“Safety calls after 19 die and 1,000 are injured in six years”
“Shocking toll of bus accidents revealed”
“Robyn Oldham, 14, died just yards from her home at Birkenhills, near Turriff, in September. She was hit by a car as she crossed the A947 Banff to Aberdeen road.”
“Just over two weeks later, 12-year-old Fraserburgh Academy pupil Alexander Milne was involved in an accident with a car after he stepped off a school bus at Lonmay.”
The statistics confirm the idea behind this project, but what is it that needs done? Does public transport need improving? Is it the bus drivers? Or could it be car drivers not paying any attention to stopped busses and the passengers in and around the busses? Or could it be people in general are just careless when using busses or crossing the roads?
There are countless theories behind the reasons for injuries and even deaths while in the vicinity of busses.
Reader’s comments on his article
‘It’s not the speed that is the problem - it's the LACK of SAFE driving by BUS DRIVERS. Walk down Union Street and see how many buses drive through amber and red lights. How many enter hatched junctions when their exit is not clear. Aberdeen needs bus drivers who drive responsibly.’
‘I used to get the Stagecoach bus into town for my daily commute and was astounded and shocked at some of the appalling driving standards by some of their drivers. One driver alone I made 3 separate complaints about as he was a danger to his passengers and other road users. I also discovered other passengers had made complaints about the same driver. I left my job in town simply because I found the travelling on buses too stressful. At times I would arrive home and at work a complete nervous wreck. Stagecoach never really investigated my complaints thoroughly and a few weeks ago I noticed the same driver travelling at his usual excessive speeds. If something serious happens with this driver, I do hope Stagecoach still have my complaints on file and a thorough investigation is made.’
‘In defence of us sensible bus drivers can I just say Wendy and John that not all of us are like that and we do sit rigorous driving exams both theory and practical and are not just handed out licences!! Our biggest problem are the companies themselves who give us such tight timetables to abide by that it nearly impossible to keep to if there’s excess traffic or problems. It's no fun dodging ignorant pedestrians and unreasonable car/white van drivers!! Have a thought for us decent ones sometimes, were not all bad!!!’
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