3F requires action following the murder of the Flextrafik-driver

Safety for Flextrafik drivers should be increased following the murder of a Flextrafik chauffeur

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3F demands action after murder of Flextrafik chauffeur

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The security of Flextrafik drivers should be increased following the murder of a 27-year-old chauffeur by a passenger with a mental illness.

His brother, who was also his employer, is calling today for it to be too dangerous to drive with passengers with mental illnesses.

- It is far too dangerous to drive for Flextrafik when you have to have mentally ill passengers. There is no security for the driver or other passengers picked up on the road, says Mohammd Abu Sweid.

And he is backed up by the trade association for bus and taxi drivers, Dansk PersonTransport, which does not believe that the security is good enough for drivers.

- At least not when driving with this specific group of citizens, because they can be unpredictable to drive with, says Trine Wollenberg, vice director.

The same tones are heard from the union 3F.

- There is no equipment in the cars other than the key to start the car and maybe a mobile phone to call for help in case of emergency, says Jørn Hedengran, negotiations secretary in 3F Transport Group.

Jørn Hedengran, negotiations leader in 3F demands action from the Transport Minister.

- We have been calling on politicians about Flextrafik being a very tough industry, and we have done so for more than 10 years. Now they must see that they need to help the worst and do something about it, says Jørn Hedengran.

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Only specially trained drivers should drive with mentally ill

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Today there is a special offer for driving with school children and disabled people. The same should apply to driving with people with mental illnesses, thinks Jørn Hedengran.

- So we know that we drive with mentally ill people, so we can send the drivers off with the right education that they lack to perform the job.

3F will hold a hearing with drivers in June and then present the proposal to Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen (V).

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> Now I hope he (Transport Minister red) gets a hearing apparatus, so he can

> hear, that it is necessary, for now there is all on the table.

> Jørn Hedengran, negotiations leader 3F Transport Group

- Now he has been tone-deaf regarding all other proposals, so now I hope he gets a hearing apparatus, so he can hear, that it is necessary, for now there is all on the table, says Jørn Hedengran from 3F.

The trade association Dansk Persontransport thinks positively about the proposal from 3F.

- That, we think, can be a good idea. Especially because there is actually a need for the drivers to be better equipped to handle this group of citizens, says vice director Trine Wollenberg.

She adds that it will also increase safety for other passengers who are driven with Flextrafik, if it becomes a special ride with mentally ill people.

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It is important to ensure drivers' knowledge about mental illness

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General Secretary in Better Psychiatry Jane Alrø Sørensen thinks positively about 3F's proposal.

- It is a deeply tragic event that I have been very affected by. And I think immediately, it sounds like a good idea to make transport of people with serious mental illness a special offer and to ensure that drivers have knowledge about and understanding of mental illness.

Jane Alrø Sørensen warns against spreading a misunderstanding that people with mental illness are dangerous.

- They are not. But there can unfortunately arise dangerous situations if people with serious mental illness do not receive the treatment they need.

- In addition to ensuring the safety of the Flextrafik drivers, we must also focus on improving treatment, because it is ultimately that which will prevent the dangerous situations.

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No prospect of changes

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Movia informs DR that they are the ones who conduct the bidding on behalf of the region, and patient transport is offered collectively. It is in connection with the visit of the patient that a position is taken on whether the patient can travel with others.

The Prehospital Center in Region Zealand writes to DR that they are affected by the event and take it very seriously, and therefore it is positive that Movia has invited the industry's parties to a meeting about the case.

- In general, we can inform that if we have prior knowledge or assess that a citizen is dangerous or out of control, we contact the police. We do not send personnel if we have knowledge or suspicion that there will be a risk for the personnel.

Therefore, Region Zealand does not believe there is a basis for creating a special offer for transport for psychiatric patients.

Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen (V) is in Greenland and has not had the opportunity to respond.

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