We're residents depends on privitized Nassau Inter County Express operated by Veolia Transportation, French-based company is not doing very good job with operating safe public transportation in Nassau County.
After Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano break contract with Metropolitan Transportation Authority state agency which once ran Nassau Bus, however new company NICE Bus has serious problem due to lack of budget from Nassau County and Veolia's budget.
NICE Bus has serious problem.
1. Broken down.
2. Buses leave early than timespoint or very late.
3. New inexperience drivers behind the bus and sometimes I caught one of female driver talking on her cell phone while driving the bus which is STATE-WIDE LAW.
4. Wheelchair lift/ramps often broken down as they're used by disabled riders in Wheelchair or lift which is ADA violation.
5. New drivers are not PASSENGER COURTESY.
6. Lack of maintaince by Veolia Transportation.
7. Employees at many business in Nassau, Suffolk and eastern Queens are losing business due to problem with NICE Bus.
8. Able-Ride paratransit often gets delays due to combine trip and sometimes short trip could go 1-hour or 2-hour.
9. Many business employees are forced to take off expensive taxi as result of missing buses or broken down buses.
10. Many business are getting fire due to NICE Bus.
Why is this important?
This is regardding NICE Bus, Nassau Inter County Express operated by Veolia Transportation once operated by MTA Long Island Bus, however still owned by Nassau County.
Veolia Transportation doesn't properly maintant bus service because Nassau County Legislature, Executive and New York State elected officials are treating NICE Bus drivers and passengers poorly.
