I thought the days and time were gone, but Kuensel covered an interesting story on January 20, "Double ticketing and excess passengers in public transport continues".
To my little knowledge and with my own experience of travelling in a public transport, this is so true. No investigation is required. No document is required. No explanation is required. No further evidence is required. This is an above correct and long standing issue to address especially in our public transport service.
I could sense some foul response given by the ticketing incharge. They are the sole responsible person with regard to issuing tickets whether it is to do online, or through call, or call made to the driver. They should confirm before issuing a double ticket. Or is it that the online app is so foolish, or the ticketing incharge is too clever to adjust the extra funds? This needs to be fixed!
As I read the kuensel article, there are many forgotten and blatant lies from the counter incharge, honestly. How can two, or three passengers get the same seat number for the same bus journey? This lie is over extended and excused for so long.
What are our responsible incharges doing all these years? Our trusted RSTA should focus not only on whether someone has a driving license and valid documents, but also on such pertenanint issues. This is a matter of life and death. Therefore, I sincerely request our concerned stakeholders– bus owner, driver and RSTA to monitor on carrying exact numbers of passengers and rightful luggage. Let us be more Bhutanese and civilized for the sake of a long and perilous journey.
Why is this issue still happening and how can it be fixed? We have a localised solution. The solution lies within us. We can solve this puzzle only if we become unkind and with foreign attitude. It also talks about our maturity and practical mindset. We must forget the misplaced compassion of being kind. Sometimes, and in such cases, we can be simply straight and unkind for the journey that is too dangerous and risky and long that lies ahead in the winding roads full of potholes and sharp turning and carefree drivers.
It's been a few years now, I stopped travelling by bus not because I have my car to drive. It's because our public transport service isn't clean, honest and too dangerous and too risky and too lenient. Drivers have their own timing. They stop by anywhere they like. They have their own known passengers, or relatives, or friends to occupy the seat, or have time in the bus anytime they like. This is not uncommon for us.
I had some nightmare incidents while travelling by bus. Few times, I have reached to set destination delayed for several hours, or few occasions, I reached my destination next day, and one time I had to call my relatives to pick me up and worst I halt a night in the bus for drivers being so religious that he pick every passengers and their luggage that before it makes the final destination, the bus broke down in exasperation.
I made the following comment on this article. "In my early days, I was one victim of such blatant ticketing systems by the careless ticket incharges. Make it online, or else fix this issue. This is one prolonged issue unseen and unspoken. In my case, I had to pitifully sacrifice my cash-ticket for an elderly lady. From the capital to my home destination, I bear the cost of standing and being so kind."
One says, that's why I never travel by bus. The other says, I too happened to have the same ticket number. Someone should look into this matter seriously. RSTA, please do something.
This is too much for the paid journey.
Honestly, over anything, I love to travel by bus over driving a car. This not only saves cost but also cut down pollution and traffic jams.
What we pay for the journey is too little to save our life and livelihood?
Therefore, I have sacrificed so much to own a car for the reasons that our public transport is unsafe, messy, difficult and harsh.
Comments
Post a Comment