Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Mar 23: A post in Facebook has brought to light alleged high-handedness of a scooter rider who was not only riding on the wrong side of a one-way road, but also creating nuisance to other commuters by deliberately parking in the middle of the road.

The Facebook page 'WB (Whistle Blowers) Mangaluru" put up a post describing the incident that took place on Wednesday March 22 near Nantoor junction here.

The post reads, "This gentleman coming from the wrong side at considerable speed, without wearing helmet almost hit one of the cyclist this morning near nantoor junction (sic).

"When questioned, he stated that he has been riding his scooter on the wrong side for many years and its none of our business to question him and he will continue riding it that way.

"He later started using foul language/ abusing the group of cyclists who were on right track, he also threatened them to get beaten up next time they are found cycling around nantoor (sic)."

When confronted, the rider parked his scooter in the middle of the road, challenging the cyclists to do whatever they wanted to. "Then comes the worst part!! He parked his scoote(r) in the middle of the road asking cyclists to do whatever they want to and in the process he blocked the morning traffic at nantoor junction. When he was done with his fight he again took the wrong side of the road, without wearing his helmet giving a sarcastic smile to everybody around (sic)."

The Whistle Blowers post further listed the number of offences the rider had committed:

"Offence as per our knowledge

Moving against One-Way
Driving without Helmet
Dangerous or Reckless Driving
Disturbance in free flow of traffic
Using Private vehicle for Commercial purposes
Overloading a vehicle beyond extent limit (sic)."

Speaking to daijiworld, ACP Thilakchandra, while not naming the alleged offender, said that he was a resident of Bejai and that notice has already been issued to him. His licence would be verified and suitable action would be taken, he said.

Taking serious note of the incident, the DCP (traffic) has said that action would be taken against the rider by Thursday March 23 evening.