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9 July uly – 15 July 201 2013 01 13
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Taxis rank troubles
Drivers dodge rocks, eggs
Accident in waiting: Taxi driver Peter Middleton is worried about the condition of the road and footpath near the King St, Hastings, taxi rank.
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By Keith Platt HASTINGS taxi drivers say their passengers are being put at risk by crumbling bitumen and an uneven concrete footpath at the King St taxi rank. “The asphalt is coming apart; it’s not disabled friendly,” taxi driver of 10 years Peter Middleton said. He said the rank was unpopular with drivers because their vehicles were often the target of youngsters throwing rocks and eggs. “Our taxis also obscure the view [along King St toward High St] for drivers exiting the Coles car park.” Mr Middleton said state government money spent on a taxi rank near the shop in West Park by Mornington Peninsula Shire “should have been used down here”. “Go and have a look, there are never any taxis parked there.” Mr Middleton estimated there were up to 10 “kids” aged 12 to 15 who aimed missiles at taxis. “No one will park here at the King St rank at night because of them,” he said. “The lighting is bad and at night kids are throwing things at taxis. “They throw rocks, there have been some eggs and I had a water bomb thrown at me during the day on a Sunday.” A spokesman for Hastings police said there had been no reports of attacks on taxi drivers. The shire’s infrastructure strategy manager Alison Leighton said the shire would “inspect the site with a view to identifying improvements that may be made”. “Sooner or later an older person will fall and break some bones because of the hole in the road and uneven concrete,” Mr Middleton said. “It’s getting beyond a joke. Footpaths have been fixed elsewhere, but not here.” Mr Middleton said the shire needed to clean up the area around the taxi rank. “It needs to be disabled-friendly, the maxi cabs have to go into the Coles car park to load and unload scooters. “The rank needs a complete makeover.”
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