SCOTTISH BUS DRIVERS SAY DEATH OF COLLEAGUE PART OF RISING TREND IN ABUSE
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✍️ A bus driver, Keith Rollinson, died after a violent assault by a teenage passenger, leading to a candlelit vigil and a call for action to address the growing trend of abuse towards bus drivers in Scotland.
👉 Bus driver Keith Rollinson died after a violent assault by a 15-year-old passenger 👉 90% of Scottish bus drivers have experienced verbal or physical abuse in the past year 👉 Many drivers feel unsafe at work 👉 A survey of over 1,000 Scottish bus drivers found that 51% do not feel safe at work 👉 The rate of incidents has increased since free bus travel was introduced for under-22s 👉 Bus drivers are calling for similar legal protections to those enjoyed by railway staff
-- #KeithRollinson #SharonGraham #DougieMaguire #SueWebber #JohnSwinney #SaiShraddhaSureshViswanathan #NicolaKillean #Elgin #Scotland #mainstream #politics
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