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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() It was a fine thank god - all the cars had a paper ticket on them to be paid within 24hours else the notice will be sent home. Might wait for the latter then it is easier to pay at a Bangalore one office rather than a dreary police station |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() On Wednesday morning way to my office on ORR an SX4(looked pretty new) over took me from left, i was in middle lane and to my right there was more then enough space for a bus or a truck to pass but this guy seemed like a new driver with very little road sense overtook me from left cutting very close to my bike.... i missed him in couple of inches. I really lost my cool and chased this guy caught him at the signal, before i asked he pulled down his window and gave me a smile and apologized.... this calmed me down. since traffic started to move could not say anything but thought if i dint slow down i would have had a bad day! This guy looked like an IT professional, seemed to be a new driver but his lack of road sense/irresponsible driving could have been proved very bad for me... Loads of drivers/riders and other road users like him are making a mess of Bangalore roads and we need rant about them! |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore
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If people don't follow rules by choice, it has to be Forced !! E.g, the lane discipline. There are enough boards along the ORR and NH that heavy vehicles not allowed on the extreme right lane. But still there are many slow moving trucks occupying the right lane and obstructing the traffic. If the cops fine them heavily ( above Rs.1000) for a week, none of the truck driver will ever move to the right lane | |
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I have seen cops imposing fines and mentioned a incident of a BTMC bus driver getting rapped for jumping a red light in a thread, but I have clicked snaps of a cop getting their palms greased too on MG Road when a truck driver was paying some money to drive through. Discipline starts at home they say, wish the Cops adhere to rules too as I see them zipping in "no entry" and on one ways; especially the Hosur road section from St. Anthonys Church to Total Mall in the name of emergency which seems to be a daily happening. | |
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@Hurrycane12 : I agree dude, educated intellectuals should atleast bring a halt to this mahem, no point in trying to explain driving etiquette to illiterate drivers, I wonder how they get driving licenses ?? Last edited by gajsh : 17th April 2009 at 14:21. | |
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| ![]() On ORR, one has parked cars/lorries/people standing for buses, the chai shop everyone taking the leftmost lane. Where do you think the truck drivers will drive? They will move to the right most lanes to avoid stopping for each of these. |
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As for truckers along the ORR, they still have the middle lane to drive on, leaving the rightmost lane free. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() gajsh: You want to know how people get licenses? I can tell you my case as a classic example. I applied for a license at the Koramangala RTO. I appeared for the test and I was asked the color of the car and where it was parked then the Inspector told me you go and start the car and go around and I will watch you from the Balcony (of the BDA complex Koramangala) and I was to drive back and forth in the lane and then do the same with a Bike and come back to him for his judgement. Luckly I got my license. I hope you understand how so many would have go their Licenses; the day I went for test there were at-least 10-15 guys like me who went around on their own some with the driving class folks. Educated folks should help out but you think it helps; these drivers act and behave like goons and get local support, while lack of local language becomes a hindrance for a lot of people like me. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: bengaluru
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![]() I agree they act like goons, but the "local support" they get is also from goons, not civilized people. As far as the hindrance is concerned, learn mate learn !!, never too late. Last edited by gajsh : 17th April 2009 at 16:30. | |
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Hurrycane, don't you think its common every where? and as gajsh mentioned only goons get involved in such acts.. Few years back while riding to Mumbai i met with an accident on Kohlapur, it was a empty road and all because of some issue with my bikes suspension i lost control and none was around when it happened... shockingly when the highway patrol arrived i saw a group forming and telling that i was riding rashly and was about to hit someone blah blah luckily my friends who were good in talking could make those guys quiet... So everywhere we will find this kind of people....! | |
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I agree with gajsh that basically the involvement is more to do with the local goons, but in the city most of the time people stand by the person who speak the local language. Quote:
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Yesterday i witnessed an incident at the BTM - Udupi garden signal. The time was around 9:30 PM and i was waiting at the signal with my cousin on his bike ( This bike has KL reg ) for the signal to turn green. Out of no where i see a biker with a pillion push through the signal. He comes just behind us and starts honking. Completely confused i looked back at him and to my surprise these guys start abusing me and my cousin in Kannada. Even before i could realize what was happening these guys manage to sneaks through us and starts to move ahead. To my great surprise the pillion rider gets out of the bike and heads straight toward the middle of the road trying to blocking the traffic, while his friend on the bike, tries desperately to move ahead and all this while the traffic signal is RED. These morons actually manage to get to the other side of the road ( After piling up a huge block ) and finally ride away to glory. This entire episode happened under the watchful eyes of the traffic cops who did nothing but watch these guys go past. The whole episode kept me thinking about the sad state bangalore is in now. These illiterate morons just don't care about the rules and take pride in breaking them. To a large extend these kind of people are responsible for creating bottlenecks on the road. Unfortunately not many of us would want to react/argue with these kind of people as we mostly come from other states and would not want to be a victim to some illiterate hooligans....but where is this beautiful city heading to ?? ![]() |
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