Picture courtesy of http://www.rpp.com.pe/ This incident happened in an avenue in Lima which is Peru's capital city. As the picture shows, the bus driver tried to go through a tunnel which was only designed for particular or minor vehicles, not for trucks or public transportation vehicles. I have driven in this avenue many times, and I know that there are big signs before the tunnel that prohibit trucks and public transportation vehicles to go through this tunnel. You can read them clearly. There is also a sign showing the height of the tunnel. I have also seen a lot of public transportation vehicles going through the tunnel despite all the signs. They do this is in order to pass other public transportation vehicles and get more passengers. It is like a race for them, a fight for more passengers. They create a lot of unnecessary dangerous situations.
Most of these drivers don't have a licence to drive a bus for public transportation purposes, and they don't care when they break traffic laws. This picture shows the consequences of these drivers maneuvers: A damaged public transportation bus trapped in an main avenue causing damages to the tunnel, and also causing big delays on the road. What can you do about it? Probably the police should give a big fine to the bus firm or company, and suspend the driver's driving licence. By doing this the driver and the company will learn from the driver's mistake, and will obey all traffic laws.
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