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As many have started following newly, just to summarise our core philosophy :
1. We are trying to develop strategies to avoid crashes.
2. We will review the most common crash types.
3. We will try to reduce risk, irrespective of who's right or wrong.
4. We will always focus on…
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The video is proof that Indian drivers have :
☠️ No Hazard Perception
☠️ No Driver Education
☠️ No Safety Knowledge
No amount of training can fix this as they're ready to face ☠️ with a smiling face.
🔥The bus can rear end them.
🔥The container truck can brake suddenly and…
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This happened near Hyd,TS
Could the car driver avoid the crash?
The biker is clearly at fault, however,let's consider him as a stray cattle on the highway.
I see the following mistakes by car driver:
1. Not keeping safe following distance
2. Overtaking without visibility infront
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Truck driver taking a U turn and 6 lives are lost.
What the truck driver did is absolutely wrong but as a defensive driver,if you had faced such a scenario.
What would you observe and avoid being a victim?
Note : punishment won't bring lost lives.
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5* car may save the belted passengers but people outside may lose lives.
Be a responsible driver.
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Stop 🛑
Look 👀
Proceed 👍 for people joining the main road.
For people on the main road,expect sudden entries like this.
#DriveSafe
@SafetyOverSpeed
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Good work by the fuel station staff. 👏👏👏
Lessons :
In case of car fire,one fire extinguisher is not enough.
So,even if you have it in your car,best option is to evacuate the car early
You can try to put off fire from outside but it may not be enough.
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Excellent braking by the truck saved them.
This also shows, how poor is our risk assessment on roads.
@hodophiles_DD
@TopDriverIndia
@rajakesari99
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No overtaking on curves.
Maintain proper lane position to prevent a crash.
#DriveSmart
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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Avoidable Crash.
Avoid overtaking when there are oncoming vehicles.
White car should've waited until the red car had passed.
The Red car could've avoided the crash by anticipating the move.
The biker could've slowed down and lost the tailgater.
How to create a crash out of…
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Happened in AP a few days ago.
Overtaking the pedestrian is more important than staying away from the blindspot of heavy vehicles.
Lack of hazard perception.
As usual,media reports it as speeding truck hits the biker,but it's the biker's fault.
#HazardPerception
@RSGuy_India
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Cops need training and information of stopping distances.
He didn't even look at the truck, assuming it would stop.
#RoadSafety
@RSGuy_India
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Source: Instagram
Unless some changes are brought in,we can never make our roads safe.
This is very irresponsible even during stopped conditions and just imagine what might happen at the speed the car is in.
In case of a crash,the first person to lose life is the kid with airbag…
The video is proof that Indian drivers have :
☠️ No Hazard Perception
☠️ No Driver Education
☠️ No Safety Knowledge
No amount of training can fix this as they're ready to face ☠️ with a smiling face.
🔥The bus can rear end them.
🔥The container truck can brake suddenly and…
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@ShivrattanDhil1
Biker vloggers who don't know basic vehicle control and road rules are like fireflies,they shine for a day on Instagram and then vanish either by a crash or injuries.
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Automatic car drivers need to learn to drive carefully.
It increases risk on our chaotic Roads.
#RoadSafety
@ReduceRoadRisks
@TopDriverIndia
@SafetyOverSpeed
@RSGuy_India
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Safe Following Distance is the most misunderstood and misinterpreted concept.
People don't maintain safe following distance because they assume they can move left or right in the last moment.
This is an old clip and happened near Tirupathi and can be used to illustrate it.
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A very interesting detective job 🕵️🔍 to catch the hit and run pick-up truck in Bengaluru.
Let me summarise and you can read the detailed post in the link.
1. A pickup truck hits a Kia Sonet and does a deep dent.
2. The pickup driver runs away.
3. Car owner reviews the dashcam…
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Chevron Markings 🔰 : A Quick Introduction and how to use them.
People driving on Mysuru Expressway might have noticed the arrow head type of markings on the lanes.
These are called Chevron markings and they are currently marked at 80 meters apart on all lanes.
Benefits of…
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Sensitive Content Alert :
Location: Vizag,AP.
When we give licenses like movie tickets,they will throw their lives after the show is over.
#IndianDrivers
@Team_Road_Squad
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The rider had enough time to slowdown or stop.
Target Fixation could be the cause.
