Disrupting the smooth flow of traffic in the city, drivers of private buses and those of the transport department are making unscheduled halts whenever and wherever they please.
DTC and private bus operators blatantly flout Indian Road Congress (IRC) rules and cause traffic chaos on every road of the city. They illegally stop at many places to pick up passengers from there. They have also made some illegal stands. One of them is in Sector 62 beside National Highway 24 and nearby sub-police station of Sector 58. Besides, DTC buses are also parked here for a long time.
According to IRC, bus stops should be 100 meters away from the traffic signals to avoid chaos. But, the place is hardly 50 meters away from the red light.
The problem has aggravated over the years as the awareness drives launched by the police to educate the public against flagging down buses at unscheduled spots has failed. While it is the duty of the police to regulate traffic, the general public too should cooperate and board buses from the bus stand and the authorised places.
A commuter, Gopal Kumar said, “I am availing the bus service for a long time. I am bound to use this stop as I have to commute daily. I have no other option. If I do not use this bus shelter, I have to travel long distance to board the bus. Besides, I won’t even get a seat. If the authority wants us to stop this practice, they should take the onus of constructing a legal bus shelter here.”
Despite the lack of passengers’ amenities, many commuters wait for buses here on a daily basis. There are many other places like Mamura, BMO etc where there are illegal stops. These illegal stoppages are giving a tough time to school children, bikers, senior citizens and residents of respective sectors.
SM Singh, RWA president, Sector 62 said, “The buses stop where ever they please giving rise to traffic jams on many occasions. As a result these buses cause unnecessary blockage and citizens get stuck in traffic jams. It may pose serious threat to children and senior citizens.”
Meanwhile, Sandeep Chandra, senior project engineer said, “The Noida Development Authority has 75 bus stops in total where there is provision of basic amenities for passengers. We have asked the department of roadways to submit detail report of various routes where more bus shelters can be constructed.”
When Cityplus contacted Dharmendar Singh, Traffic Inspector of Noida Authority, he said, “We will look into the mater later as formula race one championship event is going on.”
I am availing the bus service for a long time. I am bound to use this stop as I have to commute daily. I have no other option.
DTC and private bus operators blatantly flout Indian Road Congress (IRC) rules and cause traffic chaos on every road of the city. They illegally stop at many places to pick up passengers from there. They have also made some illegal stands. One of them is in Sector 62 beside National Highway 24 and nearby sub-police station of Sector 58. Besides, DTC buses are also parked here for a long time.
According to IRC, bus stops should be 100 meters away from the traffic signals to avoid chaos. But, the place is hardly 50 meters away from the red light.
The problem has aggravated over the years as the awareness drives launched by the police to educate the public against flagging down buses at unscheduled spots has failed. While it is the duty of the police to regulate traffic, the general public too should cooperate and board buses from the bus stand and the authorised places.A commuter, Gopal Kumar said, “I am availing the bus service for a long time. I am bound to use this stop as I have to commute daily. I have no other option. If I do not use this bus shelter, I have to travel long distance to board the bus. Besides, I won’t even get a seat. If the authority wants us to stop this practice, they should take the onus of constructing a legal bus shelter here.”
Despite the lack of passengers’ amenities, many commuters wait for buses here on a daily basis. There are many other places like Mamura, BMO etc where there are illegal stops. These illegal stoppages are giving a tough time to school children, bikers, senior citizens and residents of respective sectors.
SM Singh, RWA president, Sector 62 said, “The buses stop where ever they please giving rise to traffic jams on many occasions. As a result these buses cause unnecessary blockage and citizens get stuck in traffic jams. It may pose serious threat to children and senior citizens.”
Meanwhile, Sandeep Chandra, senior project engineer said, “The Noida Development Authority has 75 bus stops in total where there is provision of basic amenities for passengers. We have asked the department of roadways to submit detail report of various routes where more bus shelters can be constructed.”
When Cityplus contacted Dharmendar Singh, Traffic Inspector of Noida Authority, he said, “We will look into the mater later as formula race one championship event is going on.”
I am availing the bus service for a long time. I am bound to use this stop as I have to commute daily. I have no other option.
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