- Bribe Fighter
- 13 years ago
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Talking on a Mobile while driving a car
I did not pay a Bribe !
I was driving along Nagar road in Pune for a meeting. Just as I turned towards Kalayaninagar, I got a phone call and my natural instinct was to pick it up. At the junction was a policewoman who immediately stopped and demanded my license.
I gave her my license and she demanded Rs. 600/- for the fine. When I asked her on what basis was it Rs. 600/- she could not give me a proper reply. I insisted on seeing the Traffic rule book without which I was not willing to pay the prescribed amount. I even told her that I will fight it out in court and whether she can be a challan so that I can appear in court. She said that we had to go to the police station which we did at Yerwada.
The inspector too was trying to browbeat me into paying Rs. 600/- or accept a challan after surrendering my vehicle. When I asked them to explain to me the basis of Rs. 600/- they told Rs. 100 for driving while using a mobile phone (which was my fault for sure) and Rs. 500/- for 'rash driving'. Time and again, I had to explain to them that I would not have been driving at more than 5 km/h they finally relented and charged me Rs. 100/- and gave me a receipt and let me go.
All-in-all, moral of the story.
1. Insist on they showing you the rule book.
2. If you know you are wrong only admit to that fault (in my case, speaking on the mobile phone).
3. They try to charge you extra for e.g. rash driving and since I argued with logic and reasoning they could not hold me back.
If you break the law but also take the trouble to understand the law, quite likely you will come out with only the punishment which you deserve.
Happy Diwali to all !