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BMTC bags Transport Minister's award
Written By ss87 - 8 January, 2011
Bangalore Road Safety BMTC Bus Media Reports Accident Transportation public transport award
BMTC recieves the "Transport Minister's trophy" - and award to silence all the media, press reporters and other people who had biased attitude towards BMTC and had given it the tag "Killer"- It has been given the award for the lowest number of accidents across the Country among the State Transport Undertakings
Link for the same: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article1065447.ece
Well the huge monsters are actually gentle elephants- you get into their way and then (only) you get crushed!!
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ss87 - 8 January, 2011 - 11:00
Well adverse report indeed- r can we say media hypes again!
Bus ramming into a vehicle or other vehicle ramming into a bus who is the sufferer? Bus will suffer only if the other vehicle so involved is also a bus or lorry-all other smaller vehicles are otherwise the sufferers in the case.
Given my personal experience, I genreally cross the road with high confidence if I spot a BMTC bus approaching at a safe distance-For I know he is one person who isnt going to increase his speed suddenly or do a wheelie!! Also I am sure he isnt going to suddenly poke his nose into the nearby lane without any prior indication
Well the "Adverse" report says 82 deaths in city were caused by accidents of BMTC buses. Well but any eye-witness who saw how all the 82 deaths hapened-did BMTC ram into someone out of the way or someone fell in the way of the bus-50% of the cases must be the 2nd one-the impatient small drivers on our city roads. By the way(This is a not to be quantified thing-a death is a death and a life is a life) what is the total number of deaths on our city roads?
Many people have seen (As far as i have noticed) BMTC as a slow moving vehicle-but many dont consider the size of the vehicle while they overtake-and worse of all overtaking from the left-everbody knows a bus has stop on the left corner of the road-then why at all overtake from the left-do they expect the bus driver to look into the rear view mirror every time they corner the bus. In these cases training and yoga for the bus drivers insnt going to help-it is the other person who requires training how not to frustrate the other drivers.
Media bias can be said to be another thing for such reports- a few weeks back a TV chanel showed a 2 wheeler driver pushed down by the back of BMTC bus-but video showed only when the driver fell-how did the 2 wheeler drive wasnt in the picture-reason?? known to them
So lets appreciate BMTC for getting this award better than the counterparts-even in land of people with eyes, some just close their eyes too rejecting the wrong peron
murali772 - 8 January, 2011 - 11:43
@ss87 - Don't blame the media - they are just citing police records, and comments by police authorities. And, while you may not find BMTC drivers' accident records unsatisfactory, the police chief doesn't seem to think so.
Naveen - 8 January, 2011 - 12:12
....So goes a famous proverb. As a corollary, as long as there are humans driving vehicles on roads, there are bound to be traffic accidents !
In India, there is little regulation of people jay-walking on streets, vehicle violations, cattle & stray animals, animal-drawn carts, children at play, footpath vendors, shopkeepers, bystanders - all these pose increased dangers on roads. Any of these can cause or become victims of accidents.
Despite impressive economic growth & the resulting exponential growth of vehicles, the road infrastructure & driving conditions have remained very poor /outdated and is out of sync with modern, fast vehicles on our roads.
It is common to see people of all strata hurtling around on their wheels, with cell phones tagged to ears or tinkering with radio /CD players, even at night - a kind of multitasking that is a dangerous distraction.
Compared to this, I think BMTC drivers are a better lot & one never sees them indulging in such distractions - so, let us give due credit where needed.
silkboard - 8 January, 2011 - 13:55
Over last 4 years (2006 is when I really got started with BMTC and things), I have witnessed 4 accidents involving BMTC buses (2 with mobikers, 1 with auto, 1 brush with a car/cab) 'live'. And have seen 5-6 imdtly after they happened (one just last week, Vajra rammed into a Swift, near Kundalahalli).
At least going by the ones I saw 'live', (except for the brush with a car/cab, so 3 out of 4) the fault was mostly not BMTC's. You all share your numbers, based what you have seen, and they won't lie.
All of Bangalore (BMTC drivers, car drivers, auto drivers etc etc) sucks at driving. Just the way you can say auto drivers are below the average standards (stand on any major road, only for 5 minutes, and watch) one has to say BMTC drivers are above the average we have set on our roads.
Not that they are all saints. Have seen some devilish ones (with Vajra as well, bad/frustrated driver and Vajra is a very bad combination). And as far as following some other norms that apply only to them (stop near a bus stand, move only after everyone is onboard) is concerned, they have to be a lot better.
in the land of the blind, one-eyed man is the king
murali772 - 8 January, 2011 - 10:40
This in spite of this adverse report. Apparently, the other operators are far worse.
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