Fine Passengers for Taking Robot Vehicles

[RichD]

Hokay. So now I'll just meet my robot down di road and round the cornah instead of in front of the bus depot.

Didn't know JUTC was fully up and running in Mobay. Will have to check out the action when I get there.

Yuh not fraid of the 100,000 fine?

[Wahalla]

some one wrote a praise poem on here about a ride in a rowbut from Maroon town to Santa Cruz... passengers included a goat.

there are so many aspects to this...

if ur friedn gives u a lift from country to town and u give him a petrol money is that illegal ?

if there is no approved transport is it illegal to use a Robot ? and that covers most of Jamaica ?

if u are in a robot and havent paid anything is that illegal ?

when is a Rowbut ah Rowbut ? If u ask a man a money to take u somewhere then is that subjeect to fine ?

if three people carpool and the non owners pay the owner for the previlidge is that subject to fine ?

pappy show!

[LinSkinny]

Should be interesting to watch. Like many laws, the people who approve dem tink the laws are the greatest ting when introduced...until the laws get challenged in court.

[Wahalla]

[Tuff Gong]

Lots of threats to arrest. They better build a dozen more jails.
The JUTC is adding costs to Private Operators, while forcing them to accept rates that set by the JUTC.
Somewhere there is a court challenge is this. How can the State (which operate with huge public subsidies), set the rates for each private operator when in a Free Market?
The State should get out of the Bus Service and let the Private Operators operate. The Sate would then be free to regulate to administer and regulate the Transportation Service for the benefit of the traveling public.

[jah_yout]

austerity and privatization are the buzzwords throughout america & europe...you think jamaica can escape?

[Tuff Gong]

austerity and privatization are the buzzwords throughout america & europe...you think jamaica can escape?

So how this relate to the subject?
The Privatization of the Transportation system (Taxis and Buses), have been since JOS and Yellow Cab is is not new or buzz in Jamaica (a least)?

[j-kid]

Di poor regular Joe, trying to get to work on time.

[Tuff Gong]

Di poor regular Joe, trying to get to work on time.

The poor regular joe should start defending his/her rights. Take the GOJ/JUTC/Transportation Owners to court over the injustice.

[Tuff Gong]

Public Passenger Buses Gear Up To Mount Legal Challenge Over New JUTC Rules

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=52290

[Wahalla]

Lots of threats to arrest. They better build a dozen more jails.
The JUTC is adding costs to Private Operators, while forcing them to accept rates that set by the JUTC.
Somewhere there is a court challenge is this. How can the State (which operate with huge public subsidies), set the rates for each private operator when in a Free Market?
The State should get out of the Bus Service and let the Private Operators operate. The Sate would then be free to regulate to administer and regulate the Transportation Service for the benefit of the traveling public.

Is this not a set up for a privatization of JUTC?
Force out the indpendents or marginalise them into the non core routes then privitise the principal company?

[Tuff Gong]

Is this not a set up for a privatization of JUTC?
Force out the indpendents or marginalise them into the non core routes then privitise the principal company?

No the GOJ has no intention to Privatize JUTC. The JUTC should never have been in the first place. The Bus Service should have remained Private.