New South Wales Bus Industry Taskforce lead and industry member John Lee has spoken at the Bus Industry Confederation’s (BIC) annual conference about the changes that must be made to rectify issues in
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Inside the current Australian bus industry safety issue
June 11 is a day that will stick with road safety expert John Gaffney for the rest of his life. It was the day of his son’s wedding in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley region. It would turn into a horror
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NSW accepts bus safety recommendations, begins new safety campaign
The NSW government has announced it is continuing to work on improving bus and coach safety, accepting all five recommendations made from the Bus Industry Taskforce’s first safety report.
The report
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Kinetic network officers enhance passenger experience in Queensland
Australasian bus operator Kinetic says it has partnered with Queensland’s department of transport and main road’s Translink division to deliver a network officer initiative aimed at improving the passenger
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BIC releases bus safety initiatives paper
Following a bus safety roundtable with federal ministers in late August, the Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) has released a safety initiatives paper to tackle challenges in the industry.
On August 28,
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New Parts Supply Solutions distress button undergoes real time Cranbourne test
In July, Hanover Displays / Parts Supply Solutions (PSS) and the Pulitano Group presented Hanover’s duress button system to PTV as a way of making bus travel safer for drivers and passengers
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Bus SA school bus safety program receives key funding
State association Bus SA has announced that it has been granted funding under the latest round of Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative projects to grow its BusSAFE program.
Bus SA is one of 12 initiatives funded
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Bus safety group prepares to present safety plan
The group, made up of people impacted by the Hunter Valley bus crash, has presented to BIC as it continues to develop a seven-point plan to present to ministers
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Hunter Valley bus crash survivors call on bus safety taskforce
Three sufferers from the Hunter Valley bus crash in June have met with the federal transport minister to put forward a seven-point bus safety plan
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SA operation targets fare evasion and inappropriate behaviour on PT
The SA government has pulled up more than 1500 PT passengers for the two main issues as part of the four-week safety operation
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