What’s going on? It is not the first time when such rash driving and irresponsibility robbed people of their lives. These series of accidents are occurring at a heart wrenching regularity and stopped to become just a matter of concern. But has become the hovering fear of death, ready to gripe any one from us. Who knows who will be the next victim? Whether one will get back home safely or not? And when boarding and deboarding Blueline buses itself becoming fear of invisible death, one's helpless boarder is always in danger to become a victim of cruel destiny, without any guilt of his or her own.
Buses are one of those amenities which are meant for people’s convenience but these accidents have brought forth the gruesome pictures of human error, negligence of moral duty and ignorance. Consequently, they are now posting most prominent threats to human lives, bigger than any of its kind in all probability.
Drivers and conductors often seem to be short-tempered, excited and indulge in speed competition with one another, apply sudden brakes to the buses and make passengers to suffer due to their whimsical and careless driving.
Delhi government has taken few concrete steps to stop these accidents. But still these life taking incidents are happenings.
It is important that the driving hands must be experienced. The man on the driving seat must be balanced, careful and vigil towards his duty as a driver. Driver and conductor must have friendly approach besides having professional ethics. Sufficient time must be given to passengers while boarding and de-boarding the bus.
On the other hand, traffic rules are being set to be followed but these accidents have implied clearly that rules are being violated by the Blueline buses. Moreover, speed-governors have also been tempered with by most of the buses. In this context, the government must take strict action against these violations. Deployment of PCR vans are not only the solution. The intentional crimes must be awarded with more stringent punishment, at par to that of ones for causing mental trauma, unintentional killing and anti-social behaviour.
Of course, we people also ought to be conscious of our rights as passengers and pedestrians.
