Who will stop this

"A speeding Blueline bus mowed down seven people in New Delhi on Sunday in the worst such disaster blamed on the "killer" fleet, sparking mob fury that halted all traffic on the highway to Agra and forced the police to fire tear gas. The dead included five women, a child and a man."

This is almost a daily story now and the answers, if they do exist, lie in the following suggestions.

1.Stop private buses altogether, and give the contract for buses to a single private company like TATA or BIRLA or RELIANCE to manage the show in a uniform manner, doing away with irregular traffic patterns which cause deaths of so many every day. Whoever gets the contract will have to ensure that the private bus operators they subsequently hire comply to their strict standards. The standards should be set by the government.
2.Do away with privatisation totally, and have a single government body to maintain and run Bus services all over India, just like the Railways. This way private owners will be forced to comply again with standards set by the government.

Among the standards to be set, there should be these points kept in focus :-

Speed limit adherance
No compulsion to provide a profit at the cost of a passenger's life
maintenance of the vehicle periodically monitored
Roadworthyness of the Vehicle monitored periodically
Compatability of trained drivers to be monitored
Drivers to be trained abroad so that they learn some civic sense.
Age limits for drivers ( not under 18, not over 50)
Maintenance of roads
Proper organisation of Bus Stands, with a proper and safe system for boarding buses.
Ensurance of passenger compliance with rules related to standing on the road while waiting



Both the above suggestions and the points for setting standards, hopefully will put an end to the greed of the private bus owners. It is the greed for getting customers that causes these drivers to drive so rashly, killing the very customers they serve.