Irish Examiner view: Public transport needs gardaí

BusConnects plans

Plans to get people out of cars and onto buses and trains are doomed to failure if people feel buses and trains are unsafe.

The BusConnects plan is exercising minds in Cork City at present (see this newspaper’s current series on the proposed revamp of public transport in the city) while in the country at large, alternatives to the car are proposed at regular intervals. Rail, bus, and bicycle travel are all seen as greener options than the automobile, if not moral obligations in the era of climate change.

However, are rail and bus safer options for passengers?