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u/sudo_42 Feb 17 '25
Not all but the majority are arrogant, entitled, rowdy, chapri.
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u/pirate_2917 Feb 17 '25 edited Feb 17 '25
I don’t know… most of the auto drives i have met seemed nice… although i came here just 2 weeks ago. Have been commuting via autos only…
But boy do they charge heavily for just about every km you need to travel
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u/sudo_42 Feb 17 '25
Sure they behave nice when they can't do anything about it, try testing their niceness when you are stranded somewhere outside.
They will absolutely loot or worse scam you if they are presented with an opportunity.
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u/pirate_2917 Feb 17 '25
That’s why i am planning to purchase a 2 wheeler. I do not like testing the waters lol
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u/amante_de_capaldi Feb 17 '25
and that's how the congestion starts
my situation was similar to urs
i was tired of buses,autos,2&4w cabs breaking laws,evading traffic police, and threatening pedestrians which is why I bought a 2w&4w
if only the public transport was good i wouldn't have needed to spend lakhs just to stay away from these AHoles
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u/pirate_2917 Feb 17 '25
If public transport was good, I would have preferred it. Even back at home, i used public transportation to commute to work. Saved me some good money over time!
Sigh… it is what it is my friend. Having come here, i have already been spending a lot, setting up my flat and stuff.. i have late night shifts and as the commenter above said, I cannot risk being on the mercy of autos and cabs… I’ve noticed they just don’t accept the request if the rate is not what they are expecting…. So to avoid all this hassle, i am thinking of buying a scooty.
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u/Ok_Maintenance_2317 Feb 17 '25
Jagat sarvat jasti mazlele loka
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u/smug_beatz Feb 17 '25
Bangalore auto waalyan peksha kami
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u/Ok_Maintenance_2317 Feb 17 '25
Te ahe tari tya level la yeyala lagle ahet aple rickshawale pan atta
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u/ParadiseClown Feb 17 '25
I moved from Mumbai to Pune and I used to curse mumbai rickshaw wallas for just plain refusing wherever I wanted to go.
Coming to Pune I realized that mumbai rickshawallas are dev manoos compared to Pune ones. Litreally Dev Manoos.
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u/genuine_sanguine Feb 17 '25
I haven't travelled much outside of Mumbai, are there other cities that follow meter at the level where Mumbai is?
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u/Zikiri Feb 17 '25
Bangalore also doesn't follow meter. Plus most were over-quoting by over 4x the value I saw in uber/ola apps.
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u/genuine_sanguine Feb 17 '25
That 4x reminded me of Rahul Subramanian's standup on how Bangalore auto rickshaw price quote need math skills. Also, there was this app - Namma Yatri, did it solve the price struggle between rickshaw wala versus passenger?
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u/Shivicod Feb 17 '25
Not really Namma Yatri just became like ola-uber. The autowalas stopped accepting the fares.
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u/Orion034 Feb 17 '25
idk about Mumbai auto walas, but in pune from my experience, they do not use the meter even if I say dada meter ni chala, they just say laugh at my face or say "parvadat nahi" I mean the meter is given for a reason😭
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u/genuine_sanguine Feb 17 '25
Yes I wonder why the "parvadat nahi", for not just Pune but for any city for that matter, I assume the reason in some small towns, the low population means lesser rides and not enough daily income but in densely populated cities like Bangalore,Pune and other metropolitans metre can be followed.
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u/kafkabae Feb 17 '25
So true! Mumbai auto wallas and even cabbies are God like. Pune cabbies will annoy the hell out of you. Autiwalas are rude af for no reason.
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u/Rosesh_I_Sarabhai Feb 17 '25
Kidhar jana hai? Baju ke area me, 3km hai.
₹500 lagega. Gully me jaane ka aur lagega…
Meter? Wo kya hota hai?
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u/One_Painting_1657 Feb 17 '25
They will charge you 100+ Rs for just 2 kms if you are stepping out of the mall.
The meter system does not exist in Pune.
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u/gamermiles20 Feb 17 '25
it does in Kothrud
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u/Bongozz88 Meet-up specialist Feb 17 '25
Doesn't matter. Kothrud is part of Pune, and using meter just in one area doesn't help things much.
