BEST Route 602, Mumbai

Today, I rode BEST route 602 from Hiranandani Bus Station, Powai, to IIT Main Gate.

For Rs 5 I can skip a 1.5 km walk.  

However, I do not save any time - the bus takes a very circuitous route.

Today, sitting up front, I noticed two old things which still remain unchanged on BEST buses:

• Conductor's bell (top left in the picture above).
• The hand-operated horn (seen near the driver).

I think there are advantages in using the manual bell and horn.

• The conductor/driver will not use the bell/horn unnecessarily - operating them requires effort!
• In the cacophony-on-road in Mumbai, the sound made by the bell and horn is soothing.  It almost sounds like music!