Friday, August 8, 2008

Boring Buses ....No fun

According to The Guyana Times " A new law, banning any music in public transportation, was yesterday passed in the National Assembly dealing a severe blow to some minibus and hire car operators while at the same time bringing much relief to commuters, who have frequently complained about noise nuisance in public transport.The Summary Jurisdiction Amendment Bill was yesterday presented by Clement Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs. It prohibits a driver of a motorbus or hire car to play or be allowed to play any music in the vehicles while plying its route or parked in a public place." Failure to comply is an offense punishable by a fine of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and imprisonment of six months. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000 and imprisonment for twelve months." Now how boring will it be to take public transportation now, some people looked forward to get updates on the latest tunes, i feel some bus drivers kept themselves awake with this noise. No music in buses or taxi's damn wont that be a boring ride. Even elevators in the states have music to pass away the time. So you are not bored to death.
"Don't worry dem buss man real genius, they probably ain't know how to spell, but they know how to get around the law." Don't be surprised if they incorporate head sets into the ride and start charging extra for their use.. lol lol lol I just saying.

1 comment:

Guyana Media Critic said...

Wow.. i was going to tackle this same issue but i couldn't say it better myself. Well put.