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Advocates call for more bus driver safety measures from Qld government
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Passengers assaulting, screaming, shoving and yelling at bus drivers is a major statewide problem and not confined to Brisbane, frustrated bus driver groups have told
Brisbane Times.
There are 95.21 million trips on bus in south-east Queensland (2019-20) which is about 91 per cent of the 104.73 million bus trips Queensland wide, TransLink figures show.
Now bus driver groups question the Queensland government’s commitment to the 2018
Improving Bus Driver Safety review, which allocated $3.93 million for a 50-50 contribution with bus companies to install driver barriers.
Taxpayers are losing more than $30,000 every day to fare dodgers taking free rides on the southeast Queensland rail network. New figures have revealed an estimated $45.42 million has been lost to fare evasion on the City Train Network in the past three financial years. This included a $17.06 million loss in 2018-19, after it climbed by about $1 million from the $16.04 million in losses recorded the year before. Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey speaking during Estimates Hearings at Parliament House. Pics Tara Croser. But it recently dipped in 2019-20 to $12.32 million, with reduced travel during the COVID-19 crisis attributed to the massive fall.