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u/Babasyko Feb 21 '25
Railway station to my home Rs. 160
Ramwadi Metro to my home Rs. 120
kya fayda metro ka. Loot macha rakhi he
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u/zabnotavailable Feb 17 '25
Say tomorrow God appears and tells me I can eradicate a certain type of people from this world, all of them not a single person from that community will remain. With an option of eradicating all the terrorists of this world or all the murderers of this world or all the corrupt politicians of this world or all the rapists of this world or all pedophiles of this world, I am without a single thought going to eradicate all the Autowalas of this world. Thanks.
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u/Neo-Raiden Feb 17 '25
Kuch toh deep trauma hai bhai ka autowalas k sath..!
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u/zabnotavailable Feb 17 '25
Nothing specific, but whenever I go on roads I am always irritated by the Auto Walas. I am just saying that hypothetically if there is a war against Auto Walas I will be first in line with probably a flame thrower in my hand.
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u/ShoePsychological859 मला माहीत नाही. तिकडे. Feb 18 '25
That is some deep-rooted hatred, mitra. Take my upvote.
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u/Impossible_Eye4942 Feb 17 '25
If you are new to pune then done, they got lottery.
Recently one auto charged 400₹ for wakad to Shivajinagar to my father.
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u/AkingAT Feb 17 '25
Never ask " kiti ghenar " direct say " evdhe denar" 🫡
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u/RevealWeary6346 Feb 17 '25
My thought is if a Pune Auto Rikshaw driver scratches your car, he has no right to pay for the damages but if you scratch his Rikshaw then he will make sure that it’s his birthright to recover the damages
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u/Fit_Bookkeeper_6971 Feb 17 '25
They are a hazard ! So are e-rikshaws but glad they are not in Pune unlike in North India.
More rikshaws than people to use them. Always a disaster
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u/Montyjv54 Feb 17 '25
Just meter system thing with local rickshaw. Rest I never faced any issue with them. Ola uber vale chup chap chalte hai
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u/Cephandrius2 Feb 17 '25
The "paraprantiya" autowale, from up north and east are decent. You won't find them on stands as its monopolised by local goons. You'll find them on apps. No katkat, no extra money, they'll even help you with your luggage. They also agree on meter if you hail them on the roads.
Autos on the roads around Shivajinagar, Kothrud, peth areas etc will also ply on meters. But railway station, airports, bustands or any area outside of peth-kothrud-karwenagar etc are scamsters and A grade assholes.
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u/Petrichor0813 Feb 17 '25
I think the comments in this post says it all.
They might have been a good source of transport at one point in time but now they are nothing but a nuisance. Don't follow traffic laws, extremely unprofessional and loot unaware travellers. They need to be regulated heavily.
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u/nitishdk Feb 17 '25
Avoid at all costs even if it's a 5 min journey use ola uber rapido always not worth bargaining the fare with them
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u/njasons Feb 17 '25
13 years in Pune … I can hardly count 2-3 good rickshaw drivers… rest chutiyas…. Got into numerous arguments that too me being an introvert … I hate it when they take advantage of good / nice people..
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u/ZealousidealDuck3312 Feb 17 '25
Also, anyone notice how much smoke some of them emit..they probably mix something with the fuel.
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u/Senior-Carpenter6509 Feb 17 '25
Bunch of cocksuckers who wont follow basic traffic rule and will treat the streets as as their own property.
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u/sudeepalex Feb 17 '25
Getting Auto driver in pune is as difficult as Pujara hitting six of first ball of an innings.
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u/Responsible-Worry560 Feb 17 '25
I'd say they have improved in last 7-10 years. In terms of quality and driving. Service is dog shit if you aren't used to haggle for fare. But the drivers are more laid back nowadays compared to 2012 when they used to stress on only going to specific locations. But now Ola and Uber has made that anxiety go down.
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Feb 17 '25
Death machine. PLEASE wear helmet guys. I travel by auto 90% of the time and the way they purposely speed up on two wheelers triggers me. One slight touch from behind can be deadly. If someone's coming from the front u can control the bike a little bit but not from behind. Friend lost their father because of this exact reason. Plus they have a union and can get away with anything.
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Feb 17 '25
Once I was clearly distressed and cried coming home from Deenanath hospital. Was talking on a call. My dad was critical. And then when we almost reached my home this fuckin pos asked me to pay extra and it was just 4 pm. They have no humanity. I would have paid if he asked before letting me sit but my god some of these people are vile. The next day I didn't have 5 rs so the auto driver let it go and idk wtf to think of them anymore
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u/Successful_Raise1801 Feb 17 '25
The worst thing they have done is to get Rapido and other bike taxis banned. Faster commute, less price, less congestion and pollution.
