January 2012
4 posts
What's a fair fare for our public transport...
I’ve prepared a bill to freeze the 8.6% public transport fare increase for two years, which would bring it back down to something like inflation. While the January 1 fare increase is locked in, I’m getting the feeling that this government, which is clawing in money from everywhere will give it a go again next year if we don’t make a fuss now.
Commuters were outraged when the...
Watch your step- injuries on trams are rising
The latest road accident toll is reported on almost every night’s news. But for information on accidents on public transport, you have to go to an obscure publication that few people even know of, that the media doesn’t report.
Would it surprise you to know that one category of road accident, passengers tripping and falling on and around trams, is on the rise?
We expect the road toll to...
Cyclists, car doors and the law
If you are a cyclist who Is out on the roads regularly you’ll know that the threat of a car door being thrown open in your path is constant.
This problem has gained more publicity lately, especially since the tragic death of James Cross but in fact it has been growing for quite some years.
Figures from the VicRoads’ ‘Crashstats’ database suggest that in 2009 and 2010, accidents of this...