The choking and suffocating roads are already cutting our throats enough, the BMTC drivers are only adding more and more to it.
Any regular commuter in the BMTC bus will be able to understand the situation. I am not a regular commuter, but i try my best to take a bus rather than an auto when i have to use public transport. While doing this can give a hand to the environment and traffic issues in the city, the lethargy and bad attitude these drivers makes me wonder if its really worth it.
It was around 9 30 am on a weekday morning. After a 5 minute wait, a bus dragged itself to the stop. It was comparatively empty, but pushed itself into the narrow road, which was already flooded with vehicles in a turning. Firstly, the bus does not have a conductor. Second, The driver conveniently halts the bus on a side, occupying 3/4th of the turning, giving out tickets to people who were boarding the bus. Two more buses reach the stop and start honking incessantly , which was quite obvious at that time. After 2 minutes of hearing the horn, the driver slowly moves ahead, still distributing tickets. He actually, steers with one hand and gives tickets with the other hand. A traffic cop at the spot came to the bus and started tapping the bus , signalling the driver to move. But, even that did not make a huge difference to him. Though this site kinda gave me shocks about the way he was driving, it was pretty normal to everyone in the bus as they keep seeing such instances every day. They were jus used to this behavior.
The amount they charge for the ticket purely depends on their mood and the person. I end up paying anywhere from 6-9 rs for the same distance, on different days in different buses. You really cant question if you aren't sure about it.
The Volvo buses are surely a relief. They are convenient, friendly and comfortable. A definite boon to people travelling to ITPL and EC. But what about other commuters who want to make use of public transport? Forget the convenience and comfort, the least they could get is cordial drivers. I dont blame all of them. I myself have met a couple of sweet people on bus. But i kinda feel the majority have a negligent attitude. Alright they have a boring job. Accepted that it is horrible to drive on those roads. But that doesn't mean they add to the pain where they spend most time of their lives. What did the poor commuters do?
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I guess this attitude is not restricted to drivers alone, it is with almost loads of people. Lack of concern for other people. So many times I see some small accident on road, and both the vehicles would not move away from center of road, just starting a fight. And it is not restricted to auto guys, even all the car guys whom I would assume to be decently educated exhibit same behavior.
I agree to being rude point, and I always wonder why would people want to be rude unnecessarily, but then it always reminds me of one story that we had sometime back. It was about the guy who watches (rather enjoys) a fly struggle and die, caught in drop of ink. And that was because his son had left him causing him lot of suffering and he kind of enjoyed seeing others suffer.
True Goli,
People have their own reasons..
but you know what, i watched inconvinient truth recently.
and now i think however rude they may be , let them even bark or bite.. saving the earth is more important.
I would rather use public transport with rude people than let the icebergs melt and make my world hotter!
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