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INITIATIVES TOWARDS ROAD SAFETY
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
CGAnand General Manager (Tech)
BMTC Bangalore 25th April 2013
BMTC - Bringing Bangalore to your Door Steps
Presentation Structure
bull Bangalore Overview
bull BMTC Overview
bull Safety innovations at BMTC
bull Commuter Safety Concern of BMTC
bull Sarathi Road Patrol Squad
bull Recruitment and Training of Drivers
bull De-addiction campaign to Alcoholism
bull Crew Rest Rooms to ease fatigue
bull Bus Maintenance Practice in BMTC
bull Few thoughts
bull Recognition earned by BMTC
3
5th largest city in India and
one of the fastest growing
cities in the world
Has grown from 531 sqkms in
2001 to 800 sqkms in 2012
Bangalore is now Greater
Bangalore with a total area of
over 800 Sq Kms
Population rose from 569
million in 2001 to 84 million in
2012
Registered vehicles have
increased from 25 million in
2006 to 40 million in 2012
88 of total vehicles are
personalized vehicles
Two wheelers constitute for
about 72 of total vehicles
Growing city and vehicle population
Bangalore City Transport Scenario
Sources Bangalore Mobility Indicators 2011 Karnataka RTO
Daily (2013)
bullWe own 6437 buses
bullWe operate 6163 bus schedules
bull We perform 1300 lakhs service kms
bull We make 80000 bus trips
bull We earn Rs 430 crore
bull We carry over 4800 lakhs passengers
Infrastructure
Bus Depots ndash 40
Bus stations ndash 48
Man power deployment 32593
Bus staff ratio 506
BMTC- An Overview
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Presentation Structure
bull Bangalore Overview
bull BMTC Overview
bull Safety innovations at BMTC
bull Commuter Safety Concern of BMTC
bull Sarathi Road Patrol Squad
bull Recruitment and Training of Drivers
bull De-addiction campaign to Alcoholism
bull Crew Rest Rooms to ease fatigue
bull Bus Maintenance Practice in BMTC
bull Few thoughts
bull Recognition earned by BMTC
3
5th largest city in India and
one of the fastest growing
cities in the world
Has grown from 531 sqkms in
2001 to 800 sqkms in 2012
Bangalore is now Greater
Bangalore with a total area of
over 800 Sq Kms
Population rose from 569
million in 2001 to 84 million in
2012
Registered vehicles have
increased from 25 million in
2006 to 40 million in 2012
88 of total vehicles are
personalized vehicles
Two wheelers constitute for
about 72 of total vehicles
Growing city and vehicle population
Bangalore City Transport Scenario
Sources Bangalore Mobility Indicators 2011 Karnataka RTO
Daily (2013)
bullWe own 6437 buses
bullWe operate 6163 bus schedules
bull We perform 1300 lakhs service kms
bull We make 80000 bus trips
bull We earn Rs 430 crore
bull We carry over 4800 lakhs passengers
Infrastructure
Bus Depots ndash 40
Bus stations ndash 48
Man power deployment 32593
Bus staff ratio 506
BMTC- An Overview
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
3
5th largest city in India and
one of the fastest growing
cities in the world
Has grown from 531 sqkms in
2001 to 800 sqkms in 2012
Bangalore is now Greater
Bangalore with a total area of
over 800 Sq Kms
Population rose from 569
million in 2001 to 84 million in
2012
Registered vehicles have
increased from 25 million in
2006 to 40 million in 2012
88 of total vehicles are
personalized vehicles
Two wheelers constitute for
about 72 of total vehicles
Growing city and vehicle population
Bangalore City Transport Scenario
Sources Bangalore Mobility Indicators 2011 Karnataka RTO
Daily (2013)
bullWe own 6437 buses
bullWe operate 6163 bus schedules
bull We perform 1300 lakhs service kms
bull We make 80000 bus trips
bull We earn Rs 430 crore
bull We carry over 4800 lakhs passengers
Infrastructure
Bus Depots ndash 40
Bus stations ndash 48
Man power deployment 32593
Bus staff ratio 506
BMTC- An Overview
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Bangalore City Transport Scenario
Sources Bangalore Mobility Indicators 2011 Karnataka RTO
Daily (2013)
bullWe own 6437 buses
bullWe operate 6163 bus schedules
bull We perform 1300 lakhs service kms
bull We make 80000 bus trips
bull We earn Rs 430 crore
bull We carry over 4800 lakhs passengers
Infrastructure
Bus Depots ndash 40
Bus stations ndash 48
Man power deployment 32593
Bus staff ratio 506
BMTC- An Overview
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Daily (2013)
bullWe own 6437 buses
bullWe operate 6163 bus schedules
bull We perform 1300 lakhs service kms
bull We make 80000 bus trips
bull We earn Rs 430 crore
bull We carry over 4800 lakhs passengers
Infrastructure
Bus Depots ndash 40
Bus stations ndash 48
Man power deployment 32593
Bus staff ratio 506
BMTC- An Overview
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
SAFETY POLICY
