Sri Lanka, June 24 -- It is common knowledge that buses in Sri Lanka are in the forefront when it comes to killing innocent people including children on roads, and even inside houses because they very often crash into them. Why and how is that?

One of the main reasons is that almost all bus drivers drive their buses recklessly, almost always by going high speed. These conditions are aggravated by the fact that the drivers are preoccupied with listening to the ear blasting cacophonous music emanating from jumbo sized loud speakers fixed at more than one place inside the bus. To add insult to injury, these drivers are at the same time engaged in telephone conversations with other bus drivers.

Can a person drive a vehicle without concen...