Being a traffic cop can have adverse consequences. Literally. One is quite familiar with the marshal getting knocked down by a car or a two-wheeler in a bid to stop the violator. Chandigarh had quite a few of such incidents. At here is the latest. They also get bitten in the process.
Just a few days back a city cop hailed down a women talking on her mobile while driving. Chandigarh Police is known for its strict enforcement. She stopped and the moment cop reached inside in order to turn off the ignition of her car, the woman sprang into action and bit him. As one could see in the newspaper reports, she was remorseless. And so were many others, as later in the evening in a party, many women appreciated the woman's 'biting' act. Another party guy smilingly said, "the cop asked for it."
Well, so much for our traffic cops. Their image has literally taken a beating. But what about our woman driver? Was she angry? Or did she find the cop's hand intruding into her car to switch off the ignition as an affront and an open intervention into her very personal domain? Surely that must have been one of the reason and a lesson for the traffic cops indeed to understand the personal psychological domain that a driver of a vehicle carries around him/her.
At the same time it also shows an open defiance to authority, a complete expression of hostility and 'road rage' of a different dimension, that requires to be looked at with deep concern.
You can read more on:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-23/chandigarh/29466066_1_head-constable-challan-om-prakash
Just a few days back a city cop hailed down a women talking on her mobile while driving. Chandigarh Police is known for its strict enforcement. She stopped and the moment cop reached inside in order to turn off the ignition of her car, the woman sprang into action and bit him. As one could see in the newspaper reports, she was remorseless. And so were many others, as later in the evening in a party, many women appreciated the woman's 'biting' act. Another party guy smilingly said, "the cop asked for it."
Well, so much for our traffic cops. Their image has literally taken a beating. But what about our woman driver? Was she angry? Or did she find the cop's hand intruding into her car to switch off the ignition as an affront and an open intervention into her very personal domain? Surely that must have been one of the reason and a lesson for the traffic cops indeed to understand the personal psychological domain that a driver of a vehicle carries around him/her.
At the same time it also shows an open defiance to authority, a complete expression of hostility and 'road rage' of a different dimension, that requires to be looked at with deep concern.
You can read more on:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-23/chandigarh/29466066_1_head-constable-challan-om-prakash
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