The Safety Policy establishes a proactive safety Programme
which ensures
bull All the employees are Accounted for safety and this
includes disciplinary Process
bull Continuous monitoring of the System safety Programme to
ensure that it provides the expected results
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
BANGALORE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Safety Actions at BMTC
bull Training for safe Driving - with a corporate vision at Divisional Level enforcement and Depot level implementation
bull Safety training methods- Defensive driving training group discussions Lectures posters case studies short movies Hand bills family counseling guest lectures amp Adoption of best practices
bull The eye care and eye testing - organized for drivers at the age 40 years once in every 2 years by the Medical Officers coordinated by the CLWO of the Corporation at Depot level
bull The construction of TTMCrsquos - where the traffic congestion is reduced
there by ensuring the passenger safety bull Introduction of - Low Floor and Semi-Low floor buses for easy boarding
and alighting of passengers especially aged and physically challenged
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
The ldquoRoad Safety Fortnightldquo being observed during the first fortnight of every year at
BMTC
bull The importance of the Road Safety and the Traffic discipline safe driving to avoid accidents etc is explained to the drivers and driver-cum-conductors at depot and bus station
bull Emphasis on the importance of safe driving to keep the safety of the passengers by duly following the traffic rules and to safe guard the interest of the other road users
bull The Police officersTransport dept officers are invited to the depots to interact with the crew and the supervisory staff and educate them
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
bull Exhibiting the banners in all the bus stations depotsoffices about the
ldquoRoad Safetyrdquo
bull Organizing the free eye test camps for the drivers who are 40 years and
above in association with the Chief Medical Officer of the Corporation
bull The Divisional Controllers will visit the depots of their jurisdiction and will
organize the discussions on the importance of safe driving and avoiding
accidents
bull Deputing the drivers compulsorily from all the depots to ldquoTraffic
Management Centrerdquo of Traffic Police department at Ashok Nagar for the
training on following the traffic rules
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Safety Innovations at BMTC
Chief Ministerrsquos Gold Medal and Silver Medal to accident free drivers annually
1 The drivers with good records of accident free service are chosen for the Gold and Silver medal award
The criteria for the selection for Gold medal is as under ndash Drivers rendering accident free service for a period of 7 years in the city
driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 7 years The criteria for the selection for silver medal is as under
ndash Drivers render accident free service for a period of 3 years in city driving ndash The minimum attendance of 200 days in a year averaging to 240 days per
year during the eligibility period of 3 years 2 The Gold medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs 5000-
with a medal 3 The Silver medal awardees will be paid a one time cash award of Rs2000-
with a medal 4 In addition the awardees will be paid a monthly allowance as incentive of
Rs 100- for Gold medal and Rs 50- for Silver medal
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Winners of Chief Ministers Gold Medals Our Invaluable Asset
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Safe Driving Mantra
1 Vehicle Condition
2 Personal Condition
3 RoadEnvironment Condition
4 Safe Distance
5 No Fatigue
6 Imparting training to driversconductors to handle the situation during accident by providing a dedicated control room telephone Nos - 080-229524222522
Mobile No 7760991399 7760991032
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
The commuter safety concern of BMTC
1 Boarding and alighting of buses only when they are stationary by providing pneumatic doors which will be operated by driver
2 Boarding and alighting of buses at designated bus stops only
Initiatives of BMTC for quality and safe service to commuters and traffic sanity on Bangalore Roads
1 Stringent and transparent driverrsquos recruitment procedure to get the best
talent 2 Rigorous pre-induction training for further honing of driving skills of the
recruits 3 On line pre-deployment training to boost confidence levels of the recruits 4 Monitoring of new recruits driving habitsperformance and regular
counseling 5 Special focus refresher courses to accident prone drivers 6 Disciplinary action against erratic rash accident prone and non reforming
