Mangalore: Angry Public Teaches Lesson to Reckless Bus Driver
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (SR/AF)
Mangalore, Aug 11: They are like angels of death threatening the lives of commuters and pedestrians. Of late, their self-proclaimed dominance over the busy city roads and highways has increased two-fold, thanks to the concreted roads. Bus drivers that cross speed limits are a menace to the traffic, but on Wednesday August 11 the citizens finally decided to teach a lesson or two to one such reckless driver who almost killed two bikers.
The incident took place near AJ Hospital, Kuntikan here. The driver of the express bus 'Samatha' plying from Kundapur to the city drove on the wrong side of the road and almost lost balance because of the high speed at which he was driving. In the process, the bus just missed ramming into roadside potsellers and two bikers.
People gathered at the spot and reprimanded the driver, however, seeing that he was unrepentent as well as indignant, the people lost their cool and beat him up. The Kadri police arrived at the spot and took the driver away to the police station, thus saving him from further humiliation.
Bus drivers have caused havoc in the city with their high-handed attitude, with no respect either for traffic rules or for the police, let alone fellow commuters. They have known to intimidate other commuters with their incessant, unreasonable honking, and for pedestrians they are a constant nuisance.
Only a fortnight ago, two churchgoers had been killed and some more injured owing to the recklessness of the driver of the bus they alighted from. They were definitely not the first victims of speeding buses, and if stringent measures are not taken immediately, they may not be the last ones either.
Where law failed, people's power has succeeded in teaching a much-needed lesson to one such bus driver. Hopefully, the lesson does not stop with him, but others too would take a cue and correct themselves. But what one hopes for even more is that the authorities take notice and issue warnings to other bus drivers too.