Read the thread below for more details on target 🎯 Fixation.
#TargetFixation
#bikers
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From the bus,it could be TS or AP.
Let's see this from a hazard perception point of view.
There's a lot of time without any vehicle on the road and there are a lot of gaps too and the vehicles are not at great speed too and they could stop on time,if the biker suddenly turns…
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A better quality video.
Reduce risks on roads.
Never overtake on a curve.
Assuming you are coming from the opposite side,what's your defence against it?
#DriveSafe
@SafetyOverSpeed
@ReduceRoadRisks
@TopDriverIndia
@Team_Road_Squad
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When someone doesn't learn a lesson.
Avoid overtaking on curves.
@SafetyOverSpeed
@RSGuy_India
@Team_Road_Squad
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What do you call this ?
@3rdEyeDude
😬😬😬
@SafetyOverSpeed
All this madness is due to SM.
If there's no option to share and without enforcement,there's no limit to madness.
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Location : Bhopal
Classic crash type on a left hand curve.
💡 Slowdown before entering the curve.
💡 Navigate the curve
💡 Accelerate as you exit the curve
🔥 Don't use brakes and turn steering at the same time
🔥 No Overtaking on curves
As a defensive driver,when I approach…
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Happened in Kerala.
Instruct your friends and family not to jump on to road from behind heavy vehicles.
The thought process of people would be, they're safely hiding from traffic behind those big vehicles and wait there but they act as blindspots,which they need to understand.
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Though it looks a little funny, a road is not a place to relax and have a conversation.
Not every driver maintains crash Avoidance Space.
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What would you do if there's a speeding truck behind and a speeding breaker in front on the highway?
@ReduceRoadRisks
@RSGuy_India
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If our drivers are just taught one rule - Stop, Look and Proceed, it would prevent many crashes.
Wonder,why nobody cares and everyone wants to play Russian Roulette on the roads.
The message should be in every regional language.
Instead of sharing content which adds no value to a…
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As per rules,the car should give way to the bike at uncontrolled intersections.
However,let's assume no one follows rules,the car could've slowed down after seeing the pedestrians at least.
@NammaBengaluroo
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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This video again came on YouTube Feed.
Looks like Mysuru Bengaluru expressway.
Mistakes by WagonR driver :
🚩 Weaving across lanes
🚩 Car with people is not a go-kart. A driver needs to have responsibility for the lives of the people he's moving
🚩 Driver didn't observe the…
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Source : Instagram
A stopped biker can start any time, especially near gap in medians.
Slow down,use your horn,if necessary.
But slowing down always works.
#RoadSafety
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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Lack of safe pedestrian infrastructure.
Unfortunately,needs of a pedestrian are a low priority 😕
#Pedestrian
@RSGuy_India
@PrathamPrabhu7
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Source : Facebook
Location : Nallagandla, Hyderabad
Wrong side Driving.
Always have dashcam.
@Team_Road_Squad
@HYDTrafficMan
@SafetyOverSpeed
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Every driving book in the world says, observe and proceed but our bikers will proceed and then observe.
Sometimes,they're lucky.
If you are a biker, please change the sequence.
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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A few days back I had posted this and today I found a clip on YouTube where a person faced a close call on Mysuru Expressway due to lane closure without any alert to drivers.
This type of lane closure needs to be informed to drivers, before the curve.
@alokkumar6994
sir.
@828263AW
@TopDriverIndia
After seeing many incidents like these on blind right hand side curves,I'm moving to the left or middle lane in advance.
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CCTV footage of the
#Rajkot
fire accident shows the difference a trained and prepared staff makes.
Compare it with the fuel station staff clip in the tweets below 👇
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Biker goes towards the path of the cyclist.
Target 🎯 Fixation.
Read the past thread on it in the below tweet.
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Hanging wires is a big risk.
A nationwide program on road safety evaluation starting from basics must start or else this could happen to anyone.
Unfortunately,no one has this problem as their agenda.
#RoadSafety
@RSGuy_India
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Happened at Nadiad on Ahmedabad - Vadodara expressway.
Simple mistakes of not picking a proper lane while turning or exiting.
More details in the news article below 👇
@kumarmanish9
@RSGuy_India
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Can water level gauges like these be kept at all underpasses?
Once the water level crosses the threshold,it should be barricaded.
