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Originally Posted by ksameer1234 This feels straight out of a Fast and Furious script! And yes, it is true that being on road in Mumbai, there is always a feeling that traffic all around in considerate of each other.
However, I think the girls could have avoided taking the Gandhinagar flyover and gone to the junction where they might have been able to find some cops. But then, typing from comfort of home is totally different compared to being in the middle of threatening situation.
Kudos to you and fellow Vento driver for keeping the faith in Mumbaikars intact!! ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) |
Yes, they could have but I guess the left turn to go under the flyover right after the IIT junction could have been unknown to them as even I realised just some months back that you can go below the flyover from that road.
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Originally Posted by shifu What you both did was very courageous. ![Thumbs Up](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbs up.png) In the heat of the moment, the Swift guy could have actually rammed the Vento in the front. And in some parts of the country, you never know if the other guy has a gun! I don't think I would have the courage to get involved directly. I would have probably followed them and contacted the police at the same time. But that's just me - a mango man who is taught to stay away from trouble.
Thankfully your story has a happy ending, and I am sure those girls must be thanking their stars... |
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Originally Posted by TheRajput A very similar incident happened yesterday around 10 PM with me.
I was on my CL 350 going towards western express highway from SV road Bandra. As I took a left from SV road & got onto the WEH, I saw a biker (no helmet & with a pillion) riding recklessly & coming extremely close to an auto. As I moved a little forward, I saw that there were two girls in the auto & the biker along with the pillion was passing comments and signaling towards the girl sitting on the left side of the auto. All this while I was tailing the biker. As soon as I got a chance to squeeze in, I blared my horn & got between the auto & the bike. The biker didn't expect this & gave me a stare, to which I replied with what are you trying to do. Was expecting the biker to become aggressive, but to my surprise he just raced off from the spot.
The driver of the auto gave me a smile & moved on. |
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Originally Posted by Dieseltuned Hi buddy,
That's down right scarry and that too in Mumbai. I am speechless. Cannot think that this could have happened in Mumbai of all places.
A very heartfelt thank you to you and the Vento guy, you played the game very well.
By any chance did you note down the Swifts plates ? Could be very handy to give them to the cops.
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No, I did not note down the Swift's number, that thought incidentally did not even run through my mind then as things were happening to fast.
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Originally Posted by 1.2TSI7DSG Proud of you man and the Vento guy too!
If there is something that make Mumbai slightly more human than other cities its people like you!
Proud to be a responsible Mumbaikar (though haven't lived there since 2006) |
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Originally Posted by anandharamanp Hats off to you and Vento guy! |
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Originally Posted by V-16 Proud of you bro!! It takes a lot of guts to do something like this which makes people feel humanity is not dead. Actually you should have reported the number of the car to the cops too. ![Thumbs Up](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbs up.png) |
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Originally Posted by sridhu I have refrained from commenting on this incident as I did not think it was handled right but considering the popularity of the post, I feel I must.
While undoubtedly brave, the OP's actions were foolhardy. Both cars could have been in a world of trouble and their actions could have escalated an already fraught situation.
I had a similar experience with very different results - a couple of guys were harassing a guy & girl near Accenture office near Forum. I confronted them and it was turning ugly & physical. The girl & the guy who were being harassed? They just kept walking!
We live in a society where even the affected party does not stand up.
The correct response, imo, should have been to call the cops & stay with the troubled car until the cops arrive. Hero-Giri rarely works in real life. |
I respectfully accept your opinion, but to be honest, I did not think about the cops, neither did I think about noting their number, it was an instant call in my head to go for it, what had to be at that moment otherwise those guys will be a mere number plate and I would have to keep following them till the end of times till the girls stopped somewhere (probably their house) or the guys decided to get out of the car at some signal to do something stupid and then I would have to physically confront 4 with me being 1 or they would decide just to give up, either case I rather put my car and use it as a weapon then get out of the car and confront someone.
About the cops, I live in Ghatkopar, there is a big hall in our lane where marriages are held, people park their cars many a times right on my building gate which makes it impossible for any of us to pull out our car, we have called the cops multiple times, it's a task to even explain to them where the location of my building is even though its in a very prominent location in Ghatkopar, most of the time I am pulling my hair trying to get them to understand where this place is, out of the 10 calls I would have made, once someone has turned up and done something about it, JUST ONCE.
Should I really be trusting the hit and miss ratio with the cops when I can do something myself at the moment? I am sure if I reported something more serious they would turn up all the time but STILL, I don't trust their response time and that's just my opinion
Just somedays back a video was posted on Facebook ( don't know the location of that place) where in some guys were harassing two girls who were with a guy friend of theirs, when these people said they will complain to the cops, these guys called some more of their friends and beat a guy and girl up out of the 3 in between a road with 30 people watching the show like mere spectators. Cops said they had run out of fuel in their beat van and hence they did not show up for 40 minutes, the beating and bhaigiri was over by then, if the 30 people wanted, they could have overpowered those hooligans easily, but hey they thought 'let the cops handle it, why risk anything'? The cops when they came were asking how the guy who was with the girls knew the girls and questioning them like they were some criminals, what would I have answered if I did get the cops in between? Some girls travelling in an Alto I witnessed were being harassed and I want to help them?
Yes lot's of things could have gone wrong, he might have ended up crashing into my car, the Vento could have been smashed from behind, all 3 cars could have ended up in a pickle, the guys would have had a gun etc etc but if we keep thinking about the 'if's all we'll do is keep thinking, neither the Vento guy thought about it, neither did I. We had 2 cars against one, we had the odds with us, all we had to do was to stop them, so why not? And who knows me not taking any action would have led to the Swift crashing against the Alto driven by the girls too since the 4 boys in the Swift were upto real stunts
To each his own, I will choose this direction yet again if I am faced with this situation because we live in India and there is not going to be a police car coming to help at the speed of light after I dial 911, harsh reality but till that changes, we have to become our own police and if something like this were to happen to my mom or sister while they are on the road or anywhere and I am not around the first question I would ask is 'What was the public doing while all this was going on' as public is the first line of defence and that defence should be actionable and tough.
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Originally Posted by ajay_satpute Hats off to both of you !!! It is guys like you who make people believe in humanity.
What I am slightly surprised is that there was no police throughout the incidence at any of the junctions. Having cops at some junction would have helped catch those buggers, may be. |
This is a highway and at night, you will 99% of the times not find cops here, yes once you cross ghatkopar and the Amar Mahal bridge, the people density increases, the cop density goes up as at Kurla Junction, Priyadarshini Junction there are cops sometimes.
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Originally Posted by sunny310c Kudos to you and the Vento guy for doing what you thought was necessary to help those girls out. I am not sure if I would have done the same myself as things could have gotten quite ugly given the high speeds and dangerous manoeuvring involved. I mean, even without anyone meaning it, people could have got hurt or worse. Thankfully nothing of that sort happened.
We need more people like yourself and that Vento driver to make our roads, our cities, our country safer and a better place for everyone.
God Bless!! |
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Originally Posted by pratyush6 A lot of people have appreciated you and I could not keep myself away from it. I have done this in real life but I cannot imagine attempting this in a car. Hats Off and great work again. |
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