DANGEROUS DRIVERS * India - Death by bus a daily danger in Delhi
Transit riders, drivers and pedestrians at great risk as Bluelines blunder through Delhi's chaotic streets
New Delhi,India -The Toronto Star (Ontario,Canada), by Rick Westhead -Feb 08, 2009: -- After seven years navigating Delhi's congested and chaotic streets, 43-year-old bus driver Tejbir Singh has adopted what he calls a life-saving habit. He's always ready to bolt his vehicle at the first sign of trouble... Crowds in Delhi have been known to pull drivers from their buses and beat them, sometimes to death... But it's not due to random violence. The passengers are angry with reason... Delhi's bus drivers, charged with trying to navigate through the densely packed streets of the Indian capital, often hit pedestrians... Last year, 118 people were killed – nearly one every three days – when they were run over by one of the city's 4,500 privately owned and operated Blueline buses, named for the aqua stripes that run down their sides...The toll in 2007 was even higher: 151... (Photo by RICK WESTHEAD/The TORONTO STAR - Delhi bus driver Tejbir Singh stays steady at the wheel. When there's an accident, he says, "the crowds don't just let you go. You have angry people ... .")
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