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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The AC buses have comfortable Training Colleges involving RTC, • Accident maps / Accident
seating, charging ports, reading Transport and Police Officials as clocks are also being exhibited
lights, exclusive luggage Guest Faculty. at Depots to educate the drivers
compartment, TV, curtains or • “Duty on – Cell phone off” - on accident prone areas
blinds, bedsheets, water bottle, Drivers are being motivated • To avoid the distraction to the
face freshener (wet wipes), to switch off their cell phones drivers, providing of mobile
4 CC cameras.
while driving the bus numbers of service drivers to the
Feedback is being taken from the • Safety Driving Allowance passengers was withdrawn and
passengers through mobile, call is being given to accident all the information to passengers
centres, online portals and mails and is disseminated through mobile
physical interaction at bus stations/ free drivers every year as a APP and the 24 X 7 call centre
shelters. The special features of AC motivational measure • At the time of induction of
buses include comfortable seating, • Medical fitness of drivers is drivers in to the organisation,
charging ports, reading lights, TV, ensured through Periodic 7-week practical training on
etc. Feedback is being taken from Medical Examination for every defensive driving & one-week
the passengers through Mobile, Call 3 years up to 45 yrs age & for theory is being imparted to
Centres, online portals and mails and every year after 45 years every driver
interaction at Bus stations/ shelters.
• Drivers are subjected to breath • Special training is organized
The basic safety analyser test before proceeding every month for the drivers
components and for duty and en-route to prevent who are involved in damages,
programs for driver drunken driving accidents, discuss and analyse
training… • Drivers are ensured to recite the cause of accidents and to
“Bhadratha Sukthi”(Oath for educate them. Drivers are being
The following are the some of safety) before proceeding duty trained for defensive driving
the safety measures and programs habits as well.
being organised in APSRTC: • Bhadratha (Safety) Card
showing accident prone • The accident free drivers
• A unique concept of “Safety spots of the route with safety are rewarded with cash and
Driving Instructor” (SDI) was precautions certificates
introduced in APSRTC in the
year 2001 wherein a senior • Installation of cell phone signal In addition to the above, APSRTC
accident free driver is selected jammer around the driver seat is conducting special programs twice
and entrusted with the task of is under examination a year in the form of “Road Safety
inculcating safe driving habits • Drivers are counselled regularly Week” and “Accident Free Week” in
among the drivers of the depot accordance to the central government
for safe driving, including family rules and policies. Further, the longest
• Road Safety Week is observed counselling accident free record drivers are being
every year and senior most • Fixed Drivers: Fixed duties are directed to the program organised
accident free drivers at Depot, allotted to drivers so as to gain by the Ministry of Road Transport
District, Zonal & State levels are more knowledge on roads and and Highways, wherein our drivers
felicitated with Cash Awards
to minimize accidents are getting prizes in the category of
• Monthly training program • Pamphlets containing precautions longest accident free service record
is conducted by Operations for the past many years consecutively.
Department for the drivers, to be taken during monsoon APSRTC has developed the
season are given to drivers
conductors involved in fatal concept of converting existing
accidents and respective • Drivers are encouraged to keep diesel fueled buses into electric
Depot SDIs at Transport the picture of their family in buses and the first prototype
Academy, Vijayawada front of them.
is currently serving passengers
• Training programs are • Placard saying “Driver Gaaru successfully from Tirupathi
conducted for accident prone Jagratha Saaru” is pasted on the (Another 100 fully built electric
drivers at the 4 Zonal Staff windshield in the field of vision buses are also in operation).

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