This is about Bangalore’s night life. Yes, there is a night life in Bengaluru, so what if it ends at 11 pm, night is a night. But it does not mean that all things are smooth as silk in the Information Technology capital or the Sleepy city! Things actually get naughty in the night and especially on a Saturday Night!
Yeah, you might think that Mumbai is the Night club city and would have more Drink and Drive cases but I am guessing you are wrong. Thanks to the Bengaluru Police this city might be getting more ‘ murga catches’ as compared to the other cities. Mumbai has such an awesome network of Autos, Taxis and local trains which hardly ever sleeps throughout the year that you can afford to get drunk and come back in a Taxi in a single piece. Bengaluru on the other hand has the sleepy culture to start with, there is no taxi thing here, autos start charging night rates from 7pm itself (and after 10pm you will not find any when the night charge is actually applicable) and they will not go just about anywhere, they will take you only if it’s nearer to their place, else you can take a walk. Well quite literally!
Hence folks here are forced to be on their own vehicles. At no point in time am advocating drink and drive. Nopes, not at all. Am just trying to portray the Bengaluru Traffic Police’s characteristics! Well, this is how Saturday Night goes LIVE in Bengaluru…Barricades come up on all roads (mostly near famous pubs) and also on all the roads exiting the city. But the most interesting roads (or shall I call them ‘galis’ which are known to be short cuts for the riders) are those where these police fellows strategically place themselves at these corners from sharp 10pm. I have no problem with this strategic move but I have a problem with their extra excitement to man these positions post 10pm only!
Imagine if they were placed here in the day time they would be able to make only Rs.100 or sorts from traffic violation (no helmet kind of stuff)…Now post 10pm you can get hold of more than Rs.1500 from each such murga catch! So this same murga could have yielded only Rs.100 but now he is worth 15 times more, so why should you be doing your job in the day time? Any common sensed government servant would not opt for a day job given a choice. If at all he is forced to do it, he will not be doing it religiously [assuming they do it otherwise 🙂 ok whatever]
Now this murga has the option to pay legally and go to the court the next working day, remember it’s a Saturday night live story so the next working day is Monday. That is not your immediate problem, if your vehicle is seized then how will you go home from wherever you are stranded? Going by the rule book the same police guy has to get you on to an auto and see you off. But there are hardly any autos on the Bengaluru roads after 9pm (remember the sleepy city?), with a not so good bus service, which again sleeps by 10pm, you (a true murga now) are left with no other option than to give this police guy an awesome Rs.1500 and ask him to let go! Please notice the change in his behavior towards you, you might get confused that he is your long lost school buddy found on facebook now. I guess he will even guarantee that you will not be caught at any other check post till you reach home.
Now you can officially drive after drinking, not so kool yeh?
Personally I feel it’s not right to drink and drive, like in TV ads you should designate a guy in your group who will not drink in that outing and then rotate this responsibility in each such trip. Well, this is possible when you have the same group going out often, but practically speaking you do not get time to go out with the same group so often, whatever time you get out of your busy schedule you try to optimize by meeting more and more of your friend circles (less met friends)! Hence everybody has the khuji to drink and rightfully so! I have a solution for this – make sure you drink less then 30 ml or just 1 pint beer at such pub outings and then head home and drink as much as your heart desires! Request your friends to stay over at your place (assuming its not a large group), or try suggesting your friend’s place (if you are smart enough you will get the right excuses that your friend offers his home for the over night stay!). You don’t really wanna get your hands dirty cleaning other’s throw ups, do you? 🙂
DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE, UNLESS IT’S COFFEE.
The best part I liked – "Please notice the change in his behavior towards you, you might get confused that he is your long lost school buddy found on facebook now. I guess he will even guarantee that you will not be caught at any other check post till you reach home."
Once when I was caught for having 2 bottles of beer. I paid 600 bucks and after getting the money this is what he exactly said,
Thulla: Go safely, umm (as he was my elder brother)"
Me: 🙂 Don't you worry sir!, I am all fine.
Thulla (keeps his hands on my shoulder): Don't feel bad, I am like your elder brother.
Me (Thinking): What the ?!!
🙂
Ha ha ha…as I said you just made a real good friend and in your specific case a elder brother too!! Too good. These cases are so funny when you look back and remember, but I guess these are expensive jokes! :):)
Lolzz… It was Hilarious with a knowledge dose for poeple like me who are new to Bangalore 🙂
Glad you like it! 🙂