How are state buses becoming killing machines on INDIAN Roads? 

Finally found a guy who really addressed this harsh reality of bus Drivers...even in every Accidents we blame the Drivers but couldn't know why they were overspeeding the bus...

I'm happy that you have touched on the health issue that drivers face. I had colleagues whose father was a driver in MSRTC or BEST and have retired with terrible occupational disorders. Poor ventilation, engine heat, sound, and horns have given them high BP and hearing disorders. Stress due to driving in traffic is the cause of hypertension. Fewer access to drinking water and toilets on the route has led to kidney stones. I have traveled by State Transport buses of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and also Private Buses in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana, Himachal, Uttarakhand, and Paschim Bengal. In my experience, State Transport buses may not be fancy, but they are driven properly and safely. Yes, I have seen severe accidents involving them; but speeding accidents or due to fog most only on NH 1. The rest have been in hilly terrain due to mechanical failures... except for one incident where in Himachal I stopped a bus coz the driver was visibly sleepy and visibly napping in between. Also, I have seen an MSRTC Driver getting a reprimand as the bus was 10 minutes early at a checkpoint on NH 66. Private buses - sorry but they are rouges and drive horribly. They are freaks who do Mumbai to Pune in 4 hours picking up people at every point possible and follow it up from Pune to Hyderabad in 7 hours. Why the drivers keep talking aloud at night is just to keep awake.

It's not just government buses, private bus are also having reckless driving issue. My father also lost his life due to reckless driving by a private bus which was overtaking by coming on the wrong side at high speed, since it was running late. There are never any strict actions taken by authorities since it is generally owned by big politicians.

Our media channels should lern from this guy. How to raise real problems of the country. ❤

It's been more than 6 years since Karnataka SRTC implemented a speed lock of 90-95 on its luxury bus fleet and this year 80 on its latest service Ambari Utsav. I used to hate it when the bus would just be cruising on a certain speed and in volvo buses it feels very sluggish. But I must say it is undoubtedly one of the best decisions made by the Corp. They have ensured that the sense of responsible driving instills in the crew operating the buses. I would prefer to have a comfortable and safe journey over the one where my heart would be in my mouth constantly. Kudos to Karnataka SRTC.

A kid near my home got killed by ksrtc last week after his father picked him up from 10th std exam. His father is still at hospital in critical state. It saddens that no news channel brings up these issues. A lot of families must be suffering because of them.

Now this is what we call a true social influencer. Good that you raised this issue.

Here in AP , most of the Bus drivers drive safely, but RIP if you are sitting in the back seat and the bus hits a speed bump 😂

Very well true, Recently in Gujarat a bus driver got serious pain in heart, but he ignored it and as soon as he made the bus to the depo, he died because of heart attack, he didn't wanted that the passengers to be stranded in between the road..

In my limited experience, I think bus transport in gujarat is relatively better than other states. I've travelled extensively by GSRTC buses, and I found the drivers to be more reserved in their risk appetite than those from other states. And they Actually seem to mind the speed limits of buses.

This is the sort of content we all should be sharing. Kudos to the creator for bringing out different perspectives, thank you for all your effort.

This is true!! Even happened with me and My Dad and me fall down in Bajri(Sand) near road.. It's about 4-6months ago, We were driving in our scooty Jupitor 125 (with Combi-Break and no abs), in The National highway In Dehradoon-Haridwar marg.. When Suddenly There's a car approaching and a Bus behind us tries to overtake us at the same time. (the road was also slightly bend for diversion as one road was blocked due to construction). The Bus driver was in such a Hurry That he honked😡, When we were very close to him...My dad in shock Tried to give him side when there was no road to do that it was Rubble(Bajri) near the road... 😢 He used brake and we Fall down on the road like Leafs by gust of wind..😢😢 this happened Because Tyres locked and Loose traction due to Bajri😥.. Ham raggad te chale guy kuch door tak and the bus driver hardly noticed anything..He went straight like nothing happened!! I got Skin pealoff my hand and my pant also torn off like those Knee fashion type.. and Fortunately my Dad didn't had any major damage..He was wearing Helmet and wasa bit lucky as well. Nobody helped us..We stand up Look at our vehicle and drive by to near dhaba...My dad was furious about This insident he said only if he knew the no. Plate of the bus😡😡.. But The lesson he gave me was-- Never every try to overspeed as U might be a Confident good driver but Others are not!! Accept Your own mistake as well and Move on but remember Never Do anything Stupid on the Highway.. (For me it was -- U can respawn in Game but Not in real-life). From that day I myself Drive at 40-50km even on Highway...We are Good now BTW. Also I believe The Bajri on road or side of the road are Death traps..and should be removed immediately.. also every vehicle should come with ABS.❤ I hope U would have learnt something Good from our experience..Be safe.

