I. Metshin: "Public transport in Kazan should be comfortable and safe"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, October 19). Public transport in Kazan should not only be comfortable and convenient, but also safe. It is necessary to conduct briefings in conjunction with the traffic police at each transport enterprise in order to improve the work in the travel industry. This instruction was given at today's Business Monday by the Mayor Ilsur Metshin, when commenting on the situation of road traffic accidents involving public transport that took place in Kazan last week.

In particular, the resonant accident occurred involving a bus. October 8 at st.Zakiev driver of a red bus drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a car whose driver was seriously injured. "Accidents that occurred in the capital with the participation of public transport are very disturbing. Last week even the trams managed to run into each other. In Russia we were among the first who identified lanes for public transport for the safety for carrying of passengers. However, the buses continue to race with each other. A great work was done over the past five years. Before that we had a reform of public transport. Where are the faults? "- the Mayor asked a reasonable question.

According to the chairman of the Transport Committee Aidar Abdulhakov increase in the number of accidents is due to seasonality. "We have decided to hold on the preventive work at the enterprises.  A number of activities is prepared. We will work on reducing the number of such cases, "- said Aidar Abdulhakov.

Two resonant accidents occurred involving trams. October 11 one tram "caught up" with the other, fortunately there were no casualties. And October 14 at Yamashev avenue tram driver has committed a fatal hit at a pensioner 64 years old, who was crossing the road in a wrong place. "Enquiry is in process in the first case. According to preliminary data, the driver fell asleep. There were no injuries. The second incident occurred at night at Yamashev avenue. There is no guilt of the driver, his experience is 26 years, but still it does not justify us. Now we conduct instructions in all depots ", - said the director of MUE "Metroelektrotrans "Asfan Galyavov.

Ilsur Metshin instructed to analyze carefully the accidents involving public transport. "It is very disturbing facts. Commission for road safety passed. In some cases we found that the accident occurred due to the fault of pedestrians, but there are cases when it was due to the fault of a driver. And it is an occasion to an alarm. It is necessary to visit all enterprises, regardless of their form of ownership, to take urgent actions. I ask to present work plan in this direction to me today. It is important to connect the deputies, traffic police, community members to this work. Public transport in Kazan should be comfortable and safe, "- said the Mayor.

Also, the Mayor instructed to eliminate all the criticism to frequency of come to the routes. "Coming on the routes to date is organized in different ways at the enterprises. It is necessary to take urgent measures to resolve this, "- said the Mayor.