>> I agree with the above comments and one of the things I find amaving is
the
>> hours road transport considers drivers can work compared to rail
transport.
>Train drivers can only work a maximum of 10 hours I think.
FreightCorp Drivers are supposed to be relieved by 10 hours except for a
bulk ore or grain train to a loading or unloading point, in which case they
must be relieved and *signed off duty* by 11 hours. These limits are
constantly broken by controllers and roster clerks. Mind you, the Driver may
have had only a 10 minute break in this time.
I think NRC have a 12 hour limit, with 16 hours in an emergency.
>When travelling
>hjome by taxi the other night, the driver of the taxi worked 20 hours a day
for
>6 days a week! It was 03:00 in the morning, and he was weaving all over
the
>place. I guess he was an accident looking fior a place to happen.
Normal cab shifts are 12 hours. Some do a semi-double of 16-18 hours. The
bloke above should lose his licence. You should've got out and demanded
another cab and lagged him in.