BUSMAKERS NEWS * Australia - Drivers in revolt over bus brakes
The brakes on 80 new Volvo buses have been failing randomly for short bursts in a string of incidents that have injured passengers and placed the public at risk
Mount Isa,Queensland,Australia -The North West Star, by LINTON BESSER -20 June 2008: -- ... according to scores of driver reports seen by the Herald... Drivers warned State Transit Authority management as early as last September that the brakes were not slowing the buses properly before suddenly locking up... But the buses, each worth $650,000, have continued to ply routes along the northern beaches, in the eastern suburbs and along Victoria Road. The drivers are demanding the buses be withdrawn from service... A revenue protection officer was knocked to the floor of a Volvo bus that abruptly locked up last week. At least two passengers have been injured in similar incidents... Volvo and the State Transit Authority say the buses are safe and blame drivers for not adapting to them. But the buses have been in service for 18 months, and complaints have intensified... He said he was aware of the reports dating back to last year, but that numerous tests - including a 53-day trial - had been unable to replicate the problem... Late yesterday, the transit authority agreed to a union request to shorten the trial to 45 days...
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