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Speed & Reckless DrivingMV Act 2019, Section 184 (reckless driving) + IPC Section 341 (wrongful restraint) + Section 506 (criminal intimidation) – up to ₹5,000 + imprisonment

Road Rage and the Law

Rule: Road rage — chasing, abusing, threatening other drivers — is a criminal offence, not just a traffic violation
1

Electronic City flyover, Bengaluru, evening rush

A car cuts Raju off. He chases it, overtakes it dangerously, stops in front to block it — 'Mujhe kaat ke nikal gaya, saala.'

→ Car driver calls police. Raju charged under Section 184 and IPC 341 — ₹5,000 fine + delivery app deactivation notice for 7 days. Lost income: ₹4,200.
✓ Lesson: Road rage adds a criminal record to a bad day — the other driver's mistake becomes your legal problem.
2

Same flyover, two months later — another cut-off

Raju breathes, falls back, lets it go — 'Uski problem hai, meri delivery hai.' Calls the incident helpline to report dangerous driving.

→ He completes three more deliveries in the time a confrontation would have taken.
✓ Lesson: Reporting bad drivers through proper channels — traffic helpline 100 or iRAD app — is safer and more effective than confrontation.
3

Delivery partner wellbeing session

Raju shares the road rage story. Facilitator introduces breathing techniques for traffic stress.

→ Eight partners commit to a 'breathe and report' protocol instead of retaliation.
✓ Lesson: Road rage is a stress response — managing traffic stress at source prevents incidents before they start.

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