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Advocates call for more bus driver safety measures from Qld government
While all Brisbane City Council’s 1145 buses now have driver protection barriers, the percentage of driver barriers is far lower across the state where buses are not subsidised by the Queensland government.
Protective film to stop windows smashing if they hit by rocks is now on half of Queensland’s contracted urban fleet as it promised in September 2019, TransLink said.
Darren Dickson, secretary of the Bus and Coach Drivers’ says assault and abuse of bus drivers is a statewide issue – not restricted to Brisbane.
Bus and Coach Drivers Association state secretary Darren Dickson said while the recent focus is on Brisbane, bus drivers in Cairns, Townsville, Gold Coast, Logan, Wynnum, Caboolture and Rochedale were being abused.
“In…
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