2008 - 5 year transport review response to draft
Tuesday, 05 May 2009 10:48
General comments
Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)
Given the focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Standards where it was stated that the costs of implementing the Standards, it was disappointing that the review report did not explore the projected costs that were forecasted by the RIS. In particular, it would have prudent to follow up with the bus industry who argued and submitted to the RIS that they would have to purchase (from memory) 15 – 20% more rolling stock to make up for the loss of seating due to the allocated spaces for wheelchairs. They went on to also argue that they would also incur more costs for staffing and ongoing maintenance of these extra vehicles in complying with the Standards.................
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