I think it is easy to blame bluelines (not that I am supporting them in any way). Bluelines definitely have the problem but the bigger problems are (and the real cause of the present mess): 1. Pedestrians not using the pavements meant for them. This is because of poor road designs which are not pedestrian friendly. Most of the times, the small pedestrian pavements are occupied by saplings and trees (who came up with this absurd idea?) which restricts the movement. This forces the pedestrians to use the roads to travel which are not meant for them. 2. Poor designs of roads which mean not enough pedestrian crossings, roads with buildings and trees in the middle or close to the sides. 3. Non-dedicated cycle and bus lanes which causes the slow moving and frequently stopping vehicles to misuse the roads to the greater inconvenience of the rest of the road users. The two wheelers and buses are in direct confrontation as they both need to use the slow-moving traffic lane to the left most of the time. Lack of designated and marked lanes for bus stops, lanes and proper rules and enforcement causes these mishaps. 4. General public apathy and also lack of appropriate body to check miscreant drivers whether they are bluelines, cars or auto/scooters. 5. Lack of public cameras/automatic speed cameras on our roads to monitor the traffic to ensure rules are followed with proof/evidence to pursue case against rule breakers. 6. Ineffective licensing authority! and the list goes on...
RE:The problem
by LPY on Oct 09, 2007 01:36 PM Permalink
Yes, that's the reality and people think one Indian city is superior to another! It takes courage to admit one's shortcomings... Indian cities are all mediocre. Let's improve each one of them without getting distracted :-)
RE:Traffic Cops in Delhi are responsible for this.
by john varghese on Oct 09, 2007 02:46 PM Permalink
I think partially it is right. Cuz there are few cops who are issuing fake driving licenses to these drivers.
RE:Blueline run by Congress Politicians
by deepti vijaykumar on Oct 09, 2007 01:03 PM Permalink
true..its the politicians, police and influential people who are actual owners of these buses. No wonder even after fatal accidents they are back! Out of the 90 odd drivers involved in fatal accidents 82 are back doing doing their job...that is killing innocent people on the roads...
RE:Blueline run by Congress Politicians
by jim on Oct 09, 2007 01:55 PM Permalink
we in goa had a similer problem, and do hv it on a smaller scale as the public transport was controled by the private lobby with political contacts. now the major route r runned by the Govt (KTC) and are slowly incresing the number of govt busses everywhere. public transport has to be runned by the govt like in mumbai... i hv lived n worked there and find it the best in india. (i hv been & lived in delhi, banglore, calcutta, pune) so i can judge.
