Trimess

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Here's a place where bus safety is taken seriously!

Every day a group of 30 MTC bus drivers are given yoga classes and taught relaxation techniques in Adyar, Chromepet and Ayanavaram, and drivers attend these classes on a rotation basis, say officials.
 
 Dr V. Jayanthini, retired professor of psychiatry, says, “Long hours of work without proper sleep leads to lack of concentration, irritability and drowsiness at times. Drivers should get seven hours of sleep and breaks between shifts. Their job is more demanding in terms of concentration.”
 
 
Officials with the MTC say, “Each driver is given an eight-hour shift, and if some prefer to do an additional shift, we make sure he takes a day off the next day. Even after an accident and once the driver completes his suspension period, he is put into one month of aggressive training.”
 
She says, “The physical and psychological stress due to long hours of work leads to lack of proper judgment and reaching the destination as early as possible becomes the goal. The irritability factor is on the rise. Listening to melodious music while driving is a good option. We could choose music that soothes.”
 
 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This company is the polar opposite.
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