Monday, July 23, 2007

The Communication

The communication below of 1995 and reply thereby do not support to day’s racist outburst. On that time, “The number of taxi drivers suffering from communication problems (e.g. English)” was less than 8% and the department told us, “things are improving”. So, what is the real story? Where is the truth?


Faruque Ahmed

6/12 Woodbury Street

Marrickville – 2204

Ph: (02) 564 1079

15.8.95

Mr. Brian Langton

The Honourable Minister for Transport

227 Elizabeth Street

Sydney 2000

Fax – (02) 268 2971



Dear Mr. Lnagton,


Could you kindly provide me with the following information as requested.


I request that information and statistics requested:

(a) be split into Sydney and country sections, wherever possible

(b) carry the “cut off” date as well as the year (but I shall accept anything)

© go back as many years as the availability of records reasonably permits (from 89)

(d) be by yearly sections, but where only other periods (e.g. 18 months, bi-annual, five years etc) are available, that is quite fine by me

(e) you do not have exactly requested, but have similar or different figures in the original request is in, that you supply us with what you have.


Could you please provide:

1. The number of taxis operating in Sydney and NSW each year

2. The number of owners operating in Sydney and NSW each year

3. The number of operators operating in Sydney and NSW each year

4. The number of owner turnovers in Sydney and NSW each year

5. The number of operator turnovers in Sydney and NSW each year

6. The number of drivers holding licences each year

7. The number of drivers being newly licensed each year

8. The number of drivers leaving the industry each year

9. The number of complaints against taxi drivers each year

10. The number of prosecutions against taxi drivers each year

11. The number of convictions against taxi drivers each year

12. Amongst those convictions, number of being quashed n the higher courts

13. Classifications of complaints by category and their numbers

14. Classifications of convictions by category and their numbers

15. The number of fares (jobs) carried by taxis each year

16. The number of taxi drivers suffering from communication problems (e.g. English)

17. The number of robberies, attacks, injuries, disablements and deaths of taxi drivers each year

18. The number of multi-cab owners (and the number of cabs they own e.g. 20 owned 10 cabs etc.)

19. The number of multi-cab operators (and the number of cabs they operate e.g. 20 owned 20 cabs etc.).


With thanks


Sincerely yours




Faruque Ahmed

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