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  • 9 months ago
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan reiterates that his Ministry has no arrangement with protesting Route 2 MAXI Taxi drivers.

However, he tells the Tv6 Morning Edition, if there is consultation with the Ministry he will be willing to assist, adding that government has plans in place to address the problem.


Nicole M Romany reports.
Transcript
00:00On Monday, the frustrated Maxi Taxi drivers held a demonstration calling for better maintenance
00:07of the Soundry Grandie Maxi Hub.
00:10They cited infrastructural and water issues.
00:13Today, the Minister says, the National Transportation Plan will be laid before Parliament on Tuesday.
00:20That National Transportation Plan makes consideration of land, sea and air a significant part of
00:29that land.
00:30It has to do with how we operate the Maxi Taxi, the routes that they operate and how
00:35we treat the transportation on the whole going forward.
00:39He says there is also an upgraded Maxi Taxi policy and once approved, it will assist in
00:46dealing with the drivers in a more formalized manner.
00:50Minister Sinanon also addressed issues previously raised by Maxi Taxi drivers over transferring
00:56ownership of priority bus route passes to the next of kin.
01:00The system as it operates now, we have a listing, so if you want to go, you apply to the Minister,
01:06you go on the listing and it's based on the number system, so if you're number five, number
01:12six, you can't get it before you get it at number five.
01:16But there are some questions, you know, that people want to keep it, but if you could pass
01:21on the pass to your family, that is really not how it operates.
01:25We are working with them to have that sorted out and I'm hoping that my district will have
01:30an answer on that.
01:32On a separate issue, Minister Sinanon notes speeding on the roads as a continuous problem.
01:38He tells us while the demerit points have led to substantial reductions in speeding
01:44offences, there is still need for stricter enforcement.
01:48He is urging motorists and commuters to respect the rules of the road network to prevent loss
01:54of life.
01:55Our goal is to reduce road fatality, bring it down to zero.
01:59It is something that is achievable.
02:01Trinidad and Tobago is one of the few countries in the world that has achieved the first goal,
02:08which was to reduce it by 60%.
02:10We were one of the countries to achieve it and we continue to be on that path.
02:16Nicole M Romany, TV6 News.
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