COMPLAINS * Australia - Buses drive past, crowded and late
Brisbane,Australia -NEWS.com.au, by Edmund Burke & Hannah Martin -August 26, 2007: -- Overstretched driver resources and city roadworks are set to compound an already disrupted Brisbane bus network as records show full buses are driving past hundreds of stops each month... Thousands of commuters were left standing in long lines during last week's big wet in the state's southeast as buses failed to match timetables and those that arrived at designated stops were already overcrowded... Some officials are expecting this to go down as the worst month yet for bus passengers being left behind... David Matters of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union said staff resources are overstretched and most bus drivers were being asked to work about eight hours' overtime per week... He said their job was being made more difficult by increased traffic problems and roadworks... (Picture - FRUSTRATING: Commuters wait in long bus queues in Brisbane's CBD)Labels: commuters complains
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