<p></p><p>Yarra Trams has ordered its inspectors not to pursue fleeing or aggressive fare evaders after a spate of attacks.</p>
<p>In an internal Yarra Trams memo obtained by 3AW, dated March 2013, ticket inspectors are told they:</p>
<ul><li>Must not block the path of, or attempt to physically detain a person who attempts to walk/run away.</li><li>Must always maintain a safe distance between themselves and a person being spoken to – if possible.</li><li>Must not surround or corner any person being spoken to regarding an offence under the Act.</li></ul>
<p>The edict was issued after 10 assaults on ticket inspectors
on trams between January and March this year. According to a Yarra Trams
spokesman, this is "slightly higher" than the number of assaults at the
same time last year, and resulted in 15 minor injuries, such as sprains
and bruises.</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">The edict effectively ensures that those who refuse to give their name and address and instead flee cannot be detained or fined.</span></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<p>This comes just as Public Transport Victoria orders an
increase in tram patrols by inspectors, in an attempt to cut fare
evasion to 7 per cent across the public transport network.</p>
<p>Metro also has a "no chase" policy, according to a spokeswoman for the train operator, but only for fare evasion and other minor offences. If a fare evader
assaults an inspector or another passenger, inspectors on the rail
network might try to detain them.
</p><p>"Officers are required to make a reasonable attempt using
reasonable levels of force to stop a person from running away if they
don't have a valid ticket," she said.</p>
<p>"However, if a person does run away, our policy is not to
give chase to pursue the offender unless a more serious crime has been
committed."</p><br><p>According to Metro, seven ticket inspectors on the rail network have been assaulted so far this year.</p>
<p>On the trams, there have been several aggressive confrontations between inspectors and passengers reported in recent years.</p>
<ul><li>A ticket inspector was kicked in the knee by a train passenger at Albion railway station on January 17 this year.</li><li>Occupy Melbourne protester Rory James reported that he was bitten
and spat on by a ticket inspector at Southern Cross in March last year.</li><li>In June 2011, a 38-year-old man put three inspectors in hospital
after a struggle near Victoria Parade and Brunswick Street, when he bit
and punched them for asking for his identification. One inspector had a
suspected broken jaw, another sustained facial injuries, and a third had
a bite wound on his hand.</li></ul>Source: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fare-evaders-allowed-to-do-a-runner-20130426-2iid2.html<p><br></p><p>담에 인스펙터 만나면 걍 뛰면 되겠네요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ<br></p><p><br></p>
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멜번의 인구가 자꾸 늘어가니 점점 시드니처럼 잘잘한 흉악한 일이 늘어갑니다. 잔잔하던 멜번이 그립네요.
대중교통 티켓은 무조건 사야 하는 겁니다. 운전할때 제한 스피드를 지켜야 하 듯. 옆집 사람이 마음에 안든다고해서 가서 죽여버릴 수 없 듯이. 세상에는 다소 불편하고 내 뜻대로 내 생각과 맞지않아도 무조건 지켜야 할 법이 있습니다. 그래야 어울려서 같이 살 수 있거든요. 그 기본에 자신을 맞추지 못하면 사람이 사는 사회에 같이 살 자격이 없습니다.
첫댓글 가끔 올려주시는 이런 글들이 나름 영어 공부에 도움이 될텐데..일단 세문장 넘어가는 글을 보면 스크롤부터 주르륵 내리게 되는 이 무식한 뇨자를 어째야 할까요....ㅠ
영어권 나라에 살면서 여전히 영어 울렁증이....하하하
센스만점 봉봉님 ^^
멜번의 인구가 자꾸 늘어가니 점점 시드니처럼 잘잘한 흉악한 일이 늘어갑니다.
잔잔하던 멜번이 그립네요.
대중교통 티켓은 무조건 사야 하는 겁니다. 운전할때 제한 스피드를 지켜야 하 듯.
옆집 사람이 마음에 안든다고해서 가서 죽여버릴 수 없 듯이.
세상에는 다소 불편하고 내 뜻대로 내 생각과 맞지않아도 무조건 지켜야 할 법이 있습니다.
그래야 어울려서 같이 살 수 있거든요. 그 기본에 자신을 맞추지 못하면
사람이 사는 사회에 같이 살 자격이 없습니다.
버스타면 인스펙터도 없고 대부분 버스기사들은 마이키 긁는지 마는지 상관안하는데... 다른 도시들은 저렇게 공짜승객은 거의 없다던데 왜 이 멜번은 엉망인지 모르겠군요.