Hello everyone,

When comments were being about PTUA, I at first thought they were being made
about the actual drivers and employees Union, and I couldn't understand why
the union was not being pro-tram, or at least being presented to this forum
as being anti tram.

However I now gather that the PTUA is in fact the Public Transport User's
Association or some such.

Let me say firstly, that it would have been useful if that had been stated
in the first place (message) with the acronym in brackets against the name,
and those of us not in Vic and in fact some distance away, would have known
why, about, and to whom, the comments were being directed.

Perhaps when contributors make comments about or ask questions regarding
various groups which happen to be located in good old Melbourne town, that
the full name be given as well as the acronym. That will assist those of us
who are far, far away from the centre of the action.

Secondly, if the PTUA is supposedly pro public transport, why are they not
commenting loudly regarding whatever the issue is - for instance traffic
light priorities, when it directly affects public transport. If this
organisation are as has been said on this forum, simply laying down to the
new Government, then I suspect it is time to bring that to the notice of the
general travelling public. And I would have thought it might be useful to
enquire of the PTUA just what they do stand for?

The pro tram campaign of all those years ago, seems to me to be just as
valid today as it was then........ and perhaps more so given the increased
numbers of cars etc on the roads.

If some calculations were done as to the numbers of people travelling in the
trams along certain streets and so on was done, I am sure that the numbers
of vehicles that would be on the roads if the trams were withdrawn, would be
astronomical and certainly result in a gridlock of the city that would make
it in all directions look like a massive carpark.

Mind you it would be interesting to see how Minister Mulder explained that
to his constituents and the public of the city.

Bob in Perth

<snipped

I do actuvely promote such things and have been on 774 talk back in the
past, the point I am making is, I want to see the PTUA actually taking a
positive stand for trams for a change, I am happy to get involved and have
been for years, when I was an instructor on YT before I retired, I was a
thorn in their side trying to get improvements. >