Bribing a cop for Dummies!
A reference for the rest of us...
When flagged down by a cop.
1. Do not panic, Cops are not man eating monsters
2. Slow down and do not attempt to flee the scene. park on the road side
3. If you have passengers in your car please step out off the vehicle and proceed to step 4. if not you may remain in the vehicle for the cop to come to you. (This is an important step as cops do not want many witnesses for the crime that they are going to commit, but your individual experience may vary from cop to cop)
4. DO NOT Argue about the offense(you know you are guilty), simply hand over the license and insurance.
5. if the cop takes too long in inspecting the license and insurance and tries to talk about where you are from and what you do for living. that's an indicator for you to say these golden words "Ralahami udawwak karanna barida?"
6. If you get a positive signal for step 5. then DO NOT publicly open up your wallet and produce a note to the cop. ask him to give the license and insurance and pretend to put it back in your wallet then take a 500 RS note and place it in his hand as if you are giving him some candy..
then you walk out of the crime scene. all clean.
and one last tip keep 500 Rs change at all times. i had to pay 1000 Rs once since i had no change. they cant look at the "candy" till you leave the scene.
copped around 6-7 times mostly for effing crossing the dual line when over taking.
and one more thing i do not encourage anyone to bribe civil servants. please drive safe and obey the road rules and you will save your money and your time.
Cheers!