Indian Police Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers

New Delhi police have a new weapon in the battle against bad drivers, Facebook. Two months ago the police created a Facebook page that allowed people to inform on others breaking traffic laws, and upload pictures of the violations. The page has more than 17,000 fans, and 3,000 pictures currently. From the article: "The online rap sheet was impressive. There are photos of people on motorcycles without helmets, cars stopped in crosswalks, drivers on cellphones, drivers in the middle of illegal turns and improperly parked vehicles. Using the pictures, the Delhi Traffic Police have issued 665 tickets, using the license plate numbers shown in the photos to track vehicle owners, said the city’s joint commissioner of traffic, Satyendra Garg."

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Re:ah this will be fun

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I think your easy fix solution to a very difficult problem might not work!

I, like others, believe it's a cultural issue. Living in Los Angeles, we live with many people - from all over the world! One thing my friends have told me is that "certain orientals feel they have the right of way." It's a cultural thing, where they don't have to give the right of way to someone else. This is why, for example, yesterday pulling into a parking lot with a woman walking in the middle of my lane kept walking even when she saw me. She felt no need to move to the side. As a matter of fact, it would have seemed like she WANTED me to stop, but of course that was not the case.

Most people would move out of the way of a moving vehicle, but not all. This is also demonstrated by a car a day earlier, who cuts off all FAST moving traffic while practically stopping after making a left turn. This is also why insurance rates are also extremely expensive where I live and cheaper the further east you go.

Like I tell everyone, people in Mexico don't really respect 'traffic guide lines' (I don't call them laws because in theory, people respect the law). But it works for them, because everyone has the same mentality (and if you don't, you'll hear about it REAL QUICK and hopefully learn to "go with the flow"). But here, we have both people who follow the law, those who break it knowingly, and the rest who just don't care because they believe they have the right to do what they like. And that's why we have so many problems HERE.

So, if you think giving tickets in India is going to fix the problem, then we should start fining 'terrorists' in Afghanistan, because that'll surely solve that issue.