Imagine you are driving your Rs 1 crore BMW convertible sports car on the streets of Bengaluru. You are trying to enjoy your life while sitting in the traffic. However, what happens now is that your sports car runs out of fuel. You’ll be embarrassed, right? Also, imagine on top of this embarrassment, you are now being fined for obstruction of traffic. It would feel like salt on the wound, right? Well, all of the above recently happened with a BMW Z4 driver in Bangalore.
Fuel empty….booked for delebrate traffic obstruction @ hebbal pic.twitter.com/Onhbeocgdb
— ACP Traffic Northeast Bangalore (@acpnortheasttr) July 11, 2024
The picture of this BMW Z4, which has been fined for running out of fuel, has been recently shared on X. It comes courtesy of ACP North East Traffic Bangalore. In this post, a white BMW Z4 can be seen standing on the side of a busy road. As per the post, this car was fined by the authorities.
The caption of the post stated, “Fuel empty….booked for deliberate traffic obstruction @ hebbal.” From what we can understand, this particular sports car was driving on this busy Bangalore road when it ran out of fuel. This must have then caused a traffic jam. So, when the police arrived at the situation, they fined the owner for an empty fuel tank.
Is this legal?
Now many of you might be wondering how the police could fine someone for not having fuel in their car. Well, the answer to this is that recently it was highlighted under IPC Section 283, which is for danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation.
The traffic police authorities have the power to collect a fine of Rs 500 after booking an individual. They can also refer them to court where it can impose a fine of Rs 500 or up to Rs 10,000. All of this can happen even if you run out of fuel or forget to keep a toolkit in your vehicle to quickly solve any emergency repair like a tire puncture.
This particular rule is not generally applied everywhere. However, it can most likely take place on roads with high-density traffic. The police authorities, with this rule, are trying to emphasize that when an individual is bringing out their vehicle to such high-density zones, they should be careful that they do not cause obstruction due to their negligence.
Is it the right thing to do?
Well, this particular fine has raised an important question as to whether this rule, despite being legal, is okay or not. The answer to this is that the police authorities have the right to fine the individual for negligence. However, the flip side of this argument is that this can happen by mistake as well. Now, if this is 100 percent correct or not is up to you to ponder upon.
Rs 1 crore BMW runs out of fuel
Now coming to the car seen in the picture, it can be noted that this particular car is a BMW Z4 sports car. It is the previous generation model, which at the time became very famous in the country. At the time, it was priced at Rs 90 lakh, and currently, used examples of this car are selling for Rs 20-40 lakh.
Most likely, this particular car is a used example, as it is being driven in Bengaluru with a registration plate from Madhya Pradesh. Some people have even stated that this could be a third or fourth-hand vehicle as well. This is because generally, people who can afford such sports cars do not run out of fuel.
Coming to the petrol-hungry powerplant of this sports car, this generation of the BMW Z4 came powered by a 3.0-liter inline-six engine. The engine made a maximum power of 306 bhp and maximum torque of 400 Nm. It can do a sprint of 0-100 kph in 5.1 seconds with a top speed of 250 kmph.
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