DRIVE NOW October/November 2021

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Other States have training requirements and Queensland has taken a positive step forward and implemented mandatory requirements, for all personalised passenger transport drivers to complete Disability Awareness, Sexual Harassment and Anti-Discrimination training. With the rideshare industry being plagued with sexual harassment complaints, and reports of drivers discriminating against passengers with a disability, it is paramount drivers are educated. For the safety of all passengers, especially MPTP passengers, we recommend that the CPVV takes a progressive leap and introduces mandatory training for all commercial passenger vehicle drivers. 2. We also recommend the Introduction of a mandatory requirement for approved cameras in vehicles operating within the MPTP scheme. It is essential for taxis (unbooked vehicles) within the CPV industry to have an approved and operational safety camera installed within their vehicle. The safety of our society’s vulnerable, needs to be a priority. These cameras have been proven to act as a deterrent of unethical acts and crimes, and if, unfortunately, an unlawful event took place, accountability could be served. We believe that all CPVs eligible to transport MPTP passengers must be required to have safety cameras installed. 3. We recommend the Introduction of maximum fare rate for all MPTP trips. Surge pricing for MPTP passengers during peak periods, would unfairly eat into the annual limits of the MPTP user, and this needs to be prevented. Implementing a maximum fare rate for all MPTP trips would prevent surge pricing. 4. Our 4th recommendation is the Introduction of a requirement for operators accredited to offer the MPTP rebate scheme to have a minimum % of their fleet as approved wheelchair accessible vehicles. Many MPTP users ride in sedans and not WAVs. Having a WAV on the road is a costly exercise. A typical taxi company operating WAVs uses the income from the other vehicles in their fleet to subsidise the cost of the WAVs. Allowing MPTP service providers to operate without WAVs is taking sedan work from the participants who have WAVs in their fleet. Subsequently, it will cripple the already struggling BSPs with WAVs and reduce the number of WAVs available to MPTP users. If a BSP would like to be a MPTP service provider in the disability sector, they should be required to be a full participant and not permitted to discriminate for their own financial gain. 5. Lastly we recommended the Introduction of mandatory requirement for MPTP service providers to have Comprehensive Insurance and Public Liability Insurance It is important to have both as Public liability insurance kicks in where comprehensive insurance stops. It is relied on in scenarios where the driving journey has ceased for example, if a passenger trips and falls after disembarking the vehicle or if a mobility aide accidentally gets damaged while being removed from the vehicle. READ TRANSCRIPTS OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS of the Economy and Infrastructure Inquiry into the MPTP webpage at https://bit.ly/31HLKpe 16 October/November 2021
VICTORIA news High-poweing very low instances of dumping and vandalism due to the quality of both the bikes and the operator, a council spokesperson said. by RHIANNON STEVENS www.drivenow-magazine.com.au October/November 2021 17
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