Re: [VIC] Revenue protection [WAS [Melbourne] W-class trams]

["DJ" <no@home.com>]

Taking it a step further I believe that on trains trams and buses, penalties
should be at least $500 for feet on seats, forcing doors, inappropriate
behaviour etc, how long do the travelling CUSTOMERS have to put up with this
crap. Its no use having the signs either or those travel safe employees if
these offences are not enforced. Vandals should be made to pay for every
cent of damage such as the penalties to the company, cleaning costs etc the
full cost not a few dollars and slap on the wrist, look at places like
Singapore, we too could have nice clean and efficient transport if we didn't
have to waste so much money on vandalism. Phew... I'm done now!




Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >True, but if the person refuses to leave, there is still nothing the
connie
> >can do, as they are not allowed to actually touch the person. If the
driver
> >waits too long, the company faces massive fines and it would have just
been
> >more cost effective to let the lowlife travel for nothing.
> >I think that the only answer is to have a connie on EVERY tram, fully
> >trained in revenue protection, and accredited as a security guard, so
that
> >they can fine and/or remove ppl as nesscesary. Also, to have 2 CSEs at
EVERY
> >train station, whos main task is to check EVERY train arrival and fine
> >people who don't have a valid ticket/concession card. Also giving
assistance
> >to passengers.
>
> Why not just empower the existing and new regular station staff and
> conductors? If the person refuses to leave, the driver should stop the
tram,
> come out of the cabin, and help the connie "ask" the person to leave. If
> they
> still don't go, police assistance can be summonned and there should be
very
> heavy penalties for not leaving a tram when ordered by the conductor, and
> wasting all that time, as well as being liable to pay compensation to the
> tram
> company for causing the delay.
>
> There never seemed to be such problems when the connies were there.
>
> Vaughan Williams
> Secretary
> Public Transport Users Association
> 247 Flinders Lane
> Melbourne 3000
> http://www.ptua.org.au
>