Bus regulations violated

Bus regulations violated

From Berita Buana

The Traffic Law provides that the doors of city buses must be kept closed while the buses are in motion. During the first few months after the regulation was introduced it was carefully observed by bus conductors.

But, in the course of time, compliance has waned. The doors are closed only when there are policemen around. The bus drivers usually reason: "How can the doors be closed if the passengers are hanging out of the door?"

Strangely enough, the drivers never stop picking up passengers even when their buses are already very crowded. The result is that passengers have nowhere to stand but in the doorway of the bus.

Even when buses are not so crowded, the conductors are loath to shut the doors.

The limited-passenger buses are also violating the regulation which requires them to take on board no more passengers than can be seated. In this case the drivers have a good argument to defend the practice; namely, that the commuters are quite willing to pay the fare even though they have to stand all the way to their destinations. They prefer to pay more than to wait longer.

Another violation of the rules is that the conductors of air- conditioned buses do not give tickets to standing passengers (while still accepting payment).

ANTARINI S.

Jakarta