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AS some of you are aware ,I am keeping a log of all incidents, where driversare injured or killed.This information will form the basis of a meeting between the GMB PDP and senior politicians who we want to assist us in this quest to eradicate violence against us. I would appreciate as much information as possible ,  ie,date,- location,-what level of violence,- was a weapon used ,and any other relevant details. YOUR HELP WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED

PLEASE FORGIVE SPELLING AS I AM NOT VERY WELL AT THE MOMENT

Hey Don, hope you are feeling better soon mate nothing to serious I hope?

 

All the best, Paul.

Great idea Mr President, I believe that driver saftey will be high on the list of agenda items for the forth coming National GMB PDB committee meeting.

Regards
BB

Don

 

This is by far the most important issue facing us all and the dramatic increases in attacks desperatly need a response.

A national campaign for protection be it through cctv's, driver shields, training and things like mandatory imprisonment need to be looked at.

I hope the GMB national meeting on the 12th will address the issue. You keep collecting the data, I'll see if there is someone who is good at artwork and we can see about getting some leaflets done and getting a campaign up and running

I GUARENTEE THAT DRIVERS SAFETY WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE AGENDA.       

this subject is by far the most important issue on the table, so far the figures are ALARMING and show a dramatic increase in deaths and serious woundings. We need a national response to our situation as this job is now ranked as the third most dangerous in the world. I ask that all ,put aside personalities and concentrate on this issue,please ask all your friends/collegues to post details of attacks on this website,or the professional drivers site at .......gmbprofessionaldriversbranch.co.uk WE need to put foreward a dossier that will shock the authorities into urgent remedial action and perhaps loosen the nations purse strings by funding cctv and other protection. Perhaps a slogan such as" DYING FOR A JOB " or "DEAD END JOB"  would raise awareness.........what do you think ,suggestions please  

As for slogan's Don, how about  "On the front line "

 

That's the way it felt to me when I did nights!!!

 

BTW are you feeling better?

GOT THE LERGY!slogan suggested could apply to the brixton area known as the front line!!!.NEED to ensure that national coverage is given.By the way reports are for assaults occuring by day and night, the promiscuous women out there can get to you at all hours of the day,thanks for your concern about my health,wont be giving up my license just yet.

Please see the new section for reporting these incidents underneath "General Chat". This should contain 1 topic per incident and nothing other... Tony & I will make an effort over the coming weeks to move existing reports across to this new forum.

Best of luck turning this deeply concerning trend!

Pete

Many thanks, Tony & Pete. this link will make it far easier to report attacks. i hope that readers will use it in the manner for which it is intended.

I will be pouring some scotch down el presidos neck tomorrow [the water of life]

Driver attacks these scum must be stopped, and wouldnt it be nice if PLOD actually responded to calls??

We will be formulating a National campaign next year!

Note the NTAs and other prop orgs lack of concern on this issue, no profit in it?????????????????///

AGITATE EDUCATE ORGANISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have enjoyed taking the proverbial on this site and getting some flak back and worried that some of you might really have been offended. But the time for messing around is over at the moment.

Going through the reports and pictures of ours getting beaten, humiliated and in the case of an increasing number killed has brought on a very serious mood.

I sincerely believe that the GMB Drivers branch has in front of it the most serious issue it has ever faced and must rise to the challenge.

A campaign of massive proportions should be launched involving the production of hundreds of thousands of leaflets highlighting what is going on, putting forward what needs to be done in terms of getting the equipment in the cars cctv's etc financed by the government through the licensing authorities. Marches, lobbies, petitions and motions to the Transport Minister Etc.

If the union can cut the mustard which I have every confidence it can, then after a campaign launch it's all shoulders to the wheel

I was going to say all hands to the pump but we don't want you Norfolk lads getting all exited.

 

 

 

AMAZING ISNT IT. either the fact that a record of attacks has been started, or alternatively the readers of forums are only interested in winding one another up over trivial matters has had a dramatic effect in stopping drivers being attacked. LETS CUT OUT THE CRAP!!! and concentrate on this the most serious of events. Perhaps you or one of your friends has suffered at the hands of muggers, thieves, or drunken thugs, if so post details on this website under the heading  GENERAL ISSUES  and on topic  marked  VIOLENCE AGAINST DRIVERS. we need as much ammunition as possible to put forward your concerns to the authorities please dont let this chance to end yobbish violence pass please put aside childish banter and unite under a common cause.

If I knew of any attacks recently Don I would have posted them! seems to be a bit quite at the moment don't  it?

 

Still, when the season of good will kicks off I am sure people will be able to give you plenty of incidences, yes folk???

tried to move posts over from the news section and put all the attacks on the new section but it wouldnt let me so i've mentioned it to Pete tonight but he's feeling a bit delicate today so it maybe the weekend before we can get all the old posts put across into this new section for attacks etc where it will create some sort of record / log of incidents as they get reported.

Tony/Pete thanks for giving this subject a high priority,hopefully this will convince others .

To all of the following..  freddy / taxis /buly beef /streetcars /david g /milly.00 /nick / urban driver/ baron silas greenback /charlie boy/ and the silent majority out there!.  What are your thoughts on a campaign highlighting these murders and vicious assaults on drivers.......lets talk eh !!

http://www.taxi-library.org/safety.htm

Very useful information and it is important that the government is made aware of what is going on, the remedies and the costing which is where they need to act. They will not do this out of the goodness of their hearts but will respond to public pressure.
The leaflets will have to be ready for the new year and a high profile launch in the houses of parliament with high profile union figures and sympathetic politicians is important.

The cctv's, panic buttons, driver shields all cost money and when you are struggling to keep your head above water thats difficult. I sincerely hope all the two bob bullshit can be put to one side in the new year and everyone will put their backs into this.

here here mr president we should do more your right