Great topic 👏🏽 It's Shameful that some people take pride in this

Another issue which you forgot to mention is no stated time difference between two buses specially private operators on the same route. This creates a pressure on the driver to drive fast to reach the next stop and pick up as many passengers before the next bus from another company arrives. Sometimes you will see the buses involved in dangerous driving just to beat the other bus to the next stop.

A unique and original channel from India, I like that! There are so many indian bus channels on youtube where drivers promote dangerous driving 🤦🏼‍♂️. I could never understand why untill I saw the support in comments

I was travelling in Nagpur to bhandara in Maharashtra its a max 2hrs ride . I boarded in a state transport bus lalpari here, i was sitting just behind the driver and i saw his driving discipline. It was on point that man was checking rear side mirror at each 4 to 5 sec when he is overtaking and still if he is not overtaking. He would honk before oevrtaking and even passing by from lane [2 lane nh] amazing discipline but he was the only 1 driver i think was displined rest other same taking the word lal pari at its value

U showed us a very very different angle of the same problem.. we were not even considering this.. but now i have sympathy for the drivers also.. its the system that needs to change..

Karnataka busses are far better than other states. KSRTC rocks 🔥

Karnataka's buses are THE BEST!! Best in comfort and safety

This video clearly represents the problem and the reasons We must share the video to spread awareness!! Hats off to the uploader🙌

One of the reasons the Kerala state-run buses namely the KSRTC creates a lot of accidents is that they have a degree of immunity from the law when they get into accidents. There was this horrific manslaughter on road committed by a Ksrtc driver when he deliberately forces two students riding a bike into the back-wheels of a nearby truck that was running parallel to the bus. Those two students had previously been in an altercation with this particular bus-driver. It took a lot of protests in media and among the people to finally arrest that man. These drivers have a tendency to get away from crimes.

KSRTC ( KL ) :- haannn ??? sunaai ne de rha ... ! 😂😂😂

Maharashtra recently updated buses , which includes 70% tata buses , 15% Ashok Leyland, and 5% from Eicher , but the thing is 50% old buses are still running with its maximum pollution spreading capacity 😂😂

The most awaited video ever i have seen lot of tamilnadu and Kerala State owned rtc drivers driving very recklessly on roads they think like they're driving Airbus in sky

Surprisingly in Maharashtra state transport buses are locked at 80kmph.. over speeding is just not possible 🤣... I have been traveling these buses since I was a child.... I accept that some buses are poorly maintained.... But they also have some luxury liners ... Like scania and Volvos... Even if they are locked at 80kmph....

That is such a detailed reaserch. Real content creator. A content that needs to be seen by normal public. Hats off man🙌🏼

Brought back memory from 2009 when i was on a local bus from Erode to Ooty, the bus hit another truck and overturned into a ditch. I dont know but by grace of god I was saved. Many werent so lucky in that incident.

Le Kerala govt : it's not the bus driver or bad road conditions that causes the accidents it's the colour of bus . 😂😅

Well, Aps rtc drivers are highly professional and are skilled and drive safely. Happy for their service

Been a kerala bus user in the past, not only that it was unsafe but also those buses were a safe haven for peverts. I used to go to school in it and even as a boy I was touched everywhere by this peverts in the huge rush. I hated KSRTC after that and never used it or wanted any of my dear ones to use it...

