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You can now park at “No Parking”

Sajith M — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:46:07 +0000

Thanks to ganu for pointing this out in his post and the pictures.

Karnataka Judgeâ€™s car parked in Brigade Road – Bangalore.
If he can park in the no parking area, then y canâ€™t I do..?????????
Looks like law and order donâ€™t apply to the judiciary systemâ€¦

I personally am of the belief that traffic rules should apply to all vehicles (I am okay with exemptions for ambulances, but not for official cars). And it’s kind of interesting to note that we seem to have a different set of laws for those who wield some power (executive, legislature, judiciary) and another set for the normal folks like you and me…

Thanks to the picture of this car belonging to the Judge of Karnataka High Court parked where you and I can’t, we now know that some people are above traffic laws. Bangalore traffic is a power game where those who interpret the laws are not bound by them.

An Accident

Sajith M — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:59:07 +0000

Had a little accident early in the morning (about 0510-0520) on Thursday (04 January 2006). Went over a speed breaker (that was not marked and had no lights around), and could not keep the bike under control when I landed after the little flight. The helmet bore the brunt of the fall and I remained more of less undamaged. The bike had a little damage, but nothing major. I believe the damage would have been worse had I been driving at a higher speed (was driving at about 30-40 kmph because it was so cold that I could not imagine being able to drive any faster)

Words of Wisdom:
1. Don’t Drive.
2. If you must drive, don’t drive on roads that have bad lighting.
3. If you must drive on roads with bad light, drive at 10kmph or less.

Note to my co-workers: I should (hopefully) be back on Monday (08 January 2006)

Helmets are to protect the number plate, not your head

Sajith M — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:26:19 +0000

Could not help clicking while waiting for the light to go green. Near Sony World, Koramangala. Btw, thatâ€™s a Karizma – a bike that can make you feel you are not driving fast because it can do a 100kmph so effortlessly and (as an unfortunate side effect) also lead to a bad crash where a helmet might prove useful.

PS: The title came to my mind because the helmet covers the number plate so well that am sure it will survive an accident, not sure if the head will survive though.

Number Plates that are no good

Sajith M — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:16:16 +0000

the letters of the registration mark shall be in English and the figures shall be in Arabic numerals – Rule 77, Chapter 3; The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Guess this mean that meaning of “English letters” and “Arabic numerals” has changed.

Our traffic cops have perfected the art of reading number plates from far (ever noticed how accurately they can stop vehicles with TN, KL, AP, DL etc registrations?), but they still can’t find (or at least I have not seen them stopping) these vehicles carrying number plates that very few people can read.

Drive On Left Side, Right Side, Or Both

Sajith M — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:08:30 +0000

Could not help noticing this. Check the buses coming from NGV side occupying both sides (Note: In case you are thinking that this road is a one-way, its not). Looks like you can drive on both sides – entirely your choice. At least it looks that way to me.