Bus drivers continue to ignore road safety rules in Tirunelveli

Bus drivers continue to ignore road safety rules in Tirunelveli left A bus halts at an unscheduled stop at Vannarpet in Palayamkottai. A, SHAIKMOHIDEEN The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/7mdts2/article71604893.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2315_20_10_2026_16_31_14_1_BUSSTOP.JPG SHAIKMOHIDEEN A TIRUNELVELI : TAMIL NADU : 20/10/2026 : The halting of buses at unscheduled stop in front of Chennai Silks at Vannarpet in Palayamkottai to take or drop passengers cause severe traffic snarl throughout the day and the situation worsens after dusk everyday . PHOTO : SHAIKMOHIDEEN A TIRUNELVELI Shoppers and other road users in Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai have been left at the mercy of bus drivers, who show scant respect for road safety rules with their rash driving and halt the vehicles at undesignated stops to pick up or drop passengers. When Tirunelveli City Police revised the scheduled bus stops in the city in 2009, a new one was created beneath the recently built flyover at Vannarpet.