‍♂️ ?

Text and photo courtesy: Pavitr Saith
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The priorities of life for these elitists in Mumbai (or anywhere in India) are so mixed up.
I can vouch that quite a few of those crowding the road devoid of the usual traffic or seen cozily sitting and sipping coffee priced at ₹400+ per cup at the signature coffee shop in upmarket Mumbai  are discussing the plight of migrant workers walking 1000 kms back home.
And all these happening on 2020-05-26, even while #lockdown 4.0 is in force and almost 7,000 people are being tested #Covid19 positive everyday, with Mumbai being the worst hit 😡
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Pune to Muzaffarpur - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Intercity Driving Route, Best Route For Road Trip

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Intercity Driving Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Motoring Route from 

Pune to Muzaffarpur 
(Pune_Muzaffarpur): 

Option 1 -
Pune (MH) ---- Nashik/ Nasik ---- Dhule ---- Indore ---- Dewas ---- Bhopal ---- Sagar ---- Jhansi ---- Kanpur ---- Lucknow ---- Gorakhpur ---- Gopalganj ---- Motihari ---- Muzaffarpur (BR) 

Option 2 -
Pune (MH) ---- Nashik/ Nasik ---- Dhule ---- Indore ---- Dewas --- Maksi ---- Guna ---- Jhansi ---- Kanpur (UP) ---- Unnao ---- Lucknow ---- Gorakhpur ---- Gopalganj ---- Motihari ---- Muzaffarpur (BR) 

Itinerary: 
Day 1 - Pune to Dewas or Jhansi.
Day 2 - Dewas or Jhansi to Lucknow.
Day 3 - Lucknow to Muzaffarpur.
It will take 3 days to do this stretch. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations use:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

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Road trip to Dhanushkodi (some mythology included)

Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India is an abandoned small town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island and is the closest point on the Indian coast to Srilanka.

Dhanuskodi is a place famous for the bridge or Ram Setu that helped Lord Rama along with his brother Lakshmana, Hanuman and Ravana’s brother Vibhishana to reach Lanka to rescue Sita from Ravana, a tale from the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Dhanush in translation means bow and Kodi means end which further suggest that Vibhishana had asked Rama to destroy the bridge post victory and Rama did it with a Dhanush (bow) and hence the name.

One can see the Bay of Bengal on the left and the Indian Ocean on the right.

Dhanuskodi must be on everyones bucket list.

Photo Courtesy: @droneholic_ (Instagram)

Volvo bus of KSRTC crashed head-on with container truck on 2020-02-20. Over 20 dead

As many as 20 people died on the spot when a speeding container truck rammed a multi-axle Volvo bus of Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) near Thirumuruganpoondi in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Thursday, 2020-02-20.
The deceased included the bus driver.
Police said the bus was heading to Ernakulam from Bengaluru. There were 48 passengers in the bus. The accident happened on the Avinashi-Salem bypass around 3.25 am.
Police said the container truck, laden with floor tiles, was heading towards Bengaluru from Kochi.
They said the driver of the truck might have slept at the wheels for a few seconds and lost control of the vehicle. The truck hit the median, entered the other side of the road and rammed the bus.
Source: The Times of India (e-edition)dated 2020-02-20.

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