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
Asked
24 October 2012
Portfolio
Transport

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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?

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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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