DSAT meets bus companies on accident rates

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) attended a meeting with the three bus companies that operate in Macau, New Era, Transmac and TCM, to discuss the recent increase in accidents involving buses, according to a report by TDM.
Management of the three companies promised to carry out an evaluation of their workplace procedures. They claimed they would review drivers’ work schedules, pay attention to drivers’ rest periods, adjust the driving speed limits and review the bus routes.
As stated by DSAT, the department will continue to communicate with the three companies, and recommended an improvement to the rest facilities for bus drivers at terminals.
On June 30, a bus collided with a taxi, causing one death and several injuries. Prior to this, on June 17, a collision on the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge nearly resulted in a bus going over the side into the sea. Five people became trapped inside the bus after the crash but suffered no reported injuries. Two passengers in the taxi suffered minor injuries and were sent to the S. Januario public hospital for treatment. More recently, early on Sunday morning, a woman was seriously injured after a bus collided with her car close to the Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal. TDM reported that the bus was unable to brake in due time due to the wet weather conditions.