Rizal Philippines | February 12, 2014
LFTRB suspended the operations of Florida Bus which figured in a tragic accident that killed people after it fell off a deep ravine. The driver claimed that lost brakes (from GMA news) . Since it has many units serving Region 2, the move may have inconvenienced many travelers from the North (or has favored its competitors?) < It has inconvenienced many now since there Florida has 238units. > If it was going downhill, and the driver cooked the brakes, then the loss of control would have been really beyond the control of the driver, and thus really was an accident.
The suspension was served to GV Florida after it was found to have multiple violations of the its documents/legalities. The unit that wwas involved in the accident was registered with Mt. Province Cable tours, and its chassis number was tampered with.
On the other hand, Florida bus is known to be a fast bus, and is not unlike Philippine rabbit drivers. I rode Florida bus once after coming from Solano, and I promised myself, if I wanted to live longer, I would not ride the bus again. This is a warning for authorities to be mindful of the over speeding of passenger bus that leads to small margin of errors, mechanical failures that lead to fatal accident
