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A Bengaluru scooter rider had a narrow escape after he swerved into the path of a moving car while talking on his phone. The incident was recorded on the car’s dashcam. Footage shows the rider coming out of a lane onto the main road, with his phone wedged between his ear and shoulder, seemingly on a call. He then rides ahead without looking over his shoulder or slowing down. The car driver managed to slow down just in time, avoiding what could have been a serious crash. As the car honked to alert him, the rider appeared unfazed and continued to drive off without acknowledging the near miss. The video caption read, “How do you even react to a guy who’s on his phone and doesn’t bother checking his shoulders?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by 3rdEye Dude (@3rdeyedude) How Did Social Media React? The clip was quick to grab the attention, prompting several reactions. An Instagram user wrote, “Someday his luck would run out and Darwin’s theory would come into play.” Another one commented, “Education is important. It should be made compulsory.” One of them shared, “Real life road Pushpa’s everywhere in the country.” A comment reads, “It’s everywhere. I guess it’s the new style trend, like talking over the phone and riding like they have no time to spare in their busy lives. You honk and they give a cold stare back, implying they are cool and stylish, talking on the phone and you disturbed them.” “What kind of creature is this,” wrote a person. One user shared, “Saw him from far, slowed down, let him pass. Swore at him to release the stress and moved on. Well done! End of the day, get home in one piece, that’s all.” Recently, a similar incident came to light when a man narrowly escaped an accident on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad highway. Accidents Due To Phone Use According to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) report, India recorded 3,395 road accident fatalities in 2022 linked to mobile phone use, compared to 1,040 fatalities from 1,997 such accidents in 2021. Experts say distraction due to phone use and failure to follow basic traffic rules remain among the top causes of road mishaps in the country.
