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| | Mangalore: Speeding Buses and Scared Passengers - Who'll Do Justice?
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| | Published Date: 27 Jun, 2012 (9:07 PM) | | By Violet Pereira, Team Mangalorean
Mangalore: Nowadays there seems to be no guarantee for the life of anyone who travels in most of the city buses. Accidents are so common because of the speeding tendency and negligence on the part of the drivers and competition among drivers on the roads, which have been putting the lives of innocent passengers and pedestrians alike at risk.
On Wednesday, June 27, the driver of bus no 43 A "Maroli Travels", with passengers from Mangalore to Talapadi, was trying to overtake another bus on route number 42 at high speed through a stretch of road under construction. All of a sudden, he lost control over the bus and it rolled off the road and fell into the gorge crashing on to the compound wall of Kanachur Wood Industries.
All the 24 passengers who were injured, of which two are in critical condition. The owner of the Kanachur Industries, U K Monu, immediately came to the help of the injured passengers and helped in shifting them to nearby Netaji Hospital and Sahara Hospital.
Before the fire brigade, police personnel and the ambulance reached the spot, most of the passengers were shifted to the hospital by U K Monu in his two vehicles. Eleven of the injured were admitted to Fr Muller hospital. Their names are Sebastian 51 yrs, Pavitra 22 yrs, Shalini Acharya 42 yrs, Ashok Uchil 57 yrs, Sukanya 44 yrs, A Krishnappa 75 yrs, Jyoti 20 yrs, Mohandas 30 yrs, Avinash Kumar 18 yrs, Suresh Shetty 45 yrs and Vishwanth 45 yrs from Kumpala.
Those admitted to Netaji Yellappa Hospital were Prashanth Kollya 18 yrs, Devadas Kollya 45 yrs, Kavita 37 yrs Bajal, Hema 78 yrs Kotekar and Vasudevoji Rao 61 yrs from Attavar. Admitted to Sahara Hospital Thokkottu were Rathan Monteiro 22 yrs, Kerebail, Chembugudde, Reevan Monteiro 20 yrs, Kerebail, Chembugudde, Altalf 35 yrs Sankolige, Deepak 20 yrs Boliyar, Lavanya 21 yrs Kotekar, Sarojini 60 yrs Attavar and Shashiprabha 30 yrs Attavar. Harish Achar 30 years was admitted and treated as outpatient in Indiana Hospital.
The story did not end here. Most of the passengers without any option were admitted to various hospitals. Harish Achar who was admitted as outpatient in Indiana Hospital called Mangalorean.com to speak about the payment for his treatment which he had not expected.
Even though Harish did not want to go to the hospital because of minor injuries, he was forced into 108 ambulance and taken to Indiana hospital. After OP treatment when he was asked to pay the bill he was shocked as he did not carry any money with him. Calling Mangalorean.com from the hospital, he said, "I did not ask the driver to take me to the hospital. But they forced me into the ambulance and brought me here".
"Now the hospital is asking me to pay the bill. Why should I pay? It is not my mistake, it is the driver who was responsible for putting our lives at risk and played with 23 lives".
"Bus drivers, when they leave their own families behind before coming to work and get into the drivers' seat should treat their passengers as their own family members and drive carefully so that they would reach their destinations safely. The lives of the passengers are in the driver's hands" - this was the essence of most passengers in the bus whom our correspondents met.
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| Preetham S'Souza, India |
Jun 28, 2012 |
| Yes, driver should think about the passengers while driving, but instead of thinking about the safety of the passengers, most of the drivers play with innocent passenger's life. In India the law is not strict, if the police force will take strict action against such drivers, I bet the same mistake will not be repeated. |
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| Noel F Lewis, UAE |
Jun 28, 2012 |
| Indian people are not well streamlined to follow any kind of traffic rules. I tell you it is IMPOSSIBLE to impose any traffic rules in India. Yes! I agree there are already few rules which are in practice. Absolutely India is a MESS! India, as a whole is MESS. MESS in every field, Politics, Film, Education, Job, Business, Family, sports, Games, Traffic & many more. The same Indians when they go abroad for tour or job THEY ARE WELL RECOGNIZED, RESPECTED & APPRECIATED! Why? They follow each and everything set by them very well! They do not violate anything whether it is traffic rules, education, govt or anything. INDIANS ROCK OUTSIDE INDIA BUT NOT IN INDIA. This is a fact! |
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| Robin, India |
Jun 28, 2012 |
Hmmm..... We have satellites in space. We have heard about GPRS... this... that .....
Why it is not possible to keep an eye on unnecessarily speeding vehicles ??
1. It is possible to make it mandatory to get permission of authorities to drive fast (if required in emergency situations).
2. It is possible to control (regulate speed) by GPRS.
3. It is possible to snatch the whistle of conductors who continuously whistle/irritate passengers in stands while bus waits for long actually and runs fast on roads.
4. It is also possible to make standing in buses banned. I know may not be practical but not completely an impossibility.... Filling like sheeps can be controlled by doing this.
5. ATM / RFID type of cards for passengers to insert at bus stand terminals. Gives the total no. of passengers to be travelled from location A to Location B. Based upon that Totals a bus of that SEATING capacity (not standing) or required no. of buses should start from the nearest stand. Once all passengers get down, If no more passengers in bus, bus should stop there itself and return backward journey. No running further without passengers.
How about this ? Please comment and suggest your additional ideas to bring out the best.... I know there are problems
Regards & Wishes.... |
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| George A. Borromeo, India |
Jun 28, 2012 |
Sad news for those who commute daily through our City Buses. The Bus owner has the obligation of paying every injured Passengers Hospital Bill.
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| Manohar punja, USA |
Jun 28, 2012 |
| We need traffic police to enforce speed laws as they do in western countries. That is basic common sense. Why is it so hard to do ? |
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| Max and Jessie Rasquinha, USA |
Jun 27, 2012 |
Mobility in India is fully dependant upon the supply and demand. Fifteen million children born each year adds up to the population that has brought us to the level of more than 1200 million people. Scarcity of anything and everything will be applicable to food, clothing, housing, health services, communication, and most importantly transportation and mobility.
Our roadways, railways and even airways and seaways can only accommodate so much more each year to meet with our growing demand due to ever-increasing population. The World Bank, the IMF, the IDB, and many other Investment Sectors are prepared to invest money in India due to our increase demand, but we have our limitations in space and skilled manpower to plan and program the growth of infrastructure.
The daily life of existence in India therefore has so many handicaps including shortage of roads and all the related services. God have mercy on us all. |
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