Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Motorcycle Instructor Calls for Safer, More Respectful Indian Roads
A woman named Sia was riding a motorcycle in Gurugram when a car allegedly chased and hit her.
She was wearing safety gear, which helped reduce her injuries.
A camera on her motorcycle recorded what happened.
Police arrested the accused and charged him with attempted murder, but he says the crash was accidental.
The writer says roads become dangerous when people speed, drive angrily, ignore lanes, or use phones.
She also says women riders can face extra staring, judgment, and harassment.
The writer wants people to learn not only how to control vehicles, but also how to respect others on the road.
She says everyone must help make roads safer, rather than placing the responsibility only on women.
A woman rider identified as Sia was allegedly chased and rammed by a car on Gurugram roads.
Police arrested the accused and added an attempt-to-murder charge; the accused called the collision an accident.
The author says helmets, gloves, shoes, and motorcycle-camera footage helped protect Sia and document the incident.
Government data cited in the article recorded 480,583 road crashes and 172,890 deaths in India in 2023.
The author calls for stronger driver and rider education, safer road behavior, and shared responsibility for women’s safety.
- Who
- A woman rider identified as Sia, the accused driver, and motorcycle instructor Suparna Sarkar, who wrote about the incident.
- What
- Sia was allegedly chased and hit by a car; police arrested the accused and added an attempt-to-murder charge.
- When
- The incident occurred on the Sunday before the author wrote the article; the author’s separate motorcycle crash occurred in May 2023.
- Where
- Gurugram roads, India.
- Why
- The author uses the incident to call for safer road behavior, stronger rider and driver education, and greater respect for women and other road users.
Alleged Deliberate Attack
Claimed Accident
Nature of the collision
Alleged Deliberate Attack
The author describes Sia as having been chased and allegedly rammed, and police added an attempt-to-murder charge.
Claimed Accident
The accused denied hitting Sia deliberately and described the collision as an accident.
Meaning of the incident
Alleged Deliberate Attack
The author sees the case as involving women’s safety, road rage, and unsafe road culture.
Claimed Accident
The accused’s account presents the event as an unintended traffic collision rather than a deliberate attack.
- Location
- Gurugram, India
- Reported victim
- A woman rider identified as Sia
- Police action
- The accused was arrested and an attempt-to-murder charge was added
- Accused’s position
- The accused denied deliberately hitting Sia and described the collision as an accident
- India road crashes in 2023
- 480,583 crashes
- India road deaths in 2023
- 172,890 deaths
- Author’s 2023 case
- Suparna Sarkar says a speeding car hit her motorcycle from behind in May 2023