Monday, August 27, 2007

Knee-jerk Reaction, What a Mess...


Last friday, I took an express bus from Puduraya back to Penang. My bus was supposed to leave Puduraya at 1.30pm but we managed to take off only at 2.45pm. It was a MESS in Puduraya.

The ticketing agent told me that all buses will be delayed because the authority is running urine test on drivers.

I am not against any test being conducted to weed out drug abuse amongst drivers but it should not be conducted during peak hours (school holidays).

The authority should instead be more vigilant in conducting consistent tests (including checking for summonses, vehicle safety etc.) on all drivers at all times. Not just when an accident happened and lives lost.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i commute weekly along PLUS to Penang - KL and the situation turns from bad to worst in the past weeks.

Konsortium / Seasons is one of the realiable service provider, however their service is also affected with delays of 1-2 hours during non peak hours.

It is very bad indeed ... but for safety purpose, it is a must do.

jimberlykyy said...

yeah, there was a big fat jam after karak tol heading east on 24th aug ( friday) while i was on my way back to KL from genting highland at 11.15pm... Reason? Ops bersih.
Goodness sake, can't they perform their operasi at PUSPAKOM by enforcing more stringent tests, minus kopi duit?