Chalta hai attitude wont do;fixing small problems is way ahead

Published : Times of India On receiving a violation ticket for stepping over a zebra crossing,a car driver felt outraged.It is too small an offence to be booked,he fumed.There are so many autorickshaw and lorry drivers.Book them first,he said. In 1996,George Kelling published a book Broken Windows.The title comes from the following example: consider a building ...

Praveen Sood: It’s not a question of 100 Rupees, sir

Published : Bangalore Mirror Any sale of a vehicle should be duly registered at the RTO office. Failing to do so is potentially dangerous for the original owner Week after week, mails from well meaning citizens pour in saying how they received a traffic violation notice for a vehicle which they had already sold. Some ...

Broke the rule Cough up the fine but insist on getting a receipt 1

Published : Times of India Nothing amuses me more than surveys highlighting the ranking of countries,states or departments on the index of corruption.How does it matter whether a department is the 10th or 100th in the index Is there any limit up to which corruption is acceptable It is not the department but few people in that ...

Replace humps with good behaviour

Published : Times of India Road humps are accepted as traffic calming devices all over the world.However,proliferation of road humps in Bangalore has converted roads into roller-coaster rides and a serious traffic hazard.On the one hand,there is a hue and cry about traffic moving at snails pace;on the other,there is such a huge demand for road ...

Make erring cops pay : Praveen Sood, additional commissioner of traffic

Published : DNA  Traffic police personnel stationed near traffic signals are only allowed to book motorists driving rashly or jumping red lights, additional commissioner of traffic Praveen Sood clarified on Wednesday. The officer made this statement following complaints of traffic police personnel stopping and checking vehicular documents in such areas, causing jams in the process. ...

Pay Challan or be dragged to court

Pay Challan or be dragged to court
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