Violating the instructions related to uniform colour code by the State Transport Authority, some of the private bus operators in Kozhikode district are using illegal graphics and stickers on their vehicles.
Mostly, the limited-stop private buses on the Kozhikode-Kannur and Kozhikode-Palakkad routes are flouting the rules as part of the illegal attempts to ornate their vehicles.
It was in 2018 that the State Transport Authority introduced three sets of colour codes for buses operating city, mofussil and limited-stop services with an aim to ban disturbing graphics and advertisements that often divert the attention of the road users. For almost two years, the majority of the operators followed the rules as even small violations were taken up very seriously.
