❓ Provides data on infringements issued for driving in dedicated bus lanes in Perth since 2006, including those on Beaufort Street. Crash data related to bus lane infringements is unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 5797Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the introduction of dedicated bus lanes in the greater Perth metropolitan area, and I ask: (a) For each financial year since they were introduced: (i) How many infringements have been issued for driving in a dedicated bus lane; (ii) Of those, how many have been for infractions committed on Beaufort Street; and (iii) How many accidents have occurred resulting from vehicles infringing these rules?
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Answered
12 February 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
5 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(i) – (ii)
Table 1: The number of infringements issued for driving in a dedicated bus lane, for the period 1 July 2006 to 24 November 2019 inclusive.
Financial year occurred
(i) Total number of infringements
(ii) Infringements occurring on Beaufort Street
2006/07
905
193
2007/08
1 282
159
2008/09
1 101
181
2009/10
485
196
2010/11
899
65
2011/12
1 101
56
2012/13
1 136
102
2013/14
734
48
2014/15
570
85
2015/16
375
132
2016/17
188
61
2017/18
181
39
2018/19
446
84
2019/20 year to date*
82
27
* 2019/20 year to date is 1 July to 24 November 2019.
(iii)
Crash data held by the WA Police Force is not disaggregated to a level that enables the identification of accidents occurring as a result of vehicles driving in dedicated bus lanes. Accordingly, statistics cannot be provided.
Notes
(i) – (ii)
Table 1: The number of infringements issued for driving in a dedicated bus lane, for the period 1 July 2006 to 24 November 2019 inclusive.
Financial year occurred
(i) Total number of infringements
(ii) Infringements occurring on Beaufort Street
2006/07
905
193
2007/08
1 282
159
2008/09
1 101
181
2009/10
485
196
2010/11
899
65
2011/12
1 101
56
2012/13
1 136
102
2013/14
734
48
2014/15
570
85
2015/16
375
132
2016/17
188
61
2017/18
181
39
2018/19
446
84
2019/20 year to date*
82
27
* 2019/20 year to date is 1 July to 24 November 2019.
(iii)
Crash data held by the WA Police Force is not disaggregated to a level that enables the identification of accidents occurring as a result of vehicles driving in dedicated bus lanes. Accordingly, statistics cannot be provided.
Notes
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