- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Signal Violation!!!????
- Police
- Traffic Violations
- Paid INR 150
I was moving along with the traffic as soon as the signal changed green near ********** Flyover. Suddenly, a cop appeared out of nowhere and caught me for 'signal violation'.
Usually, at the end of a month, I make it a point to walk or take public transport to wherever I need to go, but on that particular day, I decided to drive. And that's just because of the presence of these cops who are OMNIPRESENT just at the end of the month. And near the place where I live, there's a signal with no cop standing there until the last week of the month. If it's festival season such as Deepavali or Pongal, just don't ask. You are bound to see at least 7 or 8 cops standing there.
I was initially charged with "rash driving and signal violation", and the fine was Rs.1500, when I was merely going along with the traffic. If I was truly driving rash, I'd have run over one idiotic cop who chose to stand dead in front of my bike.
After much haggling, and after about half an hour, I was let off with a "fine" of Rs. 150. A couple of days later one of my friends (A teetotaler) was caught for apparently "drunk driving" and fined Rs. 300 by a cop who was drunk.