Staff of NS and ProRail had previously attended a meeting where people suspected of assaulting a driver and conductor had encountered in Almelo station © ANP.
The Dutch Railways will consult with the police and local authorities whether it makes sense to conductors from rest with a small camera. For summer there is clarity.
Or conductors really called bodycam to start wearing their uniform, however, depends on all other measures that the government, NS, rail manager ProRail and unions take the time to come to counter violence in public transport. That said Wilma Mansfield State (Infrastructure) today in the House.
The opposition parties CDA and PVV urged her into the cameraatjes to prevent possible violence from aggressive passengers. According to CDA MP Sander de Rouwe people think it twice if they see that they are being filmed.
Affordable
His PVV colleague Barry Madlener indicates that Images can be used in the identification of suspects and evidence against them. ,, It is a very affordable and effective method to detect offenders. In America it is successfully applied, ” said Madlener.
The CDA also wants the bodycam at an impending escalation of a situation can be directly looked at the emergency room so quickly gain can be controlled.
Mansfield further announced that the fines for black riding the train may go up. Now it costs 35 euros. At the request of the government parties VVD and PvdA Mansfield is investigating whether the fine is effective and to what extent this is the case. A penalty according to her ,, an effective incentive ” to prevent fare evasion.
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