This can be converted to digital signal too which automatically turns on red light when water level breaches threshold.
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The front is a huge blindspot for heavy vehicles.
Stay away from them.
#blindspot
#IndianRoads
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Back to Bangalore.
Trip : 1458 km
Mileage : 19.8 kmpl (including 60% highway and 40% hills)
Close calls : 0
Traffic : Not stuck anywhere
Have to review all the dashcam footage now 😀👍
#vacation
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Someone shared his experience on teambhp about sudden emergency braking by Honda City ADAS without any obstacle in front,which resulted in severe rear ending.
Is it camera based ADAS? How's the reliability of the camera under poor visibility?
#RoadSafety
@RSGuy_India
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Wrong side is dangerous.
Everyone may not be defensive to avoid a crash.
#WrongSideDriving
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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Rules/right of way don't work in India as nobody is aware of them.
In India, observation, anticipation, preparation, maintaining CAS only saves from crashes.
It's a built up area & zebra crossing.
Why doesn't the car driver slow down?
@SafetyOverSpeed
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Source : YouTube
Location : Somewhere in Gujarat
Indian truck drivers often won't use indicators and even if they use them,the lights would be full of dust and mud and they're not helpful.
💡 For trucks,always look at their wheel position with respect to lane markings.
If the…
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Sometimes Instagram throws good content as well.
Here's an explanation of target Fixation 🎯
#TargetFixation
#Bikers
@SafetyOverSpeed
The rider had enough time to slowdown or stop.
Target Fixation could be the cause.
Read the thread below for more details on target 🎯 Fixation.
#TargetFixation
#bikers
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To avoid this,I'm moving to left lanes on right hand curves even on highways to gain more visibility.
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Slow down near intersections.
Right of way argument doesn't work in India.
#Intersections
#IndianRoads
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A very common crash for bikers.
Maintain distance from blindspots of heavy vehicles, especially when they're turning.
It happened near Udupi.
The rider passes away and the pillion rider is injured heavily.
More details below: The news article and the safe way to do left turns.…
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Location: Mysuru Bengaluru Expressway
Expect wrong side drivers everywhere.
Do not overtake without visibility.
#WrongSideDriving
@NammaBengaluroo
@SafetyOverSpeed
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Always wear seatbelts in the rear seat.
#RoadSafety
#SeatBelts
@RSGuy_India
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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While changing lanes in front of trucks, ensure that both the headlights of the truck are visible in our IRVM.
This is a safe distance for lane change in front of trucks.
#DriveSmart
@SafetyOverSpeed
@ReduceRoadRisks
@TopDriverIndia
@Team_Road_Squad
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A mobile phone is more important than life.
He's lucky to be alive.
Don't use a mobile phone while driving.
#DistractedDriving
#HazardPerception
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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The biker's head not hitting the road is the main reason for him to be alive despite not wearing a helmet.
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Many crashes on undivided roads happen while failing to estimate the speed of oncoming vehicles and attempting an overtake by going to the opposite lane and crashing head-on.
Most often we meet the oncoming vehicles at the mid point between us from the time of first sighting of…
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A close call for the biker and the ecosport.
Braking by the ecosport helped to manage space near the broken down pickup truck.
Always watch your mirrors.
@SafetyOverSpeed
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5 people and a child are no more.
Drive at controllable speeds.
@RSGuy_India
@SafetyOverSpeed
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This happened on the way to Bengaluru and was shared by one of the follower.
After seeing the dashcam footage, Police helped the dashcam driver.
Could the dashcam driver had done anything differently?
Yes, he could've slowed down on seeing the bikers.
🚩🚩🚩Triple riding bikers…
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U turns in the gap in medians are unsafe as it slows down the traffic flow and reduces throughput and causes crashes as well.
Main bottlenecks in Bengaluru and other major cities are U turns and right turns at uncontrolled intersections which are created by metro pillars.…
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Happened in Kerala.
Again a case of biker waiting to turn.
Surprised to see, he was waiting behind a curve, shows the driving skills & risk awareness levels.
If you are driving a car, anticipate & drive at speed such that you should be able to stop, within the road you can see.
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The amount of time saved per 10kmph increase in speed is negligible.
But that increases our stopping distance and reaction time and increases risk exponentially.
As in a crash,the entire kinetic energy (KE) needs to be absorbed by the car,where KE is velocity squared.
