Mumbai: With daily passengers up to 25 lakh, commuters on the best buses now demand that at least 5 standees must be ‘legally’ allowed to ride the vehicle.
This will reduce the waiting time at a 10-20 minute stop.
At present, the rules of the government bar passengers enter the bus after all the chairs are full.
“Nothing is allowed to travel standing on the bus,” warned Best Manoj Varade spokesman.
Toi has noticed that in some stops as in Kamani in Vidyavihar, there are arguments between passengers and bus inspectors and with conductors.
In some places, passengers ignored the government’s government about Standes and “forced them” on the bus.
With the conductor it cannot control the crowd, there is a bus instance that runs packed during rush hour on several routes.
“The buses don’t have good frequencies and we cannot be left stranded, so, it’s better to take a bus and travel that stands even if it’s illegal,” said an angry commuter from Bhandup, asking for anonymity.
“Buses depart from the point of origin (first) filled with passengers, but leaving several commuters waiting at a frustrated stop.
On the way, it did not take passengers if all the seats were full.
The government must attract its government to ‘unstable’ because this is certain Will lighten in a hurry at the stop, “said Vikram Kulkarni, who works in a pharmaceutical company and rides a bus in Kurla every day.