Another young life was snuffed out late last night – this one a cousin of my student – when a 21 year-old youth was thrown off the bike he was riding pillion on, when the bike collided against a bus. Every day, one picks up the newspaper and reads about two-wheeler riders being killed and [...]
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When will the Traffic Police act?
Posted: February 1, 2011 in traffic rulesTags: Pune Traffic Police, traffic rules, two-wheelers
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Waiting to exhale…
Posted: September 9, 2010 in Pune, Pune Traffic Police, traffic rulesTags: Idea Cellular
This morning I was on my way to SIMC, Lavale, when at the intersection near the Bombay Engineering and Group (BEG) on Deccan College Road, I saw a young girl on a scooter with a look that really captured the mood of most people in the city. It was one of complete resignation, tiredness. This [...]
We just love to break the rules, don’t we?
Posted: September 8, 2009 in Pune, Pune Traffic Police, traffic rulesLokmanya Tilak might have uttered the famous words “Swaraj is my birthright,” but people in our country have taken that one step further. They break the law and think it’s their right! I’ve been reading with interest all the reports and articles on the new traffic plan that the Pune Police has implemented to ease [...]
