Verbale en fysieke agressie naar buschauffeurs lijken niet te dalen, overlastklachten stijgen
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Het Vlaams Belang vindt het dringend tijd om actie te ondernemen tegen geweldplegers en overlastmakers. Buschauffeurs van De Lijn krijgen hier nog steeds veel te veel mee te maken, al is er nu wel een kleine daling te merken in de gemelde gevallen van verbale en fysieke agressie. Zo tonen recente cijfers aan die Vlaams Parlementslid Guy D’haeseleer (Vlaams Belang) opvroeg. “Die daling is relatief. Er moet eindelijk geageerd worden in het belang van de buschauffeurs en de reizigers”, aldus D’haeseleer die er een parlementaire vraag over stelde aan minister van Mobiliteit Lydia Peeters (Open Vld).
In 2018 registreerde men in totaal 2.483 gevallen van geweld, overlast en andere klachten. In 2019 waren dit er 2.647 en voor de eerste drie kwartalen van 2020 stelde men 2.608 gevallen vast. Het vierde kwartaal is niet meegerekend omdat die cijfers nog niet aangeleverd konden worden, zo liet minister Peeters weten. Het aantal fysieke en verbale geweldplegingen is gedaald van 1.510 in 2019 naar - momenteel - 1.234 klachten in 2020. Maar de incidenten van overlast zijn dan weer gestegen van 713 in 2019 naar 890 in 2020. Ook is het aantal ‘andere klachten’ toegenomen van 427 in 2019 naar 484 gevallen in 2020.
Volgens het Vlaams Belang is het dan ook tijd om actie te ondernemen. Aangezien de gevallen voor driekwart van het jaar 2020 nu al bijna gelijk zijn met het aantal in 2019, is het vermoeden sterk dat het aantal gevallen minstens op gelijk niveau zal eindigen.
“Bovendien hebben door de coronacrisis veel minder mensen de bus genomen gedurende de lockdownperiodes en het verplichte thuiswerk”, reageert D’haeseleer. “Dus we hebben sterke vermoedens dat de bedreigingen en risico's voor onze De Lijn-medewerkers niet afnemen.” Het Vlaams Belang zal dan ook minister Peeters verder bevragen en aandringen op maatregelen om deze incidenten te doen stoppen.