Robert Millington’s ‘big buses’ will be a welcome change for commuters

Sep 16, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor,

With reference to an article published a few days ago in the Stabroek News, Robert Millington must be duly commended for his courageous initiative with his projected investment in an environmentally-friendly electric bus service in Guyana that will offer a superior mode of public transportation along many of the major bus routes in the country; as these large air-conditioned Metro Buses will provide a safe, comfortable and luxurious ride to the public.
And let’s face it… traveling in a mini-bus or crossing a major street by a pedestrian in Guyana today is somewhat analogous to playing Russian roulette – with the frequent fatal accidents to passengers or pedestrians due to the dangerous and reckless driving of some of these bus drivers. And in this regard, it is no secret that many mini-buses are seen every day traveling way in excess of the speed limit despite their unholy contribution to the enormous road carnage in Guyana.
In this regard, as the public finds it safer and develops a taste for traveling with the modern Metro Bus service, when it comes into existence, and as the modest initial fleet of seven buses are eventually increased, I would surely hope that there will be less and less mini-buses operating on the streets of Guyana due to a significantly reduced desire by the public to travel in these buses and unnecessarily putting their lives at risk… fulfilling Mr. Millington’s desire of “changing the culture of public transportation for the better.”
Yours sincerely,
Faid Shahabuddeen
International Poet

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