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[BEWARE] Police Trap for Bikers on Mumbai-Pune expressway
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<blockquote data-quote="raksrules" data-source="post: 1315990" data-attributes="member: 14003"><p>This is a true incident which my friend here described me today over lunch, something which happened with them over the weekend.</p><p>This is applicable particular to people who travel to Mumbai from Pune on Bike. </p><p>As you may be knowing that on the expressway bikes are not allowed but there is a particular patch after lonavala and between Khopoli exit where 2 wheelers are allowed on expressway.</p><p></p><p>This is what happened</p><p></p><p>My friend and his roomies picked up 2-3 bikes and left for Mumbai on bike from Pune. They reached on expressway at the section where one does an exit to Khopoli from the expressway. This is necessary since a 2 wheeler cannot be taken any ahead on the expressway. When the approached the exit, what they saw seemed to be a truck was turtled there probably because of an accident (but can be deliberate too). The policeman there directed them to continue on the main expressway because of this. Seeing no option my friends continued on the main expressway (which one should in a typical situation should not do). But in this case since the police man told them they had no choice. When they were just a kilometer or ahead on the expressway there stood about 10 policeman who 'caught' them for illegally riding the bike on expressway.</p><p>From each of my friends they asked to shell out 600 rupees. My friends were adamant on not paying since they never did anything wrong and they choose to sit there on the highway. Half an hour passed and these people observed that many other bikers were caught, while some paying money and left ahead, some joined them to sit there.</p><p></p><p>Just then one of my friend's there called his dad who works at some post in government and explained him the situation. He in turn called his RTO police friend who called my friend (who was sitting on highway). He asked my friend to handover the phone to one police man. Now what they had a talk, i dont know but the policemen gave them back their license and everything and also directed them about road ahead.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest anyone planning to go to Mumbai by road and specifically by bike should take notice of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raksrules, post: 1315990, member: 14003"] This is a true incident which my friend here described me today over lunch, something which happened with them over the weekend. This is applicable particular to people who travel to Mumbai from Pune on Bike. As you may be knowing that on the expressway bikes are not allowed but there is a particular patch after lonavala and between Khopoli exit where 2 wheelers are allowed on expressway. This is what happened My friend and his roomies picked up 2-3 bikes and left for Mumbai on bike from Pune. They reached on expressway at the section where one does an exit to Khopoli from the expressway. This is necessary since a 2 wheeler cannot be taken any ahead on the expressway. When the approached the exit, what they saw seemed to be a truck was turtled there probably because of an accident (but can be deliberate too). The policeman there directed them to continue on the main expressway because of this. Seeing no option my friends continued on the main expressway (which one should in a typical situation should not do). But in this case since the police man told them they had no choice. When they were just a kilometer or ahead on the expressway there stood about 10 policeman who 'caught' them for illegally riding the bike on expressway. From each of my friends they asked to shell out 600 rupees. My friends were adamant on not paying since they never did anything wrong and they choose to sit there on the highway. Half an hour passed and these people observed that many other bikers were caught, while some paying money and left ahead, some joined them to sit there. Just then one of my friend's there called his dad who works at some post in government and explained him the situation. He in turn called his RTO police friend who called my friend (who was sitting on highway). He asked my friend to handover the phone to one police man. Now what they had a talk, i dont know but the policemen gave them back their license and everything and also directed them about road ahead. I would suggest anyone planning to go to Mumbai by road and specifically by bike should take notice of this. [/QUOTE]
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