Reckless driving
I was a passenger of Volvo AC bus that departed from Cox's Bazar on 31 July 2010 at 12.15:pm for Dhaka which reached Dhaka at 2.00am on 01 Aug 2010. The driver drove the bus recklessly and roughly throughout the whole journey. His driving was threatening to other smaller vehicles and even pedestrians on the highway. His overtaking of other vehicles was dangerous. Many times he crossed the middle line demarcation and drove the bus on the right-hand side track of the road. He compelled the other vehicles coming from opposite direction to go out of the road while he was overtaking others. He always put us at a vulnerable situation and at life risk. He raised my heart-beat. The supervisor did not prevent him from reckless driving even after repeated requests. Once I requested the driver also, but he did not comply.
The most dangerous part was that the driver drove an AC bus to Cox's Bazar the night before and after one or two hours of sleep he was again assigned to drive another trip to Dhaka. This is stressful even for a professional driver. Moreover, they dropped one passenger in the middle of the highway somewhere near Mirersarai and spent much time to offload his luggage. This created a temporary jam which was annoying for traffic on both ways and the passengers inside the bus.
We prefer to travel by Greenline at a high cost because of safe driving by experienced drivers and latest good quality AC buses for security and comfort. As such, I would request the company to investigate the matter, observe such drivers, and strictly prevent them from reckless driving. Frequent refresher training of drivers and supervisors, strict vigilance, and giving at least 18 hours rest before night duty will enhance service quality and our security and comfort.
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