Mass transport drivers must abide by traffic law

Photo: Amirul Rajiv

It is needless to point out that undernoted bus stops are one of the major contributing factors to the unresolved problem of gridlock. Bus drivers seem to consider any place a potential bus stop wherever they can pull over. Nowadays, bus drivers are pulling over at any place, on any part of the road without taking into account the hindrance in the traffic flow. Moreover, besides creating traffic blockades, the buses leave their passengers no choice but to get off at the middle of the road putting their lives to risk. A recent accident in which a university student was the victim was primarily due to this haphazard offloading of passengers. This is also one of the reasons that people prefer private transport to public transport. Therefore I would sincerely ask the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to relieve the citizens of this peril.