We can wish it hadn't happened, but it did.
This was same day, day 1 of trip....about an hour before Panjim, yet in the ghats ............ a deceptive massive speed breaker, sudden brakes and it's screeeech ! whaaam ! baaanng! and Sujata in shock, "Oh god, Smiiii......lagayaaa reeee"
Sujata's car
That guy's car
Everyone's off their cars, everyone talking at the same time, no one listening......typical accident scene.
Must say I learnt a lot about Sujata this trip.....she's pretty gutsy that way. I'm trying to tell those guys "least you can do is apologize, atleast accept it's your fault" and she straight off says "pehle compensation do, phir jao". He's like "madam, mehna me do teen accident tho hote hain mere, subko compensation detha jaaunga kya?". And she's like "aap ko hothe honge, mera yeh pehla accident hai......aap ki galthi hai, aap do mujhe"
This was same day, day 1 of trip....about an hour before Panjim, yet in the ghats ............ a deceptive massive speed breaker, sudden brakes and it's screeeech ! whaaam ! baaanng! and Sujata in shock, "Oh god, Smiiii......lagayaaa reeee"
Sujata's car
That guy's car
Everyone's off their cars, everyone talking at the same time, no one listening......typical accident scene.
Must say I learnt a lot about Sujata this trip.....she's pretty gutsy that way. I'm trying to tell those guys "least you can do is apologize, atleast accept it's your fault" and she straight off says "pehle compensation do, phir jao". He's like "madam, mehna me do teen accident tho hote hain mere, subko compensation detha jaaunga kya?". And she's like "aap ko hothe honge, mera yeh pehla accident hai......aap ki galthi hai, aap do mujhe"
All to no avail. Done venting, he pushed off.
(Sujata's like, "damn, I should have taken his key", and I was like "thank god that thought came to you after he left" :)
We were still hanging around, wondering what to do.....by which time a few people had gathered and one of them who had overheard it all said "there's a police outpost nearby"
We decided to go.
(Sujata's like, "damn, I should have taken his key", and I was like "thank god that thought came to you after he left" :)
We were still hanging around, wondering what to do.....by which time a few people had gathered and one of them who had overheard it all said "there's a police outpost nearby"
We decided to go.
It was a quaint little police outpost hidden inside a thicket. I was still walking up the steps, when Sujata, who had gone ahead, quickly came out looking all hassled and dazed. I'm like "kya hua?".....and she's like "arre, that guy's not wearing any clothes re" :)
It's one of those moments when you don't know whether to laugh or to cry. In the middle of nowhere, a proper out outpost.....as isolated as it can be, and this....
But then, he soon came out all neatly dressed, and he was real nice. He heard us out fully, was willing to take an FIR, then got on the phone with that guy who'd sped away. He spoke to him with the authority that would make anyone sit up.....the proper police kind, no nonsense language. I was super impressed.
All of this eventually led to Ali actually meeting us at Panjim after two days...... with compensation.
What an experience !! And a big kudos to the Goa police ...they were really nice and efficient.
What an experience !! And a big kudos to the Goa police ...they were really nice and efficient.
Hey, really how stressed i was than (I was like oh god this is bad two girls take car on a road trip and the first thing they do is an accident! Not good at all for an reputation) but now reading this post is making me laugh.
ReplyDeleteThe best part was that in end he did give compensation which comes with acceptation that it was his fault.
Glad reading this is making you laugh :)
ReplyDeleteAnd chill about reputation and all that....don't guys have accidents. And we're not saying we're perfect drivers. Hotha hai madam....it's all ok.