❓ Hon. Jacqui Boydell asks about overcrowding on Karratha school buses and plans to increase services due to student population growth. The Minister for Transport confirms the maximum capacity, denies overcrowding incidents, and states ongoing patronage reviews.
AnsweredQoN 1268Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TRANSPORT —
SCHOOL BUS SERVICE — KARRATHA
1268. Hon JACQUI BOYDELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to state government–operated
school buses in Karratha and anecdotal evidence of students missing buses or
unwilling to utilise buses due to overcrowding.
(1) What is the maximum number of
students allowed on TransKarratha buses?
(2) Has this
number been exceeded in any instances; and, if so, can the minister please
provide the number of incidents and which bus route they occurred on?
(3) What plans
are there, if any, to increase the number of buses servicing the route as the
student population continues to grow?
SCHOOL BUS SERVICE — KARRATHA
1268. Hon JACQUI BOYDELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to state government–operated
school buses in Karratha and anecdotal evidence of students missing buses or
unwilling to utilise buses due to overcrowding.
(1) What is the maximum number of
students allowed on TransKarratha buses?
(2) Has this
number been exceeded in any instances; and, if so, can the minister please
provide the number of incidents and which bus route they occurred on?
(3) What plans
are there, if any, to increase the number of buses servicing the route as the
student population continues to grow?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1) The number is 82.
(2) No.
(3) The Public
Transport Authority continually reviews patronage and student population growth
to ensure adequate resourcing of its bus services.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1) The number is 82.
(2) No.
(3) The Public
Transport Authority continually reviews patronage and student population growth
to ensure adequate resourcing of its bus services.
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