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#VisionZeroLDN THREAD 14Dec21 @LondonAssembly #AssemblyTransport Q&A Extracts w former @TfL Bus Driver Lorraine Robertson & @UniteLondonEast John Murphy. ENTIRE 2hr45mins here @KevinMustafa16 @therealdojj @skinnerzboy @MalLunam @BussesJames @BusSafetyRep

1. @CarolinePidgeon asks Lorraine "How successful has #VisionZeroLDN been for Bus Drivers?" Lorraine responds: "We never hear about it"

2. @NeilGarratt asks Lorraine "Where do you think #VisionZeroLDN Message is not being passed on" Lorraine: "We don't hear about it from our managers, @TfL or @unitetheunion reps, so somewhere above us. We're only bus drivers. Are we supposed to know?"

3. @sianberry asks Lorraine about Speed Limits. Lorraine responds "Good idea...BUT our @TfL-Contracted Timetables haven't been changed to account for new speed limits"

4. @KeithPrinceAM asks Lorraine: "what could be done to promote safer behaviour for different kinds of road users" Lorraine responds: "Concentrate on FATIGUE. 12hrs per DAY w only ONE 40 min break, 7 DAYS per week & conditions getting worse not better"

5. @ellyannab asks Lorraine re Training & #VisionZeroLDN Lorraine answers "We are Highly Trained BUT NOT in Vision Zero. We're tired. When you're tired, you make mistakes. Who's looking at how @TfL Bus Contracts cause Fatigue OR Listening to Drivers?"

6. @NJROnline asks Lorraine about Fatigue "Can you call your manager & not report for duty using Fatigue as an excuse?" Lorraine: "Yes. But it will be used against th Driver later w/o question...& we can't afford missing work so we drive fatigued"

7. @CarolinePidgeon asks @UniteLondonEast Regional Officer John Murphy about #VisionZeroLDN Murphy responds: "Some progress, but still substantial progress needs to be made.

8. @ellyannab asks Murphy re Fatigue. Murphy responds "@TfL has been "reactive" and very "machine-focused" instead of focusing on Human Factors. Can't tell Drivers to get more sleep when Working Conditions don't allow that. BTW: we need more money"

9. @CarolinePidgeon invites Murphy to respond "Will we ever get to #VisionZeroLDN?" Murphy: "Answer not purely mechanical...need to look at Human Factors too. Bus Drivers' big concern: E-Scooters. Maybe now's not right time for them?"

10. @KeithPrinceAM invites Murphy re Speed Limits Murphy: "just so everyone's aware, I'm not only @UniteLondonEast Regional Officer but was a Bus Driver for 24 Years. Agree w everything Lorraine has said up to this point [by & large]. Enforcement is key"

11. Thank you @LondonAssembly @CarolinePidgeon @KeithPrinceAM @NeilGarratt @NJROnline @ellyannab @sianberry for excellent Q&A Session w Bus Driver Lorraine Robertson & Unite's John Murphy. Can I suggest #AssemblyTransport spend 2hrs45mins discussing JUST #BusSafety in 2022? END.