How to Tame the Risky Driving of Private Buses

 

Screen grab of Private Bus accident ( Reddit Post)

Needless to say, accidents due to over speeding by the private buses in Kerala are a regular happening. Last time when I was Malappuram, I was thinking why these fellas go at breakneck speeds at roads which is just small enough for two cars to pass.

One obvious reasons is just profits! Why in the name of some meager profits they do all these? Is there any other way in which they can maintain profits and yet slow a bit down? How else can bus operators earn money? Can they cross-sell other services while  people are in the bus? But, sell what? What about selling fresh bananas, tapioca, drinking water, pickled items, snacks in packets, etc.

Well, we have to find a way, these bus operators can make same profits, but without the over-speeding?

The bus Limited stop bus drivers of Kottayam-Ernakulam route are murderers. Especially the likes of Ave Maria. The roads are not suitable for even 40kmph but these go at extreme speeds, even blindly overtaking at curves and bully other vehicles on this route.

The Ave Maria guys tried to kill me every morning for a year. We both pass at the same time through a busy place and it's always them overtaking on the wrong side and not caring if I have space.

Wait, there's a bus service called Ave Maria that does dumb shit? Lol, this is comedy gold. No one can fault them for staying true to the lyrics of the song

Pray, pray for us sinners, Now and at the hour of our death, The hour of our death The hour of our death, The hour of our death Hail Mary.

The way these buses overspeed every day, this was bound to happen sooner or later. Regular people can't even drive safely on the road because of these private buses and their reckless driving. It's as if they think they own the road.

( replies to the thread in Reddit forum r/Kerala  


Btw, when will private bus owners start using electric bus like the ones used in Trivandrum ( Smart city project)