Drivers
According to BRTC, the number of the vehicles is about 12 and a half lakh in the whole country. But the number of legal licensed drivers is eight lakh! Illegal drivers drive other four lakh vehicles (bus, trucks, motorcars etc.). A recent inquiry of BRTC has shown that about five lakh licensed drivers did not appear in the exams in time. They got licences according to the list of the labour union.
According to law, a driver has to fulfil certain criterion. At first, he is a learner. After three months, he has to appear in a written exam, viva and field test. But these standards have no place in the way drivers are given licence. So, who should we blame for accidents?
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