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Minibus drivers continue to flout traffic laws

Feb 26, 2011 News

Despite stringent efforts by the Police Traffic Department and the country’s lawmakers to minimize accidents and illegal activities, essentially making the roads safe, minibus drivers still commit blatant violations.
On a daily basis, these drivers continue to overload their vehicles. In some cases they transport as many as 20 passengers (25 at the extreme) in 15-seaters. They have little or no concern for passengers’ discomfort.
Some commuters remind the conductors or drivers of the stipulated number of passengers per seat, but others just sit quietly and endure the uncomfortable ride to their destination.
Speeding and reckless driving are most commonly practised by young drivers. Even though there are speed bumps, traffic lights and other systems set up to deter lawlessness, indisciplined drivers make a mockery of them, often resulting in serious or deadly consequences.
Most times when a minibus is at the back of a line of vehicles at a traffic light as soon as the signal changes to green, the driver hurriedly fits the bus onto a pavement or parapet and speeds past those in his path.
Another issue is the loud and vulgar music that is being played in the buses today. This invariably influences many schoolchildren to become involved in vulgar activities in the packed vehicles.
With the loud music, drivers can not hear passengers when they request a stop; they often don’t even hear when the police or an ambulance is coming through.

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