Why every Delhi taxi driver carries condoms (6 photos)

Imagine if every taxi driver you get into a car with in India has a condom for you? It doesn't feel very comfortable, does it? Why does he need this?





An Indian taxi driver looks at you with the knowledge that he has a condom in his car.

In fact, in India there is a very strong “collective consciousness”, simply put – rumors. They turn into beliefs and almost truth in just one day, as taxi drivers love to communicate and gossip in the parking lot.

And that's what happened to condoms

One Uber driver named Dharmendra told colleagues that he was stopped by police and fined for not having a condom in his first aid kit.

Taxi drivers are always worried about their earnings, so they immediately bought a pack of condoms at the pharmacy and divided them among each other to make it more economical.



Men in India love to gossip, there is no prejudice that it is a woman's prerogative

From Dharmendra's friends at another parking lot, the rumor spread further and literally spread throughout Delhi within a day. Taxi drivers even asked each other: “Do you have a condom?”

- I heard from a driver I know that you should always have condoms with you. If the police don’t ask you today, it’s not a fact that their availability won’t be checked tomorrow,” admitted a taxi driver from a completely different part of Delhi three days after the Great Purchase of Condoms in all pharmacies of the city.

According to the Indian Motor Vehicle Law, filling a first aid kit does not imply anything like this, but the Indians cannot be stopped.

Why is this condom for you?



Imagine, offering this to a family, they will be downright offended!

A taxi driver may tell you that he has a condom. Because police in India sometimes raid taxis and tuk-tuks while dressing in civilian clothes.

Indians love to bargain and ask for additional payment, which is why they regularly conduct “control purchases”, and the police fine those drivers who try to force the client to pay more than agreed.



By the way, they are inexpensive in India, just unknown brands, if not Durex

That's why taxi drivers know that any man can turn out to be a policeman. This means you need to keep a condom ready!

What Really Happened

These are two unrelated events. Initially, taxi driver Dharmendra was fined for speeding in the city.

But the employee actually asked him during the conversation if he had a condom! Because the government was celebrating Safe Sex Awareness Month.

And according to the brilliant plan of the authorities, educational conversations were to be carried out by the police. Who should I talk to the police? That's right, with offenders.



I hope the government doesn't force the police to show criminals how to put on a condom...

Here is a guy with eyes frightened from stress that he is being fined, he has completely mixed up everything in his life. So he even lied, it’s just that fear has big eyes.

And everything grew like a snowball. Now Kamaljeet Gill, president of the Delhi Sarvodaya Drivers' Association, a drivers' union, tells newspapers that a taxi driver should have three condoms in his first aid kit.

But that’s why he’s the president, to rationally explain the demand. It turns out that condoms are needed when providing first aid for a fracture. You can also use a condom to stop bleeding (the question is how? And why do they need it?!?). The condom can also hold up to three liters of liquid, the president proudly added. He did not specify what this liquid was for, very valuable information.



I can't help but think that they have a condom ready for everyone!

Although drivers can be understood, the new Motor Vehicle Act in India was introduced not very long ago, so no one knows what is written in it - neither the police nor the drivers.

A bus driver has already been fined for driving without a helmet. And another driver was fined for having a pigeon in his car without a ticket. This is how you feel the light Indian madness of stupid comedies!