drivers even termination from services if situation demands
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
SARATHI ROAD PATROL SQUADS BMTC has introduced Road Patrols Squads branded as lsquoSARATHIrsquo with the following task
1 Patrolling to make Drivers adhere to the traffic rules and also BMTC rules
2 The squad is vested with the responsibility of detection of acts of traffic indiscipline by drivers
3 Each Sarathi Squad is vested with responsibility to monitor the designated sector from the early hours of day till late night on all the days of the week
4 The Sarathi squad is instrumental in public grievance redressal
5 Each designated Sarathi vehicle is given with a designated telephone number and the same has been exhibited for the public information in major bus station press release hoardings etc
6 The public complaints on non-closure of pneumatic doors improper parking in bus stops avoidable overtaking and rash driving can be made to Sarathi to take immediate action in curbing them
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Safety Regulation Programmes
Introduction of SARATHI patrolling Vehicle
bull To help the commuters in exigency situations like hellip
bull Accidents
bull Traffic snags
bull These vehicles are provided with all facilities like Mobile amp wireless system Public address system and first aid equipments etc
bull 11 Patrolling Vehicles introduced tohellip
bull Monitor bus operations on route
bull Ensure proper stoppage of buses at bus stops
bull Ensure proper occupation of reserved seats for ladies senior Citizen and physically challenged commuters
32
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
JOINT OPERATION BY BMTC WITH THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF BANGALORE CITY
bull To Monitor Traffic congestion at junction points and major circles
bull To Curb rash and negligent driving bull To Curb Drunken Driving bull To Ensure reserved seats for Ladies amp Physically
handicapped persons Senior Citizens bull To Look into the Public Complaints on Staff like
DriversConductors
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
RECRUITMENT OF DRIVERS THROUGH AUTOMATED DRIVERrsquoS TESTING TRACK
1 The recruitment of drivers are done through advanced and automated driving test tracks
2 The driving test for driving is done on ldquoSrdquo tracks Zig-Zag tracks gradient tracks reverse parking and traffic signs which helps in selecting the best drivers
3 The Tracks are equipped with poles which are connected to the centrally located monitor which automatically identifies the mistakes of the drivers during the test
4 The performance of driver is captured by server and marks sheet is generated automatically based on the driving skills they exhibit during the test
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Startend line Insidelsquo 8 rsquo 24 poles amp
outside 44 poles
Starting
line
Ending line
Total 40 poles 20 poles each on both
Sides
Bus
Total 16 poles 8 poles each on both sides
of the parking area Identifying backward movement
Automation of Driving Test
Traffic Signals
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING TO DRIVERS AND DRIVER CUM
CONDUCTORS
BMTC has set up a Driverrsquos Training Centre at Vaddarahalli with a cost of
Rs 13 Crore in an area of 22 acres land The training centre is established
to provide state of art training to the drivers and other staff of BMTC The
facilities available in the Driverrsquos Training Centre are
The Vast Administrative Block of 586 Sq Meter
The Training Center Class Room Built in a area of 796 Sq Meter
The Refreshment Room
Rest Room for the Participants
High Mast at an height of 16 Mtrs
Four Track Driving Testing Track with ldquo8rdquo Track bdquoS‟ Track Hair pin
Curve track bdquo3rdquo point turning track bdquo5‟ point turning tracks
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
The training of the Drivers and Driver cum Conductors is focused on
improving the driving skillhabits safe driving as well as to achieve the
better fuel efficiency The curriculum of the training are
The training is of three days duration
The training will comprise the exhibiting of documentary films on good
driving habits causes of the accidents traffic rules
The Practical training will be imparted by an instructor who is specially
trained on the good driving and the bad driving habits are corrected on
the spot
The last session of the training will be devoted to evaluate each driver
on the lessons learnt during the training session
After the training the follow-up action will be taken at depot level by the
Driver instructor
The training will be conducted in batches for about 100-120 drivers in a
week
