Private bus drivers break traffic rules with impunity in Tirunelveli
Private bus drivers in Tirunelveli continue to violate traffic safety rules, causing accidents and congestion despite government warnings. Local residents and officials report ongoing issues with reckless driving, illegal stops, and the use of banned air-horns.
Why it matters
The lack of enforcement against private transport operators poses a significant public safety risk and highlights systemic failures in local traffic regulation.
Even after an aged couple was crushed to death recently by a speeding private bus in Tirunelveli city, loading additonal passengers for more revenue and parking the vehicles on the highway and at unscheduled stops continue, turning the roads into death traps.
While government bus drivers have a minimal respect for road safety rules due to fear of action by higher-ups on seeing their violations on social media, none have control over the drivers of private buses and mini buses plying here. They continue to unleash terror on the roads with their reckless speed and least respect for rules.
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