Gave me a new perspective today and learned a lot more about the issues on the driver's side which was totally clueless about till now. Great work 👍

That's what was needed to be covered. Kudos to you.. It's horrible to see bus drivers competing on the road with other drivers But Haryana Roadways man!!!! Excellent 😂

I am happy with state buses of UP. Jis route pe mai travel krta hu waha ke drivers bahut aache se bus chalate hai.. but overcrowding ki problem to bani huwi hai

Bro you can create an impact on government Please continue this series of problems in india ❤

This year on 24th January, after I attended my grandmother funeral I took GSRTC bus for going back home. The bus driver was driving perfectly fine on rural roads until he reached national highway and than it was total chaos. My bus barely avoided the heavy commercial vehicle yet there were certain scratches on the bus. It was a newly BS6 compliant bus. This ordeal does not end when I went back to our village to attend tervi of my grandmother and my bus barely missed another heavy vehicle.

good work brother finally someone talking different from mainstream, as you stated that most of the accidents are due to overspeeding and rash driving. but reality is bit odd I think you can make a video explaining why most police reports mention these two reasons after accidents most of time.

I'm a lawyer in delhi.. मैं 30th April ko Roorkee Se Haridwar ja rha tha aur jis bus mein baitha tha uska driver 72 hours se soya nhi tha... conducter told me that fact. While the driver was driving at 90kmph. This scared me as hell..!! Please pin my comment for public good.🙏

Finally someone spoke about this. You should also highlight the fact that it ferries 3 times more passengers than Indian Railways but has no alternate funding source like Indian Railways hence the least capitalized transport system.

Awesome content man, great research you've done Thank you for making us aware

Dude keep going I have watched every video of this channel and loved it ❤️

Highly appreciate the efforts for deep research. I hope the required authorities are forced to look upon these issues.

What you need to understand is, alongside trains, bus is a major transport among public as train tracks cannot be built everywhere. Hence the more people use the bus, lesser the traffic and lesser the carbon footprint. I understand there are many cases of reckless driving in India, but majority are highly skilled driver who have spent a long time on Training and experience. They are travelling up n down daily, and giving service to passengers. I believe majority of the accidents are caused due to negligence of other vehicles (the church and volvo b7r accident you have shown). Bus drivers are also humans and wants to return to their home safely. No body would risk their life by driving reckless. Today I have gained a lot of experience by travelling in buses (been in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal and in 22+ RTC of India) . You can find that on my channel as well. Bus drives commission model doesn’t work everywhere, and in the end if you showcase buses in this way, people will choose cars to travel and will result in huge traffic. What I feel is drivers are bound to drive like this only because there is no lane discipline. You would find trucks on fast lane, so buses have to go zig zag to maintain time, which makes driving a little unsafe. It is better if we endorse lane discipline to keep all traffic moving smoothly.

100 Pure content no bakwas . Thankyouu

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Kolkata, West Bengal, 2018. Two buses on the same route, the one in front got late enough picking up passengers within 1 km from where they start, for the other bus to commence the trip and thus starts the race on a flyover. They raced till us passengers shouted on the driver to slow down because both the buses started swinging left and right and were inches away from collision.

Thank you for addressing this issue. For many years, i thought everyone became numb to the crazy driving of bus drivers. It was so scary when buses cross each other on a road which has width barely enough for them, especially on ghat roads.😱😱😱

Just recently travelled from shimla to manali , manali to amritsar..and both times we reached an hour early. Thanks to rash driving . The buses were deluxe buses but felt like sitting on and 30 year old bus thanks to rash driving

It was such an informative video. Rather than looking at simple and straightforward reasoning, it has gone into detailed and real reasons for such accidents.

In delhi these busses change lanes without blinkers (even if it isn't broken). They also speed a lot at the school rush times, these busses are always so full and they drive tilted.

Well made,well researched video,rohit.👍

Wish me luck Today i have to travel on ksrtc bus from pala to kottayam.😊 On the 5th of may Have to travel on a night bus from Kannur to Pala.

Bhai Haryana Roadways Buses ki Speed 65kmph ki limit change krke 85kmph kr di h New buses Ane k baad

3:14 Yr yeh accident mera church me hua..,thab mebhi udaar tha.. live dekha tha..🙂

Brother, your research is awesome. Overall your videos speak truth in a simple way. All the best, keep up the good work

I travelled in such buses recently and I was genuinely scared for the cars in front of us. These drivers are skilled but wild.

