Re: Abuse of position on Indian roads by officials I guess I am the odd one out here, I frequently get into locking horns with such people (probably because I have been there, as they say BTDTGTTS).
The biggest idiocy these days I see in Delhi NCR is young chaps driving their cars (Mainly Swift/DZire and Creta - no offense to owners) with a Police cap or Delhi Police file kept on the dashboard. Most of such cars have a hooter / siren installed and you will 90% of times find a young guy inside with a friend or two and trying to bully around everyone on the road.
Last year we had the LED lighting project while working as contractors (Contractor == connections) and since it was a huge project, we used to move around inside Delhi a lot, so I was driving around in my Polo when I had a Creta coming opposite to me on a one way road flashing its headlights and Polich sign on the windshield. With no space (actually there was, but I wanted to see his face) on my right, I kept on moving till our cars were smack 2 feet away from each other. I was already out of the solid line and it was quite tight too. First this guy flashed his lights and then moved the Creta further by around 6 inches, I engaged first gear and left the clutch until the gap was hardly 1 inch. He reversed his car and i moved to front, he reversed further and I kept moving leaving no space for him to switch to other lane.
He stopped, I stopped, came out, locked my car and went inside the McDonalds to have a burger and 2 cold coffees. This is when I first time discovered that Creta had 3 occupants and all three in their mid twenties. They were literally fuming and they had a Police cap placed on the dashboard. All three came inside McDonalds where I was placing my order. This guy approached me and directly asked if I know him or not? I turned back and asked "cold coffee or hot coffee?"
He was a bit surprised and then all three started speaking something telling me all 'this' and 'that' in the world. I took my order, went into my car, took out my weapon license, gave to that guy and simply asked him if he wants to see the thing next to this booklet. Told them to better get lost before I lose my cool and they end up having to call the man who gave them that police cap, and whoa!! It was all solved, they silently let me take right lane and kept moving in the opposite direction till next red light.
Actually it was all heat of the moment and something which I have learned to control in last one year, peace is the best thing to have and it's better to give way to such people and let them enjoy without spoiling our own mood and day.
Last edited by VKumar : 12th March 2018 at 22:31.
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