I was having a good run with the traffic police of Bangalore thus far. Had another encounter. I was going to the Electronic City office. Heavy traffic jam on 100ft road, Koramangala.
With my utter disregard for rules and inconvenience caused to others, I drove on the foot-path. Just to overtake the traffic jam and take the left turn. But as luck would have it, the traffic police decided to take a break from guiding the traffic and came straight to my bike. Removed the keys and kept in his pockets and walked away.
I parked the bike on the side and ran after him. Now, this guy was young. Expected him to be honest. And importantly I was not carrying enough cash. He started with the same old warning of Rs250 fine. Although I had no money, I agreed. The next thing that he said was devastating, "I do not have the fine book. Collect your bike from the court." This was different. After some pleading he asked for Rs100. I opened my wallet and found Rs70 only. He took Rs50 and left the rest for me.
Who says that Bangalore Traffic Police are not considerate!
2 comments:
of course they are...If you settle things off the books, you might get extra tips on how to avoid a few more traffic signals. Try once. I am sure they will make you pay only once.
I liked the Traffic Police series....and also..stint with Mr. Ashok Soota..i am sure I would not have approached him...
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