During the course of training session the drivers are taken to the
Traffic Management Centre to educate them on the traffic rules and the
videos on signal jumping vehicle tracking system is shown
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
DE-ADDICTION CAMP FOR THE BMTC EMPLOYEES
WITH HABIT OF ALCOHOLISM
bull The employees with habit of alcohol consumption will be
identified at the depots
bull The information on such employees will be obtained by the
Labour Dept and the de-addiction camps will be organized
bull The identified employee will be sent to the Hospital of
KSRTC Jayanagar Bangalore in a cell called ldquoChethana
Kendrardquo and will be treated there as in-patient for the period
of 40 days
bull After the treatment and de-addiction the employee will be
given counseling before deploying for duty
bull A Programme called WAPPA ndash Workplace Alcohol Prevention
Programme of Alcoholics An amity is being organized to the
employees to prevent the consumption of Alcohol
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
BMTC INITIAVITVES TO PROVIDE REST ROOMS TO
CREW
bullThe Crew Rest Room has been built for the drivers and conductors at depots
to ease the fatigue of driving
bullThe Crew Rest Room have been provided with beds Television Hygienic
toilets
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Crew Rest Room with Beds Entertainment facility in Crew Rest Room
Locker facilities in Crew Rest Room Hygienic Toilet Facilities in Rest Rooms
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Best Bus Maintenance practices of vehicles in
BMTC
1 BMTC has the policy of replacing the old buses which have
covered 800 lakh km or 10 years which ever is earlier
2 The buses are fitted with automatic pneumatic doors which is
operated by the driver
3 The pneumatic doors fitted in the buses will be helpful to the
passengers to board and alight the buses only in the designated
bus stops since the doors can only be operated by the driver
4 The pneumatic doors will not allow the passengers to travel on
footboard thereby reducing the risk of falling from the running
bus
5 The fitness certificate of the vehicles are obtained compulsorily
every year after re-conditioning of the vehicles as per the norms
prescribed
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
DOCUMENTARY
bullThe CDrsquos on the Safe Driving are prepared and are exhibited in the
Depots for the benefit of the Crew to adopt the safe driving habits by
them
Documentary on the role of passengers to help BMTC to help serve
better
Documentary on the role of Mechanics
bull The Documentaries are Prepared in
Kannada English and Hindi-
The CDrsquos are also circulated among
the crew and mehanics to view them
regularly
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
THOUGHTS
1 Options for providing the Safety Air Bags in buses
2 Benchmarks for many other interventions are required by the
authorities to improve the quality of urban transport
bull Pedestrian facilities need improvements in terms of footpaths
intersections and street lighting
bull NMT facilities are lacking and need major improvements
bull ITS facilities are inadequate in terms of ticketing system
signalsynchronization GPS GPRS etc
bull Significant delays and queuing of vehicles are common on
major corridors
bull Parking facilities are inadequate immediate actions needed
towards parking management
bull The city roads are unsafe ndash considerable improvements
needed in road design
bull There exists a faint coherence between land use and transport
planning efforts
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
BMTC HAS WON AWARDS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
International UITP-ITF award for outstanding innovations in Public Transport for the
year 2009-10
Safety Convention Award 2010 by Institute of Engineers (India) for innovative safety
measures
Transport Minister Trophy for the State Road Transport Undertakings with Lowest Accident Rate
for the year 2007- 08(Winner-Urban category)
Urban Mobility Award 2010-Award for Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development on
5-12-2010
Best Practices Award 2010 by City Managersrsquo Association Karnataka (C-MAK) for
Commuter Beneficial Schemes and Pass System on 1-2-2011
Namma Bengaluru Award 2010 for Outstanding contribution to Bangalore city on 9-2-
2011
UITP- Asia Pacific First Regional Service improvement Award-2011 in the field of Public Transport
in Bangalore Metropolitan area
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Lions Club Award for Safety Driving
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Safety convention award-2010 by Institute of Engineers for Innovative Safety
Measures
Rewards for Safety
Rewards for Safety
