- Bribe Fighter
- 13 years ago
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Is there no way to stop this menace?
Yesterday, I was walking near ********** koramangala (which is one of the favourite spots for traffic police to randomly stop motorists, especially vehicles with out of town registration numbers).
When I am on foot, I generally stop near these traffic police infested areas to observe their modus operandi. When on a bike or car, I generally avoid these areas even if it means taking a longer route and waste extra time and fuel.
So yesterday I saw a traffic police trying to stop a bike randomly in the middle of the road. By now, most people who commute on this road know that this is the place to watch out for bribe collecting policemen. This bike rider was very alert. The moment he saw the traffic police move towards the centre of the road and trying to stop him (he was hardly 20 metres away), he simply stopped his bike instantly, turned around immediately (took a U-turn from his left side) and rode back on the wrong side of the road. It all happened within seconds, I couldn't stop laughing at the traffic police.
It was getting dark, hence the traffic police could not take down the number of the bike and so I think that he is safe.
Points to note - the bike rider was wearing a helmet, he did not break any traffic rule or signal, he was not driving rash. He was being made to stop randomly by the corrupt traffic police to make some quick money.
I felt like applauding the bike rider for his quick response and avoiding the police. But then I thought that he could perform this dangerous stunt in the middle of the road during rush hour only because he was lucky that here was no vehicle coming from behind. The guy didn't check his rear view mirrors before turning, he simply stopped abruptly and turned around.
The point I am trying to make is that the commuters are so fed up of these bribe collecting traffic police that they are willing to risk their life and limb to avoid being caught by them and having to pay bribes unnecessarily.
And this is the situation even after Mr ******* ********** (Additional Commissioner for Traffic, Bangalore) has instructed Bangalore traffic police not to stop motorists randomly for checking documents. One sub-inspector was suspended a few months back for the same reason.
This can only mean one of the three things -
1. Mr ******* ********** is also a part of this bribe collecting racket
2. Mr ******* ********** is totally ignorant of how corrupt his team is
3. Mr ******* **********'s orders have no value, traffic police can fearlessly ignore them
In any case, I would say that this person does not deserve to be in his position. He should step down and give chance to someone who is more capable and less corrupt.
Senior police officials always mention that Bangalore traffic police has a shortage of manpower. I say there is no shortage. Instead of hiding behind the bushes and collecting bribes from innocent motorists, if the traffic police actually spend some time in managing the traffic, the traffic situation would be much better in the city.
Is there no way to stop this menace ?
Is there nobody in this ********** who has the right contacts who can bring this matter to the notice of the public and the authorities.
These bribe collecting traffic police are easy targets for the media which is always looking for juicy stories. Why not click a few snaps and ask a question to Mr ******* ********** - What happened to your promise ?