Why are the motor coaches so large, smaller vehicles would be less intrusive?
With operators maximizing vehicle occupancy, smaller vehicles actually would cause upwards of three (3) times as many vehicles to be on the road, increasing the number of trips, potential safety issues, emissions and traffic congestion. • Why do I seem to get all the motor coaches past my house? Why do they not alternate routes? In consultation with the JBNA and the City of Victoria, routes were designed to limit the impact to as few residences as possible. The present routing has been in place for two years and has been reviewed by the Cruise Tourism Partnership, including the JBNA and has been found that it mitigates many of the concerns that previously were issues in the community. • I have read the Cruise Tourism Partnership document and I saw vehicles that were not following the designated routing. Why would this be? Detours along the route are infrequent, however can be caused by road closures, accidents, extra-ordinary traffic congestion or festivals. The members of the CTP will