#RoadSafety
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Saw this video on Instagram.
If it's the way the majority drives then we can't do anything to reduce crashes in India.
This is rash and high risk driving.
Risks :
1. Not maintaining safe following distance
2. Tailgating
3. High beams
4. Overtaking without visibility
5. Cluster
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A poor design encourages risk taking and creates risk for everyone around.
I slow down near intersections on highways but we need to do it very carefully as there's a high risk of rear ending.
This is where observation of sign boards and the road ahead becomes essential.…
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Wrong Side Driving on Mysuru expressway.
If you're driving on that,always keep a safe following distance as visibility is very essential to prevent crashes with wrong side drivers.
@nBangalorepost
@NammaBengaluroo
#WrongSideDriving
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As part of our "driver education", only vehicle control is taught.
Accelerator, Brake, Clutch.
But on chaotic roads like India, hazard perception is more essential.
Nobody would like to slow down.
#HazardPerception
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
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On curves,the farthest point we can see as we approach them is called a limit point.
As we cannot see what's beyond that point and there can be anything there like an animal, parked vehicles,broken down vehicles etc.
So on curves,we should drive at a speed that allows us to stop…
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Safe Driving in Rain 🌧️☔🌩️ A Thread 🧵
As the rainy season is coming soon,it's essential to follow some safety precautions while driving.
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This happened in Chennai and posted on TeamBHP forum.
Driving sedately helped the car driver to react on time and also shows the vulnerability of bikers.
Be alert always and drive sedately and observe what's happening in the surroundings.
Don't drive parallel to vulnerable…
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This video came on my YouTube feed.
How do we prevent these kinds of crashes?
1. The driver of Honda appears distracted as his reaction says so
2. He keeps something from his lap on the front passenger seat. It might be a phone?
3. The way he gets out of the car without checking…
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High beams and bad drivers make Indian roads dangerous at night.
A minor crash can damage the car or cause injuries.
I doubt this problem will be fixed soon.
Do you experience the same issue?
How do you deal with it?
I do the following:
1. Reduced night drives unless…
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My friend had got this video as forward and sent.
What are your observations ?
If a biker is waiting to turn, anticipate the turn.
Start slowing down and use horn.
But assuming he won't turn can be a disaster.
@SafetyOverSpeed
@Team_Road_Squad
#dancingbikers
#DefensiveDriving
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Slow down near intersections
Take the right turn properly but not by cutting lanes.
@Team_Road_Squad
@SafetyOverSpeed
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The location looks like Bangalore.
Excessive risk taking for a small reward.
Never risk more than you can afford to lose.
@3rdEyeDude
@SafetyOverSpeed
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Source : Instagram
When we tailgate heavy vehicles, pickup trucks,buses etc,they block our view and it's a risk on our roads.
💡 Whenever our view is blocked, expect some object behind them. Increase following distance or move either left or right a bit to observe what's in…
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Avoidable crash.
"My time is more important than everyone's time" is the main cause of crashes on Indian roads.
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It's not always the bus driver's fault.
Buses need to be fitted with dashcams as well.
#IndianRoads
#buses
#bikers
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As per right of way rules, turning vehicles must give way to vehicles going straight.
But rules are always broken in India as nobody is aware.
So,we need to take extra care.
Source :
@SafetyOverSpeed
@akaasi
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Unsecured cargo is very irresponsible and dangerous.
#IndianRoads
#Road_Safety
@RSGuy_India
@ReduceRoadRisks
@SafetyOverSpeed
@TopDriverIndia
@Team_Road_Squad
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Observe vehicles driving on both lanes.
Why did the white car stop? Will he turn across?
There's already one vehicle taking the left turn.
Safe Following Distance and anticipation saves from crashes.
Some clips below.
@SafetyOverSpeed
@ReduceRoadRisks
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Bikers are always in a hurry.
However,if you drive a car,you should know how to avoid getting into a crash like this.
Analysis:
💡 The biker is in the blindspot of the car when the car moved a little left to maintain distance from the bus.
💡 This can be avoided by maintaining…
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Happened at Palakkad.
Watch out for signal jumpers.
The right turn is more risky as it puts us in the path of oncoming traffic.
When the signal turned green for us and if we needed to turn right,check if the opposite side traffic had completely stopped and then go ahead.…
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