I am a blue line bus owner and would like to bring to light related to the topic covered by rediff today .. 1. The money earned by a bus is mentioned as 7000-8000 per day, can this rediff reporter check the govt records of DTC buses and confirm this. I don't expect a forum like rediff to quote wrong figures , which are just around coz ppl want blue lines to look bad 2. The politicians would not fall for such paltry incomes , when they have bigger sources of income. 3.The owners of these buses are middle class ppl who are just running some small business like shops in Delhi. Just that shops are in shapes of buses. 4. People often accuse the owners. But when owners contract the buses , they dont tell the Drivers in the morning - " Go and get me 2 dead bodies today for MunnaBhai's medical class" Its like a shopkeers giving the responsibility of the shops security to one of his workers and he leaves the shop open and forgets to unlock and leave for the day. Who is the culprit , the servant or the OWNER. 5. The real culprit is the traffic police. They are bribed by contractors and they dont do their duties. And when accidents happen , ppl blame the owners. The buses are impounded. The owners lose their livelihood , the drivers just have a case and they move on to drive others buses and call center cabs etc. The real culprit are the drives , their licenses should be cancelled and they should not be allowed to drive. The owners get reprimanded
RE:The real truth - a blue line bus owners story
by rama prasad on Oct 18, 2007 10:37 PM Permalink
Dear Blue line bus owener, so u pass the fault on driver and contractor, and they pass it on to another one. Ultimately, poor, innocent people who struggle to make their penny for life will die. Why cant u check the bus everyday, like the presence of speed governer, miles on it for the day, ware and tare, surprise check, etc. Man where there is will there is a way. Here nobody is against the blue line bus. Ofcourse it cannot kill. Only the drivers, owners and mainly contractors are the people on mission to kill while making more money.
RE:The real truth - a blue line bus owners story
by Ramasubramaniam Iyer on Oct 18, 2007 11:37 PM Permalink
Hello BlueLine Bus Owner
I would not agree with you on abdicating responsibility for running your shop. If the gaurd forgets to lock the store its your duty as a owner that the guard is taken to task. If 10 of you refuse to pay the bribes to cops that would reduce corruption. I know its easier to talk then to implement but someway has to be worked out to save lives. Do this and lets see if it works In all your buses put an ad in the back which says "If this driver is driving rash call this number to report". Cut the drivers salary based on each day or each hour of bad driving. Of course they will have unions which they should rightfully have. Convince the Union folks that this will help remove the tarnished image of the drivers. Let everyone understand there is 100% chance that one of their own Kith and Kin may get killed in these rash drivings. The solution is not 100% foolproof. but will help you atleast 5% to overcome the woes you mentioned. Lastly as owners you are responsible for these buses end to end. Please take this as a humble suggestion and nothing else. We have the power to make our lives better by being responsible for our actions
RE:RE:The real truth - a blue line bus owners story
by Ramasubramaniam Iyer on Oct 18, 2007 11:40 PM Permalink
Additionaly try to give the drivers some bonusses every month for each month of good driving.
Also you should not ask the name of the person who will call you to report the rash driver.
RE:The real truth - a blue line bus owners story
by Ajit Singh Birdi on Oct 19, 2007 04:53 AM Permalink
Dear Mr Blue star bus owner, once you own a bus it is your duty to make sure that your shop in the shape of bus is running as it should by the law It is your duty to lay a law that all my buses should be run according to the rule of the bus services licensees terms and conditions. can I ask one thing after this accident and other accidents by blue line how many times have yo checked that the bus you hire out to the contractor is abiding by the law. I think you have never even thought of doing this let alone doing it I have worked for the world class bus transport that is London Transport which runs nearly 7 thousand buses across the city the bus service that runs from Uxbridge to Shepherds Bush total route length about 14km bus no 427 passes my house this bus route alone earns 12 million UK pound a year and runs like a dream and a world class underground railway, come and learn a lesson from the they will show you how bus service is and should be run. RS 7000 to 8000 is peanuts earning in a day by Blue line I think it is double that otherwise it is not possible to run a bus service with any lower income then that. you will go bankrupt in an hour.Come on be a man and come clean admit that you are just as guilty as other involved and that you do earn more the what is specified here in the article. If you are not ready to admit or will not admit then there is only one word to describe you that is " LAIR"