Very nice informative video brother thanks mate Waheguru hi bhala kare driver veera te

I am from Kerala and i love to travel in KSRTC bus Its so cool when the drive overtake and somehow makes me fear 😅

@00:43 എന്റെ മോനെ . നമ്മ KSRTC Although it may sound funny, I must admit that my daily bus commute from Haripad to Chengannur and back is not for the faint-hearted. The winding roads combined with thrill-seeking bus drivers are a perfect recipe for a near-death experience. To make matters worse, I always sit in the last row. Not because I like the view, but rather because I figure if there ever is an accident, I might as well go out with a bang since I can't afford to be hospitalized.

My father used to be a driver in a private bus his salary was rupee 2500 in a month fixed and was given money according to how fast he can complete a round and how many passengers were traveling... So you can see how much less they Are paid and what they had to do to survive and complete their bare minimum with how much they earn..

On an instance recently kerala government installed 726 camera across kerala for checking and penalising traffic violations of all sorts, But the opposition and media were crying, they were abusing state for plunder from pocket of common man.. State has post poned fining till 20.5. 2023, but the result was evident, accidents decreased steeply since 20.4.2023, everyone started wearing seat belts, 90% riders wears helmet, even people started strictly adhering to lane rules. It's the system i feel every state shall adopt

govt should implement proper tracking & monitoring system, & warn regularly who ever breaks the rules. also can penalize them.

Very good video for bringing attention to a major problem leading to unnecessary loss of life. 85% avoidable is insane. Action is needed now.

Superb content. In smaller towns, the use of vikrams, autos and e-rickshaws are a headache aswell. Most of them doesnt have breaklights, doesnt use indicators, stops in the middle of road to board and deboard passengers etc. In delhi, i have even seen kids running the e-rickshaws. In case of any accident, the drivers of these vikrams, autos, e-rickshaws acts like goons. In many cases i have even seen police taking their side claiming one can claim accident insurance. The point of claiming insurance is not a issue. Point is why do we need to do so, and go through the trouble. Only if the admistration acts strictly on the smaller mode of public transports. And the drivers of these transports understand the nuances they create.

KSRTC from Karnataka is most reliable - affordable and responsive state transport, They have speed governers across their buses, they offer wide range of buses across the classes, They are good, and from my experience, Private services other than VRL, Are not so good but they are well maintained, Affordable wise, KSRTC is best. Unfortunately only issue with KSRTC is they use the old and used buses in the rural areas, Which are worst maintained. Employes are good and usually they are travellers friendly, provided you use local language. Employes from HK region are also good in Hindi.

Thanks for bringing awareness to this issue, I lost my brother to a speeding bus. :(

Got a new subscriber 😊

Gap and speed _ 🤔🤫 Safety human life 🤕 🤗🤗🤗 _ jai bharat Har har mahadev

Such a well researched topic by you guys. I live in Panvel and here also the bus drivers do rash driving all the time. They are instructed by the authorities to not get off the bus if they are to get protection by the authorities. So in scenario of conflict, they are protected by the authorities, + factoring in their monetary incentives.. results in rash driving & accidents.

I loved the way u preseneted and kudos for addressing this topic. I firmly believe the primary reason for accidents is the lack of proper rule following,I know this since I am from kerala. This problem could only be solved if govt directly implements somthng and involves in this

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh RTC are the safest. From the beginning they are set with a speed limit of 60-80 for all the buses except AC buses. AC bus drivers are very professional and well trained.

In maharashtra i think they should maintain buses baaki sab first class hai

The solution is pretty simple if government wants to implement it. 1. Every Bus be it be private or government owened should have dash cam installed, which can mesaure the bus speed and driving habit of the driver. 2. Speed sensors which don't allow the bus to go over certain speed or speed board should be installed on bus which helps passenger to know whether the bus is over speeding or not. And if they do, a helpline number should also be added where complaint could be registered. 3. Government should pay for the health and life insurance for it's driver and for private drivers they could avail atleast 50% for the payment from government or any insurance policy for the bus drivers at nominal cost. Along with better pay, money is always a good motivator. 4. To meet the expenses, government could hike a price in ticket fairs a little bit like 2-5% for short distance and 5-10% for long distance. 5. Lastly yes we need more buses as over crowding is also a problem.

