Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-23-Speech-4-271"
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"en.20090423.58.4-271"2
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"Bus and coach passengers should enjoy rights similar to those of rail and air passengers. That is the philosophy contained in this report.
In fact, and as a matter of principle, all passengers must be equal before the law.
However, there are many reservations to be made.
They arise from the very nature of this sector, which is dominated by micro-enterprises and SMEs. We cannot be satisfied with measures such as those proposed in plenary which, on the pretext of increased protection for passenger rights, merely introduce unmanageable restrictions for bus and coach drivers and inevitable fare increases for the passengers themselves.
Why should we expect a driver, whose job it is to drive safely, to take a special course that will allow him or her to provide assistance to persons with reduced mobility or disabilities?
Why not give a clear-cut exemption from the scope of this new European regulation to regular urban, suburban and regional transport services, which are themselves covered by public service contracts?
Why seek to create rights to compensation to a value of 200% of the ticket price in cases where boarding is refused because of overbooking?
In France, the
has proposed pragmatic solutions to all these problems. Some have been heard. Not all. That is a shame."@en1
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"Fédération nationale des transporteurs de voyageurs"1
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