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Passengers cheer as bus driver, conductor hang out of moving bus
By Shikema Dey
From speeding to driving under the influence of alcohol, road recklessness continues to be an issue of concern in Guyana.
The driver dangling his feet outside while the bus moves along the roadway.
The conductor hanging out of the bus, dancing while the passengers cheered him on.
In fact, it has even escalated to the level where drivers completely disregard the safety of passengers in order to engage in childish and irresponsible antics just for fun.
This happened to be the very case when on Tuesday morning, a 30-second video on social media shocking the nation; a minibus conductor was filmed hanging out of a speeding vehicle, dancing to a popular song with the side door open.
Even more shocking, the passengers in the vehicle seemed to condone the behaviour and cheered him on.
As if that were not dangerous enough, the video panned to the front of the bus where the driver, took his foot off the controls, opened the door of the moving bus and dangled it outside as he continued to barrel down the road.
The video garnered thousands of comments with many persons questioning the sanity of the driver and the passengers.
Traffic Chief, Linden Isles, when contacted by Kaieteur News stressed that such reckless behaviour will not be condoned by the Traffic Department. He, too, was left shocked after viewing the video.
Although the origin of the video is unknown, the Traffic Chief is calling on anyone with information to contact the Traffic Department in an effort to see that swift action is taken.
“These particular things cause accidents! Look at the nonsense that they are doing, on the roadway, in the public domain!”
The minibus on the pedestrian crossing letting off passengers (Facebook).
Isles stressed that not only should the driver and conductor be blamed but also the passengers who stayed in the vehicle comfortably and allowed the act to happen.
“The Traffic Department alone cannot stop this lawlessness. We need the assistance from members of the public and various stakeholders. They need to chip in; they need to bring information, and they need to help us to deal with the lawlessness.”
The lawlessness continued into the day when another minibus driver was photographed stopping at an intersection in the middle of the pedestrian crossing on Regent and Camp Streets.
The multicoloured bus bearing registration number BXX 4505 stopped in the middle of the road and was letting off passengers.
Meanwhile, despite losing 1,869 persons in road fatalities over the past 16 years, drivers continue to disregard the road safety rules meant for their protection.
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