Another accident and 10 killed

Many a time when I drive on the North-South Expressway, I notice that busses are driving at very high speed, overtaking other vehicles on the third lane. Sometimes you can even see the big tankers, huge lorries are doing the same thing also, driving like daredevils. The behaviors of most of the bus and lorry drivers need to be improved in order to for us to have a safer road. A bus can accommodate about 40 to 50 passengers and if something untoward happen many lives will be affected.

It is sad to read about the accident where a double-decker skidded at Ipoh Selatan resulting in 10 passengers killed and many others injured. Could it due to the ruthless driving or other factors is still yet to be ascertained but one thing for sure, if the bus was driven above the speed limit, anything could happen over a split seconds and bus speeding is not uncommon if you ask the regular bus passengers. It is high time for the government to seriously limit the speed of the busses by withdrawing licenses for frequent defaulters especially those companies involved in many accidents involved deaths. Otherwise, how could we safeguard the lives of people using express busses which mainly comprises of lower income group.

Sometimes you have to blame it on the government department involving in issuing licenses or the enforcement units as if everything can be settled by money, then it is pointless for us to have a beautiful set of rules and regulations.