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Mangalore: Measures to Regulate Speed of Buses – GPS System Being Made Mandatory

  •   Sat, Nov 21 2009 01:05:20 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Nov 21: Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner, V Ponnuraj, said that fitting of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment will be made mandatory for all the buses in the district, for regulating the speed of the buses. Pointing out to the gory tragedy near Byndoor on Thursday night, in which 11 lives were lost, he asked the people to learn lessons from the accident and keep the speed of buses under check.

As the GPS makes it possible to ascertain the speed of the buses, places through which they move etc., the authorities can exercise better control over them. The GPS was implemented in the past, but many buses are still to be provided with this system. Therefore, it has been decided to make it compulsory for all the buses moving in the district, he clarified.

In reply to a question, he said, it is not at present, possible to issue permits for the government buses in the city, as private bus owners have brought a stay against this move from the court. Referring to complaints that several bus owners, who hold permits, have not been running their buses on the permitted routes, he said that such permits will be cancelled soon.
  

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  • SWAMINATHAN, MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 29 2009

    Private bus service in DK is a Pain.  No Bus pass for the students, Is it not the duty of our elected representatives to make this very basic facility of commuting  affodable to the common man ?. Govt bus service is the only solution and GPS/GPRS/Speed control Devices are of no use. Better go for a change once and  for all.

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  • Purushottama, Byndoor

    Mon, Nov 23 2009

    " Keep the Speed of buses under check? " - who should do it ? Is it not the duty of the administration to enforce speed governors and make surprise checks. What can we expect from the administration which can not remove blaring illegal horns fitted to buses in twin districts.

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  • mohan h naik, mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 21 2009

    GPS and speed regulation ? VMD (vehicle monitoring device) is the one designed to serve this purpose (speed monitor, behavioural pattern of driver, harsh acceleration, harsh braking etc) GPS has larger role to play, as location identification,routing is the main requirement.

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