Buses in India: Lack of Emergency Exits, a recipe for disaster?

DragonHawk · 5th November 2013, 14:05

With the recent bus accident I thought private bus operators will become more responsible and would have taken necessary precautions. But as per few news paper reports this was not the case. There are reports Andhra transport department seized a Volvo coming from Bangalore carrying crackers.

How can anyone play with the lives of passengers like this. I feel government should revoke the license of such operators and seize all their buses.

reference:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...-overtime.html

Ashley2 · 5th November 2013, 15:01

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Originally Posted by DragonHawk

With the recent bus accident I thought private bus operators will become more responsible and would have taken necessary precautions....

Why not Govt. Buses. They do run without taillights, indicators and without any safety. They increase fares indirectly. They don't have even insurance covering them.

DragonHawk · 5th November 2013, 15:22

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Originally Posted by Ashley2

Why not Govt. Buses. They do run without taillights, indicators and without any safety. They increase fares indirectly. They don't have even insurance covering them.

I was mentioning about private operators only because of the report which was reported in the news paper.

No offense mate, I completely agree with you, even I have seen and I have traveled in buses with no tail light, indicators etc. Its just sheer negligence shown towards passenger safety.

darklord · 8th November 2013, 05:29

After fire, Karnataka corpn buses to have emergency measures like airlines

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Days after 45 people were killed when a private bus headed from Bangalore to Hyderabad caught fire, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), which operates a fleet of 500 luxury buses, has decided to implement a safety and emergency drill on the lines of that followed by airlines.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/af...lines/1192305/

TKMCE · 8th November 2013, 10:25

This is a good move and long overdue. For ensuring that able bodied people are seated next to emergency exits., I think their web bookings terms and conditions will have to include a clause that crew can ask people to shift from their pre booked seats if situation warrants. The computer can be programmed to exclude these seats from being offered to children. In the case of airlines these seats are most of the time not allowed to be pre booked and at check in the staff are required to ensure that these seats are released only to people who are eligible.

The most important thing is to regulate what is being carried in the luggage bay.

nbr · 8th November 2013, 11:10

One more bus catches fire ,this time a TATA

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_...sp?n_id=200069

Source: Daijiworld.com

prashanthyr · 16th January 2016, 01:10

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Admittedly, I haven't taken an inter city bus in India in at least 15 years, but have an idea of the new age coaches now making travel speedy and comfortable.
I've noticed on this thread that folks in bus accidents couldn't get out on time as the hammer to break the glass was missing, leading to casualties
A design I see on London buses eliminates the need for hammers altogether. I am wondering if this design is present in Indian buses?

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TKMCE BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 542 Thanked: 1,204 Times	Re: Buses in India: Lack of Emergency Exits, a recipe for disaster? This is a good move and long overdue. For ensuring that able bodied people are seated next to emergency exits., I think their web bookings terms and conditions will have to include a clause that crew can ask people to shift from their pre booked seats if situation warrants. The computer can be programmed to exclude these seats from being offered to children. In the case of airlines these seats are most of the time not allowed to be pre booked and at check in the staff are required to ensure that these seats are released only to people who are eligible. The most important thing is to regulate what is being carried in the luggage bay.
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prashanthyr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 546 Thanked: 249 Times	Note to Mods: please move this post to appropriate thread if needed. Admittedly, I haven't taken an inter city bus in India in at least 15 years, but have an idea of the new age coaches now making travel speedy and comfortable. I've noticed on this thread that folks in bus accidents couldn't get out on time as the hammer to break the glass was missing, leading to casualties A design I see on London buses eliminates the need for hammers altogether. I am wondering if this design is present in Indian buses? Attached Thumbnails
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