Bus lanes and public transport use
Deasy asked whether the Minister intended to provide bus lanes or busways; the Minister said bus lanes. He said improved public transport could attract 15 per cent of peak-hour car users.
The Minister referred to a transfer from private motor cars to buses. Was he referring to it in the metaphorical sense or the literal sense? What measures does he intend to take? Does he intend to create bus lanes or bus ways?
Comment on this
Given the opportunity and the proper environment in which to operate I have no doubt that, if the public service was running in time and working effectively, there would be a certain transfer from motor cars to public transport. That is the thinking behind the operation. The objective is to attract 15 per cent from motor cars to public transport at peak hours. That is the view taken by the Transport Consultative Commission.