Hi,

I travel from Jayanagar to C.V. Raman Nagar everyday on my bike...
Today, a BMTC Vajra Volvo bus (KA-01-FA-1528) overtook me from the left side, tried taking an impossible right turn while still overtaking me from the left and almost had me killed.

My brakes screeched (not that i was fast, i was driving at around 40 kms/hr) to a halt... they skid a bit and i fell down, lost my balance...trying to avoid an imminent death...

I've visited the BMTC website to complain and as expected, the complaints link is broken... Saved by the helmet and jacket, I'm writing this...and for all i know, i'd have never made it to the office today.

Bus number: KA-01-FA-1528
Time: ~ 11:45 a.m-12:15 p.m
Place: Near Bangalore Central, End of Residency road
Date: 25th january, 2010

Regards,
Raghunand

Dear BMTC,

To day myself and my wife were traveling in BMTC from city market in route No 335, (FA – KA 1087) from City Market at about 5 pm, while alighting at Murgeshpalya, the conductor and driver not bothered to monitor passenger getting down. My wife was fallen down, there was severe bruise.

The driver behavior was so strange, in stops like richmond circle, corporation the bus was not stop, even by stretching hand and requesting by public, they are not bothered.

Such Driver and conductor is nuisance to public, please save the public from the irresponsible staff.

Regards,
Venkatesh
[email protected]

Dear Sir,

My husband and I were travelling from Hebbal Dairy gate (Esteem mall) to CBI on Bellary road.
That costs Rs 7 for an adult.
We got into the BMTC bus and gave exactly Rs 14 to the conductor.
He did not give the tickets immediately.
He was behaving very arrogantly with almost all the passengers.
He was scolding most of the passengers for no reasons.
I again asked for the tickets.
He stared at me very badly and told me rudely to wait for a while.
Even after asking, he did not give the tickets and went to the other end of the bus.
I could not ask him again as I had to get down at CBI.

Date of the journey: 13-11-2009 (Friday)
Time: 06:45 pm
Bus number: KA 01 FA 748
Route number: 284

Just because the conductor did not have his name tag, I could not get his name.
But I am sure the BMTC maintains a register and can very well trace the conductor from the above given details. By looking at that conductor's behaviour, I was pretty much sure I was not the only person cheated on that day by that conductor.

These issues, I feel, if left unaddressed will continue to repeat and prove that honesty has no place.
Hence, I request you to address the issue at the earliest.

Thanks and regards,
Seema

I am a regular passenger on Route No. 192( Depot no. 16) for the past several years which only plies as a single route without any buses in the opposite direction at the same time. In spite of this it was still very convenient for several passengers like me to travel to Vijaynagar and adjacent areas. Last week this route bus was withdrawn apparently for no reason and this act by the BMTC has put me and several passengers into hardship. As such there are no buses from Vivekanandanagar to Bangalore north and west like Rajajinagar, Vijaya nagar and Basaaveshwaranagar. I therefore request BMTC to immediately restore services of Route no. 192 and introduce more buses to Vijayanagar and Rajajinagar. Thanks in advance.

Respected Sir/Madam,

I boarded a BMTC bus from Kempe Gowda Bus stand at 5.15 am on September 7, 2009. Even before I got into the bus, I asked the conductor cum driver(Single person doing both, do not know his name) if the bus would travel to Cosmos Mall. He asked me to get into the bus(Not saying YES or NO). I gave him a FIFTY rupee note for the ticket. He gave me Rs.30 back without ticket. I asked him for the ticket. He said he will come back and give it. Five minutes later, the bus started. I went to him again to issue the ticket. He said the same thing again.

When the bus reached the Command Hospital(Maybe he misheard Cosmos Mall to be Command Hospital), he called me and asked me to get down. I told him that I was not getting down here. I was not interested in getting down. The bus reached Marathahalli Bridge, which was its last stop. I went to the conductor to ask him to give me the change and the ticket. He not only told me that there is no change, but also abused me when I asked him the ticket. He later returned 5 more rupees to me. I told him that I want a ticket for the fare that he collected. He not only refused to issue the ticket, but also asked me to 'get lost'. I told him that I would complain to the authorities. He replied to me saying 'Do whatever you want (In Kannada)'.

Earlier this conductor/driver had to return Rs.2/- to another man who was getting down at Murugeshpalya bus stop. But he said he did not have change. This man saw the change right in the box on the radiator. The conductor said that he requires the change and refused to give the man that change. The man got into a fight with this conductor. Both of them abused each other.

Also, this driver was involved in a race with another BMTC bus for almost 5 kms. He was driving crazily. This race started off at the Corporation Circle and ended near the Commnd hospital. They would have nearly killed a few people.

The number of the bus is 333. The registration number of the bus is KA 01 FA 38.

Please take the very strict action possible against this driver who drove between Majestic/Marathahalli bridge on this registration number on 7th September 09 between 5.15 and 6 am.