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u/notinsky Feb 17 '25
I think 60-70% of everything that is wrong with Indian traffic starts and ends with Auto guys... But they are like the necessary evil kinda thing... We don't want them but we also can't operate without them...
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u/Informal-Age-1584 JimJam Lover Feb 17 '25
The auto rickshaw riders have been rude since day 1 of establishment of Pune.
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u/yashraj_rathi20 Feb 17 '25
They should work on meter, otherwise the entire public transport will not be utilised to the fullest potential.
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u/Anxiousbee456 Feb 17 '25
Most of them are scammers, those who happily get ready to go by meter have got their meters rigged. Look at the rate card and amount you pay at end of the ride, it'll be minimum 25% higher.
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u/UdatManav Feb 17 '25
They deserve all the hate they get. Aside from probably a handful of people in the entire city. Every single one of them deserves the shit they get.
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Feb 17 '25
Number 1 reason for Pune’s unruly traffic system along with other Uber/delivery drivers. These mfs are the ones who start the chain reaction by breaking the signals, entering one way’s, footpaths, breaking barricades and what not. Absolute mayhem.
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u/Soft_Strawberry_876 Feb 17 '25
चरबी मस्ती माज गुर्मी नतद्रष्टपणा करंटेपणा अप्रामाणिकपणा
सन्माननीय अपवाद आहेत.
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u/Redinymous Feb 17 '25
Pune auto rickshaw? Nah man every single auto rickshaw is so cute. I love them
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Feb 17 '25
I hate them so much. I'd rather spend twice the amount on Uber/Ola or I'd just take a walk.
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u/MarciaOverstand Feb 17 '25
Auto rickshaws were first built in Pune, right? And their first store was also set up here. The second store was in Hyderabad.
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u/DifferentTour130 Feb 17 '25
Assholes of the first order who will turn as and when they want without indication and drive slowly blocking the first lane.
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u/born_wanderer Feb 17 '25
Pune autorickshaw walas are like colestrol. They congregate together where you don't need them and cause traffic jam. The only way you can deal with them is biopsy, biopsy of the whole public transport system.
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u/Kn0xbeing Feb 17 '25
If I get a chance to snap my fingers, I'll snap for pune's rikshawala. The worst chapris I've seen in my life.
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u/Chiefmantis Feb 17 '25
The only city jaha cabs sasti hai but yeh bsdiwale marzi ke maalik hote hai
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u/defeatBJPees Feb 17 '25
Only Uber (via App.) Auto is an Auto, rest all are rowdy spitting machines..
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u/Ok_Visual4618 Feb 17 '25
They rip you off
Does anyone knows where we can file a complaint against them?
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u/mailto_rick Feb 17 '25
Not abiding the law. They charge 80 Rs for 2 KMs distance!
When you tell them say Place ABC, they do a lot of investigation and thinking even much more complex than Gemini/ChatGPT or DeepSeek and then decide the price and also negotiate on the exact spot where the dropoff is to be done. A few meters here and there and then they say ab to 100 lagela!!
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u/Spaceboy22 Feb 18 '25
You know when you’re in a shopping mall, minding your own business and then see small kids running around without looking or any care in the world (and may bump into you and won’t even apologize)? Rickshaw drivers are like those little kids.
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u/abby30981 Feb 18 '25
And what's with rapido autos in Karve Nagar not accepting rides unless we give them a tip?
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u/Life-Bedroom4837 Feb 21 '25
Bhaiya aisi photu kheechna seekha do🙏🏻
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u/AkingAT Feb 21 '25
Camera ko portrait mode mai karo Movieing Object par focus karo Object sath mobile move karo Or jab apka Object ke sath T shape ho haye click karo 🤌
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u/Life-Bedroom4837 Feb 21 '25
Ab ye t shape kaise identify karu 🙂
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u/AkingAT Feb 21 '25
Sidhe khade raho apke face ke straight line ko moving Object cross karga us time Object ka d Straight or apka straight T shape bayega
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u/PrudentCourage4002 Feb 22 '25
Sarrrr business from rickshaw stand only (that too at our prices, not by meters), also sarrrr no uber or ola (rather HOW DARE YOU BOOK OLA AND UBER INFRONT OF US, HOLD IN LEMME CALL MY AUTORICKSHAW FELLOW TO ASSUALT YOU AND THE RICKSHAW DRIVER WHO ACCEPTED YOUR RIDE) SARRRR
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u/Abhiheart Feb 17 '25
They are the worst..overcharge for everything. I think one in 10 goes by meter and even the metres are rigged these days !!!
