IN THE HOT SEAT: LIFE'S ENGINE HAS TO CONTINUE RUNNING

Drivers of public transport vehicles are among the many whose job gets tougher in summer. They often face dehydration and fatigue which affect their concentration while behind the wheels

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IMAGINE working next to a hot engine, with peak summer heat piercing through the tin roof right above one's head, and having to navigate for space on the roads that are prone to haphazard traffic while ensuring the safety of people travelling with you.

That is what drivers, especially those of vehicles used for public transport, go through as they work through the day this summer, likely to turn out to be the hottest summer the state has witnessed in recent history.

While drivers of air-conditioned vehicles have it relatively easy, those driving other vehicles, especially government buses, many of which are rickety, have an unenviable task.