Monday, November 7, 2016

Stories of my journey through public transport: Meet the daring & dashing conductor

I was travelling one evening in the bus as usual. The bus was not too crowded. Late in the evenings people in inebriate condition get into the bus creating nuisance to the commuters and to the bus driver and conductor as well (I still don’t understand why this is been tolerated). Many watch this as a big tamasha and don’t interfere and if one interferes the person as well becomes the part of it. Any ways I am not going into the debate if that discussion now.

That evening lady conductor who was talking to everyone with gentle voice encountered with the person in inebriate condition but she was talking to him very gently. But that person started using very inappropriate language and started touching her inappropriate way. Despite many people spoke to him, he didn’t mend his ways. In the same route, there are two police stations nearby bust stops. When the bus reached the first police station I have seen the totally different shade in the conductor. She stopped the bus and dragged the guy by holding the collar and handed over him to the police. Few good Samaritan passengers went along with her to make the case strong. After watching several cases where driver and conductor facing these kinds of people. I saluted to the conductor for taking such step, instead of suffering silently.  

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