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Adventure sports for ordinary folks - 02
The Flyover
Who would have thought the term, fly over, would take on a literal meaning to a couple on a motorcycle?
This is one of the numerous quickfix mini-flyovers to have sprouted in Chennai in the last ten years. Mini because it is very narrow. It was built in a hurry and it has these beautiful but dangerous curves.
Ten days ago a couple speeding on a bike could negotiate the sharp curve properly, hit the guardrails and got thrown off neatly. They vaulted over the rails to crash down some 25 feet or so. The motorcycle stayed on above. Freaky accident indeed.
Freakier part which was quite fortunate for them was that they landed on the roof of a passing car which broke their fall. They escaped what would have been a certain death. Real adventure indeed. Thanks to the bright minds in the urban design team.
This photo was taken much before the accident and was not meant to illustrate the story.
Adventure sports for ordinary folks - 02
The Flyover
Who would have thought the term, fly over, would take on a literal meaning to a couple on a motorcycle?
This is one of the numerous quickfix mini-flyovers to have sprouted in Chennai in the last ten years. Mini because it is very narrow. It was built in a hurry and it has these beautiful but dangerous curves.
Ten days ago a couple speeding on a bike could negotiate the sharp curve properly, hit the guardrails and got thrown off neatly. They vaulted over the rails to crash down some 25 feet or so. The motorcycle stayed on above. Freaky accident indeed.
Freakier part which was quite fortunate for them was that they landed on the roof of a passing car which broke their fall. They escaped what would have been a certain death. Real adventure indeed. Thanks to the bright minds in the urban design team.
This photo was taken much before the accident and was not meant to illustrate the story.