I read this report in the paper with some malaise Mother and her two young children die in fiery crash (extract: "...ACP Ibrahim said that the bus driver, who hails from Pasir Gudang and has six traffic summonses for various traffic offences, would be charged in court today.....") and a deep sense of foreboding. A few days ago, another horrific crash involving an express bus also reported that the bus driver had several summons and speeding tickets.Inevitably, whenever an accident occurs involving an Express bus, the drivers all seem to be unrepentant offenders. My question here is: Why have the bus owners shown such an irresponsible attitude and not monitor the performances of their drivers to the extent they cause the deaths of many innocents. As for the Police, why is there no tracking done on those "persistent" offenders, especially if they are bus drivers? From the moral point of view, these parties can be brought to court by the kins of the deceased as 'accomplices' to the incidents that caused the deaths of their loved ones.
When will Malaysians ever learn to care? I have also written to the Ministry of Transport more than a year back, on the necessity to physically limit the speed of express buses, and I was told then by Dato Suret singh the Ministry was studying a prototype. I am sure the Ministry do not take more than 2 years to "study a prototype"??
The Ministry, the Police and the Bus owners should sit down and act on this. Do not let the 'screams' of profits drown our consciences
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