This video was needed, organisations and governments should realise and take care of this issue. Rash driving us a really bad thing and this needs to be taken care of. Hopefully we see a change. As many lives are lost due to this and as you said the family of the bus driver would be suffering. Where is the humanity in organisations? People need to realise, it's hi time

In Tamil Nadu, Govt bus driver's incentive is now based on fuel saving they make in every trips and so scene in TN had changed, Now a days long distance Govt buses drive in optimal speed with least acceleration and around 80 kmph consistently. Fuel is saved and safer ride for passengers. Governments should provide incentive for fuel saving driving styles and other parameters which are safe and savings to the owning organization

The best and most professional bus service is in Tamilnadu (govt buses), they have skilled drivers and the buses too are capped to 50-60 kmph (city ones). they drive in a polite organized manner. TNSTC is underrated in my opinion. btw i am from Tamilnadu :)

You have raised a fantastic issue bro . I pray your channel grows

Any carversal fan here?

In karnataka govt buss have a speed lock of 2 to 3 types like For long route busses 85 to 90 And driver and conductor they both are drivers and they shift as their timings For short route busses there is a speed lock of 65 to 70 and they make 2 trips per day

Increasing the amount of buses will just lead to more traffic so instead of that the government should give more importance to metros and other types transport which will reduce road traffic

Prakash, I hope there is some way your video reaches the PMO and Nitin Gadkari. Your videos are always well researched. I appreciate it.

Great job...keep creating videos on unique topics 🙌

You are talking about some really hard and unnoticed issues...keep it up bro 🙌👍

Gupta ji , Nice Video 🙌🙌

Overpopulation is the core problem 😢😢

Our GSRTC(Gujarat State Road Transport) is not like you described other state transport in video, they are good enough and now also available on time💯.

Thanks bro for making people aware nice content keep it up love your work 👌👏🙏

I am in Haryana and I love with that service. They are fast and efficient. The problem is with private bus they want to fill the bus at max and therefore become very slow, they have tendency to fill the bus no matter what time it takes 3 hour journey can become 4.5 hours because they stop at random place and fill the bus.

In Odisha, state buses have strict speed limit. Its really frustrating how slow they drive😂

Most of the road accidents in Kerala take place in northern Kerala. In northern Kerala private bus control the road so there is huge competition between private bus owners.

I wish some technological advancement (be it hyperloop or any other) will replace these dangers.

That’s an important issue to raise Kudos to biturbo

Waah... glad you come up with really original stuff... hope you keep going ❤❤

Please make a special video on Patt & Whitney failure to provide aircraft engines to Go Airlines, because of which they are forced to go bankrupt.

I Can proudly say that In My State Assam, We have Mercedes AC Buses and Tata Electric Latest Buses only as City Bus just like in New Delhi, 10 Years ago, My City was Full of Outdated Tata Buses, But Now there isn't a Single Old Bus.... The Govt has Banned them.... In Kolkata, they Still use Outdated Blue with Yellow Stripe Buses and in Mumbai, they still use Old Red BEST Buses... 👎👎👎

Bro in jabalpur,madhya Pradesh a metro bus driver had a heart failure while driving the are a signal and i saw it with my eyes and the bus was in the speed of around 40-45km/ph.the government should not pressurise these drivers as they are also an individual human being and they can too get health issues.

Bus drivers work very hard and have strict targets to meet! If you keep driving slowly or dangerously without good anticipation to other road users then you are weak!

we needed this type of content

I think in Bihar bus yaha kaafi safe chalate hai patna govt. Buses ki baat kar raha hu Aur bss bus thoda overload rehta hai jo okay okay hai..😅😅

Aaaa Kerala buses😊😊

Brother what a Video, everyone please share this video A BIG REQUEST!! 🙏🏻 Please tweet this Video to Nitin Gadkari, he should Change these laws 🙏🏻❤️