Re: Freeride for late train/trams [Vic...where else:-)]

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

"> 2. Buses seem to be left out once again - they are the poor relation
public transport in Melbourne.
>
Thank god for that! The route I drive on (route 627) is more than 5 minutes
late most of the day, mostly due to delays at boom gates and traffic lights.
It would be easier just to allow free travel on all buses!

All bus routes will need to be reviewed and achievable running times and
timetables set. This will be important, especially since many bus routes run
down streets where the speed limit is to be reduced to 50km per hour from
January.

The government will have to buy a few more buses, revise timetables and
arrange changes in traffic light cycles for operators if on time operation
is to be attempted.

The Met would have to pay out each time that bloody steel train crawls
through McKinnon, Ormond, or Glen Huntly holding up traffic.

Who will pay when the bus service is delayed through stuck boom gates?

Cheers
John Wayman