Transport minister C P John
He said parents should be held responsible when minors are caught driving, as they are accountable for giving their children access to vehicles. “Parents should strictly deny their children access to vehicle keys,” he said. Referring to the accidents caused by the rash driving of private stage carriage buses, John said there was an urgent need to restructure bus timings, which had become unrealistic given the present traffic conditions. It is also considering the introduction of flexible timings for private stage carriage buses to accommodate variations in traffic intensity at different hours and in different cities, John said.
Govt is now planning to revise bus schedules to make them more realistic, taking prevailing road and traffic conditions into account. Thrissur : Transport minister C P John on Tuesday said the state govt would take stern measures to curb underage driving and intensify action against parents who allow their minor children access to vehicles. Speaking to reporters in Thrissur on Tuesday, the minister said parents who fail to prevent their children from driving should consider selling their vehicles rather than allowing minors to use them.