Long-distance buses that will be arrayed under Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Swift will be installed with dual dashboard cameras to monitor the on-road traffic behaviour of drivers.
One camera will face the front exterior of the bus, while the second will face the interior. The dash cameras would be procured using the ₹1-crore road-safety fund of the Transport Department, said Biju Prabhakar, Chairman and Managing Director, KSRTC. A total of 116 buses will be procured in the first phase to operate under KSRTC Swift
The decision gains relevance against the backdrop of critical video evidence gathered from the dash camera of a vehicle which was just behind a KSRTC bus allegedly driven in a “rash and negligent” manner, causing the death of two motorbike passengers in Palakkad earlier this week. The riders were caught in between the bus and a lorry, as the video which went viral shows.
