Traffic police to teach bus drivers politeness

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: With a mind to address the massive number of complaints about service delivery and the behavioral aspects of public transport drivers and their help and minimize the accident rate, the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) plans to hold a nationwide training program for drivers and helpers from mid-February.



According to DSP Pawan Kumar Giri, spokesperson at MTPD, traffic police have been consulting transportation entrepreneurs and vehicle labor associations in this connection. [break]



“We are discussing various aspects of the training but entrepreneurs have raised serious concerns over the schedule, training mechanisms and training shifts,” he said.



They are soon to figure out the appropriate mechanisms so that 25 to 30 persons can participate in one training shift, he added.





Traffic police in civvies fine motorists for not following lane rules. (Photo: Dipesh Shrestha)



A meeting among representatives of the transportation ministry, MTPD, entrepreneurs and transport laborers held at the Prime Minister´s Office on Sunday decided to create a monitoring committee for a nationwide training mechanism.



The committee will design training for drivers and their help to improve their behavior and encourage polite service delivery to passengers, said Dol Nath Khanal, general secretary of the Federation of National Transport Entrepreneurs.



He said, “We hope the training will be fruitful in minimizing accidents caused by human error and nature.”



Because of the cold the country saw several fatal accidents in the Valley in recent weeks.



General Secretary Khanal further said, “We have difficulty managing training schedules as drivers and helpers are busy at work also, but we will find the best way to involve them in the training.”



Meanwhile, MTPD on Monday completed a month-long ´Service with Smile´ training focused on behavioral improvement among traffic police.



Addressing a closing ceremony, IGP Kuber Singh Rana said, “I am hopeful about the impact of the training. I am ready to support MTPD with other training and awareness programs.”



According to DSP Giri, about 975 traffic police of different ranks participated in the training imparted by professors, artists, writers and poets, human right activists, legal experts and journalists.

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