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Transport & TfL · LondonTfL to install fatigue sensors after 48% of London bus drivers report close calls
Transport for London will require bus operators to install sensors or cameras to detect driver fatigue by next year, following a Unite survey showing 48% of drivers had a close call due to tiredness in the past 12 months. Drivers report working 13-day stretches with minimal breaks.
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Transport & TfL · LondonTfL rejects bus driver rights plan as drivers report 43C cabs
London bus drivers report working in cabs reaching 43°C due to faulty air-conditioning, with one driver penalised for refusing to drive at 34°C. TfL’s director of buses dismissed a proposed ‘Bill of Rights’, while MyLondon launches a campaign for enforceable protections in operator contracts.
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