❓ A parliamentary question regarding disruptions and overcrowding on bus routes 98 and 99 in Perth, Western Australia. The response acknowledges a specific incident and provides data on passengers left behind.
AnsweredQoN 6386Legislative Council
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(1) Were any issues experienced by bus routes 98 and 99 on Thursday, 5 April 2012?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the issues?
(3) How often are people left at bus stops on the 98/99 bus route due to overloaded buses?
(4) Is there an ongoing issue with the 98/99 bus having to drive past bus stops because it if full or overloaded?
(5) If yes to (4), what is the Public Transport Authority doing to address this issue?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the issues?
(3) How often are people left at bus stops on the 98/99 bus route due to overloaded buses?
(4) Is there an ongoing issue with the 98/99 bus having to drive past bus stops because it if full or overloaded?
(5) If yes to (4), what is the Public Transport Authority doing to address this issue?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
22 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) Yes.
(2) On the afternoon of Thursday 5 April 2012, the Main Roads Traffic Broadcast reported congestion across major arterial roads of the metropolitan area.
At 4pm, Main Roads reported that 3 sets of traffic signals in the Claremont area were blacked out due to a power outage, directly affecting routes 98 & 99 services.
These faults were cleared by 4:27pm.
(3) From September 2011 to September 2012, a reported 0.62% of passengers were left behind at stops.
(4) There is no consistent pattern of passengers being left behind at stops due to heavy loading.
(5) Not applicable
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Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) Yes.
(2) On the afternoon of Thursday 5 April 2012, the Main Roads Traffic Broadcast reported congestion across major arterial roads of the metropolitan area.
At 4pm, Main Roads reported that 3 sets of traffic signals in the Claremont area were blacked out due to a power outage, directly affecting routes 98 & 99 services.
These faults were cleared by 4:27pm.
(3) From September 2011 to September 2012, a reported 0.62% of passengers were left behind at stops.
(4) There is no consistent pattern of passengers being left behind at stops due to heavy loading.
(5) Not applicable
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