Without my knowledge,I would raise the accelerator,only to realise I was exceeding my limits and Mysore road speed limits,only when my sister used to shout at me.This was all because,I was accustomed to b'lore traffic and used to move by sq.cms and at Mysore,I felt the roads were almost empty!!
It was one such day,me and my sister were out and I was riding.I told her,there is something wrong,literally there is no other vehicle on this road....IS THIS ONE-WAY
She confidently said,"noooo....I saw no such board....I did look for them"
ok,happily I moved,only to be stopped by a cop at a cross...."banni madam ee kade"
I with full confidence,"I have DL,Insurance done,Emmission test done,and I am wearing helmet,and tried giving all of them to him"
He,"adella beda madam,one way nal bartidira!"
Me,"IS it one way,there is no board"
He,"Ofcourse its there,and moves the branches of the tree to a side"
Shit,he was standing there to hide it and catch people!
I,"Oh sorry,I didnt notice that,as I was new to this city"
He,"From where do u come"
Me,"Bangalore"
He,"Ok pay 100-00 and go"
I to myself - "No luck....100-00 is not mine from now"!
He,"This fine is valid for this whole day
I,"so it means I can go in all wrong directions today??"
He,":D"
I,":X"
Next,it was another day,I was riding with my husband,explaining all roads,buildings,parks to him as we moved.
I suddenly halted at a signal,noticing its red!
A policeman started signalling me to come to his side.
This time,ok I didnt violate the signal,I did stop,may be a 2-3 footsteps ahead than where I should have been.
I was confused.
My husband got down.
He again asked to getdown and bring vehicle to side.
I signalled my husband to join me.He was laughing!
I tried to explain the cop,I saw the signal a bit late,and then suddenly slowed down.
He laughed,"Still u dont realise why I have stopped u"
I really didnt.
He helped,"This is one way madam"
howcome!!!!!!!!
Same story again,
I,"Oh sorry,I didnt notice that,as I was new to this city"
He,"From where do u come"
Me,"Bangalore"
He,"Number plate says,its registered here!"
I,"haan its not my vehicle,my sisters"
He,"U have DL"
I,"ya ya I have,abt to show him"
He stops and laugh"Its ok,but dont repeat this.I am leaving as you said u r new to city,turns to my husband,"I would not have left if he was riding,now turn and go!"
We started backwards,now we laughing,"If at all I had to pay the fine,its 100-00....if my husband was the rider,it'd have been definitely 500-00.He didnt even have the DL!!"
Next,where is the board here that reads its a one way.We stopped and looked for it....finally to find it again behind a tree!The tree protects it u know!!
