Improve the public transport network

I fully endorse the views of Mr. Ziauddin Ahmed which appeared in your Letters column recently. BRTC buses are run by the trained drivers who are aware of the traffic rules and safety of the passengers.
Everywhere in the world one has to know the basic traffic rules before one is given driving license, no matter what his/her social status is.
Furthermore, in Europe, America, Britain, etc, vehicles owners are mostly educated and they themselves drive their vehicles as they cannot afford to employ a driver. And being educated, they abide by the traffic rules. Hence, there are very few cases of road accidents for lack of knowledge about the laws.
In our country, if the owners of the vehicles take the initiative to drive their own vehicles, then we will be able to minimise road accidents drastically. If our public transport network is improved with reasonable comfort and systematic timings, then even the car owners, with some exceptions, will prefer public transport facility rather than drive their own cars.