Monday, January 28, 2008
Please make a difference.
Chung Lern and Nian Ning’s families would like all families and friends of the victims, dead or alive, in the Slim River Bus Crash to come forward and join them in taking action against the bus company. Stand up to seek justice for these three innocent individuals, who were all so young and full of life.If you have a blog, please call out to ANYONE who
knows someone who survived or did not survive
the crash to come forward to join the Lee family.
Make a huge difference, make a huge fuss.
For now, you may contact Lee Chung Lern at chunglern@gmail.com or preferably on his handphone at 012-6670368.
A petition will always come into good use in times like these. We’ve yet to grasp the objectives of the petition but of course it would be forwarded to the bus company, the ministry of transport(nevermind, we can still try our luck) and being a tad bit ambitious, the prime minister.
We don’t want to disturb Chung Lern and Nian Ning’s family yet, but we’re trying to understand what are our objectives if a petition should be made. Please give us your suggestions and watch this space.
I don’t want to be seen as overly nosy in the business of someone I don’t know but I feel that the demise of these innocent lives were so uncalled for. I’m feeling my friend’s pain. It could’ve been me, I can’t stress that enough. This is the most that I can do.
For all you know, it could be me, just your average young bus rider wanting to go home.
It's all in the news. Even though i do not know Lee Nian Ning, my heart goes out to her family and loved ones. May God give her family and loved ones the strength to pull through this difficult period of life.
Rest in peace.
Yes, life is so fragile and unpredictable.
by Yina at 11:15 PM |
2 Comments:
Yina, I don't know the law well,so I don't know whether what i write is feasible or if it's just bullshit...but here's a humble suggestion for what may be included in the petition to ministry of transport....
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I am sure most bus companies ensure that the drivers they employ have qualified driving license and are of reasonable fitness in terms of health to even qualify for the job at the point of recruitment. This I guess is the minimum a company should even do to ensure that it is fulfilling its utmost duty of care to its passengers. Some do provide training for their drivers prior to getting them started on assignment while most others do not. I hence think it may be worthwhile to suggest to the ministry of transport that all long distance bus drivers be made to undergo mandatory training and certification. This is likely to raise technical competence and also inculcate in them, an awareness of their social responsibility prior to job assignments. Even with this, it is not enough to tell if a driver can stay responsible throughout the course of work. My gut feeling is that most bus companies do not have a system in place that proactively review their drivers in term of safety and social responsibility on a regular basis, just because it is cumbersome to do so. I am not sure about this, but the way the law appears to stand right now is that if a driver gets a speeding violation, he/she does not have to report to the bus company about it. Also, it is difficult to get people to join this trade because it is tough and remuneration is poor. Hence many bus companies retain irresponsible and incompetent drivers, even those with history of multiple traffic violation either consciously or unconsciously. Actually, so many other accidents similar to Nian Ning’s case had happened world wide and the culprits in most of these cases were repeat offenders of traffic rules. Such tragedies could have been prevented in the first place if a law that makes regular review of the overall fitness of long distance drivers by bus operators compulsory has been enacted and strictly enforced. Criteria for assessment should include numbers of complaints by passengers and number of summons. The law should require that bus operators do not in any event allow their drivers with two or more summons to be at helm of their long distance bus services. Penalty for offenders should be extremely severe because it is precious lives that we are talking about here. Bus operators and the drivers involved should have their operating and driving license revoked, with a potential fine or jail term in the event of an offense.
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yeah, you're quite right about that. seems like some sound advice to the government.
Thanks. =)
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