Public transport complaints in Tipperary last year included unsafe driving and a backwards bus stop

The National Transport Authority received two complaints about dangerous driving on public transport routes last year.

According to records released to the Tipperary Star under the Freedom of Information Act, there were nine complaints about

Tipperary public transport in 2022. Five of those complaints were about driver behaviour.

One complaint claimed that a bus driver did not allow a cyclist room and overtaking on a dangerous bend. The second was simply marked “driving in an unsafe manner.”

Other driver behaviour complaints were for leaving a stop early, not stopping at stop and being rude.

A driver on the 355 bus to Waterford from Cahir was accused of not allowing a passenger to put a bag under the bus and being rude to a passenger for not printing out their online ticket.

All complaints about driver behaviour were referred to the transport operator.

There was one complaint about timetables. The complaint made in September last year was about the bus route from

Tipperary Town to Pallasgreen Village in Limerick, which was described as “inadequate.”

According to the records, the NTA proposed a ‘slightly revised’ timetable.

Two complaints were made in 2022 about bus stops. The first was about the Local Link Bus Service between Thurles and Limerick and said there were not enough bus stops on the route.

The second was about the bus shelter in Kilsheelan. The complaint said the bus stop was the wrong way around, and the driver could not see the passengers in the shelter.

This resulted in the NTA liaising with Tipperary County Council.

The last complaint was about commuter fares only being applied to certain routes. The NTA noted the feedback.