i haven't seen any interceptors in hosur road (from silk board to EC) atleast from the past 3 months
i commute dialy in this route at these times : 8.30am-10.30am and 5pm-7.30pm

& I thought Hosur road had no speed limits.. I go there atleast once a week (during evenings though ).. Gotta be careful now on..

While coming from BIAL, i noticed the speed limits which were painted in yellow on the roads are now erased with black paints.
Does this mean any vehicle can travel at any speed on any lane?

I saw one interceptor near IISc (CV raman Road), BIAL road has regular interceptor near Yelahanka.

These interceptors are predictable and i don't mine paying fine if I voilate speed limit, but these hiding police () are unpredictable, all of a sudden they 'jump' from hiding spot n stop you to get their palm greased (Tata Tea ad picturizes this very well)

One in Hossur road just after electronic city going towards Silkboard.
One in Mysore road, just before kengeri. (after RV college)

When I had started this thread, there were no signboards stating speed limit for 2 wheelers is 60kmph on the stretch.. The boards were put up subsequently, & now its quite clear that 2-wheelers need to maintain speeds below 60kmph, & 4-wheelers speeds below 80kmph..

Regarding the number of interceptors, it is definitely more than 2. My guess being its 5..
2 interceptors are always stationed on the NH7 between Bangalore & Devanahalli on either sides of the highway..
I have spotted others at Old Airport Road (after Command Hospital), at Minerva circle, on Tumkur Road, & opp Karnataka Golf Course (Opp High Grounds Police Station).. But they are not stationed regularly at these spots.. So gotta be careful..

I've paid fine 2 times on that stretch, Rs. 200 gone to the mamu. But I was riding fast, I was doing about 85-90 kmph, so just paid up & left. As far as I remember there are sign boards indicating speed limits for 2, 4, wheelers & trucks. After that day I'm very careful on that stretch, 60 speed limit for bike & 80 speed limit for car. The BTP has 2(I think) interceptors which are doing rounds all over the city. I've seen them near Lalbagh West Gate (Krumbigal road) between Lalbagh Main Gate & West Gate. Then near the Golf Course, between Le Meridian & Sophia High School signal.

CHEERS,
G D

Guys! Had a question bothering me for sometime:
Does the speed gun on the interceptors work only in broad daylight? I'm yet to see an interceptor (at the regular spots that they are stationed at) in action when its naturally dark?

Just to let you guys know, there is an Interceptor Vehicle present enroute K.R Puram from Hebbal on ORR. This about a km after you descend the ramp from Hebbal. I am seeing them from past two days at around 5.45-6PM.

I was driving today and I dont know if they tried stopping me. They signalled, but I dont know whether it was for me or the taxi in front. I just drove on

Tonight i was riding towards Bannerghatta road. The Udipi Garden(BTM Layout) signal was red. As usual, i was navigating thru the gaps and at one point i followed the bike before me onto the pavement(barely for a metre) and got down and was waiting for the signal to turn red.

Suddenly a police wala comes and pulls out the keys of both our bikes and asks us to pull over

I parked the bike and we both went to him. He had a copy of some news paper article which read "Ride on the pavement and lose you license". It was laminated. He showed that to us promptly and asked for the licenses.

The other guy was a bit elderly, he said that this was the first time, blah blah. The police guy then drew his attention towards me as i seemed bhakra to him He asked me for my license, i didnt know what to do for a moment. I immediately remembered that No matter what, i am not supposed to give my license to these fellas.Moreover, there is no rule that the license should be cancelled if caught riding on the pavement.

My mind said "Just show it to him and keep it with u". But i didnt even do that. I told this guy that i will make a phone call and be back. He asked "Phonecall to whom"?

I said "To my friends uncle".
He : Who is he?
Me : He too works for the Traffic police depatment. Let me call him
He : What is his designation?
Me : I don kno all that. I would just call and confirm something about this.
Pat came the reply, "Okay, Give 100 rs and go"

Then i took out my wallet (Thank god, i was planning to go to the ATM just b4 that but didnt), i had only 70 bucks , threw that to him and came back and took the bike.

This is how these morons cheat people just for their weekend collection.
So, guys beware.

P.S : This guy was the same guy from the MICO Layout police station who towed my bike earlier for it was parked just before Shoppers Stop for a minute, 300 rs gone then!

Anyone know where the guidelines for the sound level and tyre sizes,light intensity can be found?

Awareness is good but lying is bad. Let them catch for over speeding, this is a practice followed all over the world. But lying on your speed and charging unwanted fines is bad.

About insane reasons to catch you, i think this is common too. I have seen police catching in US giving insane reasons. There though you are just given a slip and contest at the court.

yeah buddy i too saw tat verna lying idle in krp for a long time... i stay in krp...

They are illegal to fit on bikes as it seems as the tholu was explaining in his rotten English. Not a problem since my low beam is normal halogen and the high beam is HID. In cities I ride with the halogen lamp on, only on highways I pop on the HID (when its really needed >_> not to show off or anything)

Even changing your tyre size needs an approval from the RTO as tyre sizes are fixed for a particular vehicle (if you look at the RC book there's a field for tyre size entry but its never filled). Also add that every vehicle also has a max decibel level fixed for it. Aftermarket parts in general render your car illegal in most parts of the world anyhow. People fit them for performance in the western world while here... they are mostly noobs who don't know what they are doing to their vehicles.

Let's say in India the rules and regulations are seasonal. Whatever they feel like they enforce and then after that it goes thanda. We'd never realise how many rules actually exist and have a reaction like "Yeh bhi niyam kanoon ka ansh hai ?!" Its just dependant on the mood of the copper, that'd be all.

I have a doubt here,want to know if HID and Xenon headlamps are legal.

Another thing I've noticed is that there aren't many Super bikes and modified cars(Not porki mods) nowadays.Is there a ban on putting performance based aftermarket parts on cars and bikes?Because i vaguely remember reading an article about a 'Crackdown on modified vehicles to curb drag racing'.