tibby

I do travel on this stretch at times, but its only in the venings, post 8.. So have never seen any interceptor stationed thare.. will be careful next time on..

Hehe.. I see how much fun it is for you breaking rules..

No! They've put up boards at not so frequent intervals stating speed limits as: 40 for HTvs, 60 for 2-wheelers, & 80 for cars.. They've erased the stuff painted on the roads probably because that was lane speed limit, which they probably thought didn't make sense or something..
Word of caution: Kepp your speed well within limits, & don't mess with the cops stationed at interceptors. They're outrightly rude..

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tibby

A strange incident occured today!
I was driving my car back home from the airport, when cops stopped me right outside Chikkajala Police Station.. I hadn't jumped the signal before the PS, & pulled over when they ushered me to.. 1 of the cops asked me casually for my DL, which I showed..
Then he noted my car's registration number on a piece of papar, & asked me if i had committed any traffic violations! He asked me to get my violation history checked at the PS (there's a counter for it ).. The fellow checked my car's violation history & gave me a clen chit.. The cops left me after seeing the clean chit..
I wonder if this has happened to someone!!

God save us from Bangalore Cops, & their ways unoque ways of harassment..

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rossiter

They are not allowed to stop you unless you have committed a violation. But of course, things will get ugly if you start quoting the law. Anyway, they let you go without doing anything else.

Not sure if I would consider this as harassment anyway.

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avinrichards

you can check if you have any violations on a particular vehicle online also at the karnataka traffic police website by keying in the vehicle number..

well..lucky that they did not blame a non existent rule break on you..

that airport stretch in a nuisance ,the other parts of the city are much better than before.

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KarthikK

I think you meant this website

Search for Traffic Violations

funny why they have a raw IP-based address instead of a proper website name..

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tibby

I'm calling it harassment because these guys find ways of annoying citizens for no reason.. I mean they need to pull up people if they committ an offence (as is the recent directive), not to check if they have committed an offence..
As you'll already be aware, if one commits a traffic violation (in Bangalore), a notification is mailed to the address that the violating vehicle is registered with, & the person in whose name the vehicle is registered is asked to pay the fine within the due date specified, or else a case will be initiated in the courts.. So why do they need to ask someone to pull over, & get violation history checked!! Out of my understanding..
Not that they would have allowed me to drive away without paying the fine, if violation(s) were found against my car, though i might be well ready to take the case to court..

Yeah! I was thankful that i ended up getting a clean chit.. You never know when they start manufacturing offences
The stretch is quite a nuisance.. Today's event was quite startling..

Hehe.. They're using numbers (IP address) maybe coz they're used to remembering vehicle registration numbers

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KarthikK

A bunch of my friends (including me) were planning to go to Nandi hills on our bikes one of these weekends to catch the brilliant sunrise view there in the early morning..
Since some of you were mentioning that the airport stretch is a nuisance, perhaps this is something we should keep in mind. Is the speed limit restriction only till the BIAL airport??

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Addy43

Cops is Hyderabad are much worse. They charge even when your helmet does not have a vizor

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tibby

The speed limit till the airport is 60kmph for 2-wheelers, & 80 kmph for 4-wheelers. The interceptors are stationed only before the airport, & once you cross the flyover that leads to the airport, it should be smooth sailing.. Moreover, I haven't seen the interceptors in action between dusk & dawn..
But Karthik, its very foggy these days, & so i wouldn't advise riding to nandi hills late nights or early mornings.. Moreover, the high fog might prevent you from seeing the sunrise itself..
So would advise you to find out from people who have been there recently..

Whoa!! I hope the Bangalore cops don't come to know of it, as quite a big share of 2-wheeler riders here wear those nonsensical topi type hemlets, which only protect the hair & don't have a visor either..
Or wait, maybe they should atleast start warning such people so that they begin wearing the full face helmets.. & let the purpose of wearing a helmet be served..

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RedApple

^Indeed, as Tibby said, the interceptors are stationed either before or after the airport. They like to sit at the end of the long straights...watch your speed here...they'll hit u with that radar gun much before. If you have a car it would be wise to get a radar detector/jammer. I got hit here a while back (got caught at 96..was doing 120 before that). Also, now on the road connecting yeshwantpur to mekri circle and points beyond, there will be an interceptor halfway between the sadishivangar police station and mekri circle. I got caught here the other day, even in heavy traffic, for speeding. had to cough up 300 . These guys are real jackasses, no arguing with em, so just pay and get out of there or just watch your speed. The limit is 40 i believe which really is way too low .

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