The Travelsafe Committee is a select committee of the 52nd Parliament required to monitor, investigate and report on all aspects of road safety and public transport in Queensland, particularly: • Issues affecting road safety including the causes of crashes and measures aimed at reducing death, injuries and economic costs to the community; • The safety of passenger transport services, and measures aimed at reducing the incidence of related deaths and injuries; and • Measures for the enhancement of public transport in Queensland and reducing dependence on private motor vehicles as the predominant mode of transport. The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) wrote to the committee on 12 February 2007 about what was then a proposal by Queensland Rail (QR) to implement mandatory 12 hour shifts for train drivers at the Jilalan depot near Sarina. According to the union, this proposal would increase the risk that drivers would drive home after their shifts impaired by fatigue, and that this would create an unacceptable safety risk on the roads. The union requested the committee to investigate the shift proposal in the interest of public safety. (Author/publisher)
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