Bus driver watches video on mobile while driving, video angers netizens

The driver was going from Nagpur to Pune, in a private bus owned by Sangitam Travels.

The driver was driving a private bus owned by Sangitam Travels on the Samruddhi Highway.

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People have become addicted to their mobile phones and can’t go without glancing at their phone screens every few minutes. Such behaviour can prove to be fatal while driving.

A video of a bus driver watching a video on his mobile phone while driving on a highway is going viral on X, formerly Twitter. Praveen Mudholkar, a journalist, had shared the video on Wednesday. The bus driver kept his mobile phone below the steering wheel. He even plugged in his earphones and kept glancing at the video as he drove the bus. While the road ahead is almost empty, it still poses a danger to the lives of passengers. The video seems to have been recorded by a passenger.

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The driver was driving a private bus owned by Sangitam Travels on the Samruddhi Highway. The bus was going from Nagpur to Pune. “A video of a driver watching video & simultaneously driving a PVT travels bus on #Samruddhi Highway. With this act thereby endangering the lives of passengers. The driver was reportedly driving a bus owned by Sangitam Travels, #Nagpur – #Pune having registration number MH19CX5552,” Mudholkar wrote.

A video of a driver watching video & simultaneously driving a PVT travels bus on #Samruddhi Highway. With this act thereby endangering the lives of passengers. The driver was reportedly driving a bus owned by Sangitam Travels, #Nagpur – #Pune having registration number MH19CX5552 pic.twitter.com/V13yiPYbNR

— Praveen Mudholkar (@JournoMudholkar) October 16, 2023

“What can be done to raise awareness and educate both drivers and passengers about the risks associated with distracted driving,” a user commented. “Bro is so into the serial that he doesn’t even know there is a person next to him,” another said. “The passengers will have to confront the driver in such cases …. Just taking a video doesn’t help. This time they were fortunate but next time they may not be,” wrote a third.