manoj

Few accidents caused by BPO drivers in the city are mentioned below:

• On Saturday(16Dec'06), an Indica hired by a BPO was going on the wrong side of the road when it hit 2 person, who were on a motorcycle, at Kalewadi. One died on the spot and other one is succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital later.
• Three cars, all attached to call centres, collided against each other near the Khadki police station on the Pune-Mumbai road in October this year. The drivers sustained minor injuries.
• A senior corporate sales manager with a company, was injured when a car attached to a call centre overtook a bus and hit his car on Baner road on a January night this year. He was hospitalised for a month.

These are only the few incidents but certainly list is never ending. According to police, At least two accidents involving BPO drivers are registered every month at most police stations, particularly in areas such as Hinjewadi, Chatushrungi, Khadki, Vishrantwadi, Yerwada, Hadapsar, Wanowrie and Sahakarnagar.

But WHY THIS ROAD RAGE?

Most drivers uneducated, poorly trained, admits fleet owner and Drivers say BPO firms slap fines for late arrivals n Delays by BPO employees responsible for overspeeding, say drivers Give badges to BPO car drivers, says operator.

According to a driver, who drives a vehicle engaged with a BPO firm, said he has to pick up three or four employees from a particular area of the city in one trip and meet the deadline set by the company.

“The employees always take time to get ready, and often keep us waiting for as long as 20-30 minutes. I sometimes end up getting delayed for even one-and-a-half hours to two hours. For such delays, the company slaps a fine of Rs 1,000 on the driver/operator,” he complained.

Meanwhile, three days after Saturday’s accident, which claimed two youths’ lives, the reason for the mishap is still being investigated.

Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com (Pune Edition)
Date Of Publish: 20-Dec-06

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hemant

Right....

Drunk Driving---Cab Drivers

I am working in Gurgaon and residing in Delhi and commutes by Cab daily. On Friday evening i.e. 15Dec06 when I was returning from my office then our Cab met an accident on MG Road. The driver of the cab was badly drunk and the accident occurred because of rash driving, some of my staff members suffered injuries but our Cab damaged badly (front area).

The intresting thing is that after the accident he (driver) requested us to sit inside the cab and promised us that he will drive safely towards our home but we denied his requested and when we made contact with our cab provider and cab coordinator (of our company) then Unfartunately both persons told us to travel through the same cab because no extra cab was available as the replacement of damaged cab. At the end we took auto to reach home.

On MG road every day we can see the road rage cases and accidents due to such irresponsible cab drivers.

Personally I feel not only cab drivers but companies as well as cab providers are also equally responsible for rash driving by cab drivers.

prem

The article originally written by Harsimran Kaur and is based on the lives led by the cab drivers hired for the BPO industry.

The BPO Cab Drivers are known for their rash driving and for prohibiting the traffic rules. But did we know, what makes them squeeze through the highly loaded road and drive fast? Not their Mistake. They make a living with a meager amount of Rs. 5,000.00 or so and always carry a fear of being penalized for not meeting their deadlines. Reaching late to the office for any reason like flat tire, traffic jam, non co-operation by the employees results in a deduction of Rs. 500-800 from their monthly salary. We people are better off as our salary is not deducted for reaching late to the office!!!

To begin with I could not control the inquisitiveness foaming inside me to know more about the clandestine relationship that Cab drivers share with the life that has completely ignored them. Most of them have their official off on Sunday and have their feet on the clutch and the accelerator on the remaining working days. There is nobody to appreciate their indefatigable strength of workmanship and the 24 hour journey, they do everyday. They sleep in breaks, which they get between the drop of an employee and the pick up of another. The later the pick up time, more gain to the Cab driver.

However, do we realize what the cab drivers go through in India. How are they treated, with no fault of theirs.

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motorbike

Yup Right friend i have also faced this type of situation...all the things happened due to rash driving as well as Alcohol taken by the drivers. Action must be taken by Cab owners but they didn't...really not good...

junaid

Companies cannot ignore their responsibilities because of only due to tough pick and drop schedule of their employees drivers are made to work without breaks 24 X 7. So there should be a joint effort to treat rash driving of BPO drivers.

vishal

In NCR

• Drivers of BPO cabs
• Drivers of Blue line buses

are main rash drivers and No strict action taken against them yet .....

sameer

Drivers are made to work without breaks...So there should be a collective effort to curb rash driving

junaid

Brakes on rash drivers

On Monday night, a IIM student was killed when he was hit by an over-speeding BPO car on the Katraj-Dehu bypass road.

Three deaths in 10 days and all caused by the BPO vehicles forced the traffic police to crack down on all over-speeding vehicles in the city and collecting Rs 1 lakh in fine in just a day on tuesday.

But our police awakes only after such accidents now police should think quickly to control these reckless BPO drivers.

I agree on the point that BPO drivers are forced to do their job 24 X 7 but it dosn't mean that their rash driving cause the end of anyone's life.

kavita

junaid wrote....
right... i think by starting short term drives against reckless drivers, police only want to show that government taking these things seriously but in actual it is not so.

Albela

I dont understand why the BPO car drivers are being singled out. BPO's appeared, what 3-4 years ago....weren't there accidents happenning because of rash driving earlier? So many of the other drivers (including 2 wheelers) cause accidents too...Why single out the BPO ones? No, I dont drive one of those cars and neither am I a BPO employee....and I am not supporting the BPO car drivers...but what I feel is that an accident is an accident, the person causing it should be punished...why should a BPO car driver causing it calls for stricter action?

So many of the two wheeler drivers in Pune just zip,zap zoom across signals/lanes....why is that not called rash driving? Just see how those guys try to squeeze into minutest of gaps at the signals and get in front....


What is the percentage of BPO car drivers out of the total cars in Pune (or elsewhere), and what is percentage of accidents caused, comparatively? I dont think it would be any different that non-BPO vehicles....

On the same note, we see lot of people crossing main roads (on foot,cycle etc) at places other than zebra crossing....shouldn't they also be classified as rash pedestarians and fined too?


All in all, if we consider Pune, the maximum distance that the city riders/drivers travel in a day would average to not more than 40km, and by driving at dangerous speeds, nobody can save more than 10-15 minutes in best case....so why the rush? Why the risk to the life of self and others?

Lot of times I have heard people saying "So many people break the rules, so what if I did it a few times" ....I feel it is individuals own responsibility to drive carefully and because others do not follow rules does not give them the authority to break them too.

Just my 2 cents.

prem

Albela I agree with u BPO cab drivers are not only the cause of road accidents, pedestrians and other divers are also involved in this problem. Here in Delhi drivers of blue line buses drive very badly and in every month you can hear the news of road accidents by these buses.

Exactly first...we should follow road manners then ask to others to do the same.

spy

Albela said: Albela...Accident is an accident...who did, where did, how did, why did...It does not matter...A person who is charged with having committed an offence should be in prison.

Prem...the Blueline buses continue to flout rules and regulations but still ply on the Delhi roads...I would like to throw all blueline bus drivers coz they don't hav patience while driving...Driver should be calm and cool while driving...

rupali

Right Friends..People should understand that they need to obey the traffic rules for their very personal good. Breaking traffic laws and jumping signals can not only cause danger to the life of the person who is violating the traffic rule, but it can put in danger others’ lives also. In addition to this there is also the added hassle of making rounds of courts if one happens to get caught and convicted of breaking a traffic rule.

People should not suppose that there will a policeman at every corner and in every lane to direct and manage traffic. They should instead take the initiative themselves to become good and honest citizens and should drive responsibly on the roads.