Why don’t these AC bus drivers halt at the stops where they
are supposed to? And then the authorities say that AC buses are going into
losses. There are passengers out there,
but these id**ts are not ready to halt for us.
And when you somehow manage to get into one of these buses
by standing in the middle of the road without being run over by a passing
vehicle, you may feel you are lucky. But the real question is whether all the
effort was worth it? The answer is - No.
You wait for hours on end in the heat or rain and what you
get in return is nowhere close to the whopping amount you pay for the journey. And
just in case you are planning to catch up on that new movie and decide on
travelling by an air conditioned bus, your bus tickets may even cost you more
than your movie.
For those of you who always seem to hit the snooze button a
couple of times and don’t find the time for a shower before leaving for office
early in the morning, just get into one of these AC buses in monsoon. The leak
in the roof will keep you feeling fresh all day long. If you have travelled by
an AC bus in summer then you must be aware that it does nothing to keep the
heat out. There’s always a gap near the window or some other place to keep
reminding you of how hot it is outside and how lucky you are to be sitting
there.
Lastly apart from the regular strikes, there are these ever
so important holidays, like Janmashtami last month. So if you had a day off and
planned to go meet that old aunt after long, if you thought of doing so by
travelling in an AC bus then all your plans went down the drain.
So what should the authorities do to serve their passengers better?
There’s a long way to go. Why not start with following simple rules like not
talking on the phone while driving, halting at designated bus stops etc.