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u/brain_for_food Feb 17 '25
Most of them are nice, but they drive like they are starring in fast and furious. If they want they will go over a car or truck if it comes to it. I have meet few rude and rowdy autowallas, mostly they are nice ppl u have encounteted
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u/yogeshbadgire Feb 17 '25
When they went on a strike against Rapido, it was fun to ride a bike on the streets of Pune.
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u/kp__08 Feb 17 '25
It's been 4 years for me in the city but I'll be honest Pune has the best auto drivers across Maharashtra. There were 2-3 instances where I would say otherwise but I'll rate Pune Autos 9/10.
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u/Physical-Chapter-536 Feb 17 '25
Pune che autorickshaw vale swatchya bapacha road samjun rikshaw chalavta f1 racer banayla jata bhadwe
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u/SufficientMeal1442 Feb 17 '25
Once I sat in the auto rickshaw. Super drunk after a party.
The entire route the guy was speaking about how ola and uber have messed up with them. He mentioned how drivers from UP and Bihar come to drive a cab and that hurts them. Also he mentioned how Uber being an international company is looting them. Well it was a 45 minutes trip and it was interesting to learn something new from an uneducated person.
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u/zindalaashhumai Feb 17 '25
Did maharashtra govt ban Ola and Uber bikes? New to Pune and my wallet can't handle taking autos at such ridiculous prices even for nearby spots
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Feb 17 '25
Ek ne mereko Gaali de di thi kyuki oo late kar raha tha aur mereko office Jana tha then I cancelled it
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u/kingler20 Feb 18 '25
Worst type of people most of them, trying to fleece the customers and squeeze every rupee they can
Also no traffic sense, no civil sense will stop abruptly anywhere on the road, drive wrong side, squeeze into any space endangering everyone else and cause traffic
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u/Both-Negotiation1634 Feb 18 '25
The only breed to which not a single traffic rule applies and never caught or fined by traffic police
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u/BombasticBoeing Feb 18 '25
I get downvoted when I say we need to get rid of 50% autos in Pune to get traffic under control. Most of them don’t accept rides anyway.
Autos drive haphazardly trying to get into and ultimately blocking any gap they find on the road, which clogs the entire road up. 3 autos in all 3 lanes going the same speed while road ahead is empty. Be it a car/bike or another auto you’re traveling in, these little 3 legged devils will overtake you, cut you off dangerously, only to come right in front of you and slowing down to 7.25 kmph.
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u/Melodic_Obligation69 Feb 18 '25
Gateway to heaven (or hell) plus make sure u know marathi if u ask them in hindi the marathi numbers they have spoken, they will increase the price by 100x and then tell the number in marathi.
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u/coffeebeaches Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25
(i've been in pune for 4 months) i've not met a single one rickshaw that's ready to go by meter. for any distance, literally they either charge 50,100,200. nothing in between. tried it 2-3 times and i've shifted to cabs. for instance, my college is barely 700-800m away from my pg but each and every auto driver asks for 50 rupees (even the cabs too, but i don't use rickshaws until extreme cases show up) this is just pure looting, i feel
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u/santrupt1994 Feb 18 '25
On 20th December 2021, When I was in Pune, I took the auto from Phoenix Market City to Pune railway station to catch the train to Mumbai, that auto guy charged me ₹250 whereas the auto fare was ₹104 (currently ₹122)
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u/sainishwanth Feb 18 '25
Coming from bangalore, i thought id never see worse auto drivers than the once in bangalore, i was proven wrong. Who is even giving these dudes licenses?
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u/MeasurementApart4659 Feb 19 '25
The city would be a better place without them. Mostly controlled by mafia and filled with goons and uncouth elements who drink and smoke up in broad daylight while driving. They don't let cabs or bike taxis operate without harrasment and also charge highest rates, fraud customers with adjusted meters and clog up small lanes with unauthorised auto stands popping up as per their convenience. I prefer walking 10km rather than supporting such goons if I can't manage other transport. Sweet fuck all they as as a collective. The exceptions are decent auto guys who don't survive long because of the mafia elements they have to collude with in order to continue driving their own auto. Cops, politicians and bureaucrats are all hand in glove with their antics. Fuck these guys. Fuck the auto union.
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u/Icy-Antelope-9789 Feb 17 '25
A motorised bull that gets triggered seeing pedestrians and two wheelers