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Govt Ignoring Call * Australia - For upgraded stops as fatigue regs approach
There is not enough urgency in delivering adequate rest areas for truck drivers in New South Wales, the industry says
NSW,Australia -ATN -21 May 2008: -- ... The Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) NSW branch has hit out at the State Government for failing to act on improving rest facilities as new fatigue regulations approach... "With the approach of the new Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue legislation rapidly approaching, ATA NSW has expressed their concern that mandatory rest breaks for drivers will be almost impossible to comply with, due to the lack of rest areas on NSW roads," ATA NSW Manager Jill Lewis says... ATA NSW has requested the RTA to update the rest area information on the website to include suitability for heavy rigid vehicles, semis, b-doubles and road trains. It also wants a list of amenities such as fresh drinking water, toilets, lighting and, where possible, to commonly name the rest area... Lewis says... "For example, if a rest area is not suitable for a B-double, the operators and drivers should know before they leave the depot. What is a driver to do when they go to pull over for the mandatory rest break only to find that the area is not big enough for them to turn around in?"... ATA NSW is calling on its members to download the list of truck rest area locations and to make comments on their suitability...
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