Happened to travel through BEST bus through one of
the busiest roads in Mumbai – LBS Road and it left me wondering, how difficult
it must be for its drivers.
Some of the challenges to the BEST bus driver that I noticed during my travel were – Autos
driving all around with no signals for left/right turns, pedestrians crossing the
road anywhere it pleases them, traffic jams at all times and for hours
together, and the drivers still using the same route knowing very well that
they will get stuck in traffic for hours, braving engine heat in hot summers
and sitting in the seat for 6-7 hours, taking over 2 hours to travel 10+ Kms
distance (origin to destination), commuters complain about buses being late,
not stopping at bus stops… The list goes on…
Also while talking to one of the driver, got to
know that they make just one round trip per day, which itself takes over 6
hours. And then, there are complaints that there are not enough buses and are
not maintained properly.
Should we then call it BEST or WORST?
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