I was on my way to the bus stop in Coimbatore to pick up my daughter who was on SRS travels, returning from Bangalore on 31st October, 2013. The bus was delayed by one and a half hours due to traffic build up at one of the toll gates and reached Coimbatore by 11.30 pm. I spotted the bus on Avinashi road and was appalled by its speed.
I tried to catch up by car so as to get my daughter off it. But the chase was like right out of a bollywood movie. The bus was just zipping past and I shuddered to think that my daughter was on the same bus since 2 pm. My daughter was also narrating to me how she clung on to dear life throughout the journey because of the excessive speed.
Its high time the bus operators behaved responsibly and clamp drivers who over speed. We all know that a bus mishap on Bangalore- Hyderabad highway on the 30th of Oct, which claimed about 50 lives, was a result of over speeding. Human lives are worth much more than a bus journey and its not like you board a bus for the sake of some adrenaline rush.
Concerned authorities, please SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE!