Issue No 81 | 08 December 2000 | |
NewsBussies Buck Up Over Lane Cheats
Sydney bus drivers are threatening to take industrial action next week over the failure of authorities to police bus-only transit lanes.
The drivers, members of the rail, Tram and Bus Union, have been seeking a meeting with NSW POlice Minister Paul Whelan for several weeks. The drivers say that motorists are flouting the law and putting extra pressure on them to meet their timetables. Worst areas are through the city, the Harbour Bridge, Epping Highway and Pacific Highway. "We've been trying to get these lanes policed since 1997 and we're told there's not enough police to do the jobs," bus driver and RTBU delegate Bob Weir says. "The timetables presume we get a free run through the bus-only lanes, but the lanes are clogged with cars that shouldn't be there. "We're now at the point where enough is enough - we've been talking about this for years and it's time for some action."
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