I was amazed to read fantasy figures provided by the council.
200,000 passengers get on the bus on Cameron Road each year; that is 548 passengers per day, seven days a week, for the year. Even more outrageous was the figure of one million bus passengers who ride down Cameron Road each year. That is equal to 2739 passengers per day, seven days a week, for the year.
My observation of bus patronage out our way is abysmal; buses driving around with no one on board right through to 9:30pm at night. Some are double parked with the sign on ‘out of service' because they have got around their circuit quickly through lack of passenger pick-ups. Having shaded windows ensures ratepayers cannot see how poorly supported the buses are. We need a bus service having said all that, but maybe poorly supported routes should be reviewed.
Peter Forward, Pyes Pa.
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What’s It To You?
Posted on 28-03-2021 22:19 | By Mommatum
As someone who regularly uses public transport I’d really like to know the answer to that question? Why do non bus users like Peter Forward (Weekend Sun March 28) find it necessary to negatively obsess about the transport we rely on? If as Mr Forward suggests routes are “reviewed” is he offering an alternative ride sharing service to the likes of me? Not on your nelly and just so these righteous motorists know we also pay rates, and incidentally most congestion and environmental pollution in our city is caused by all the cars with just one person on board. Ponder that Mr Forward, although unlike you I certainly don’t have the time to stand around obsessing about buses up to 9.30pm. That’s despite the fact that I am reliant on them.
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