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Dozen of bus drivers quit
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Transport problems at the Sydney Games intensified Wednesday when dozens of drivers quit the Olympic bus service, saying they were angry about working conditions and poor organization of timetables. A driver who asked not to be identified told Australian Associated Press that up to 50 drivers failed to turn up to work Wednesday morning, claiming the stress of providing the service was not worth the effort. The Transport Workers' Union called for urgent intervention from Olympic transport organizers after drivers complained about schedules, a lack of meal breaks and other issues. Meanwhile, Australian Olympic team officials urged athletes to show patience with transport delays, despite admitting some problems were "unacceptable." Recently, the Australian gymnastics team was stranded for 90 minutes as it tried to reach its training facility, and one overseas boxing team was kept waiting after its designated driver drove past smiling and waving, mistaking the team's efforts to hail him for a friendly greeting. On Tuesday, British archer Simon Needham suffered minor facial injuries when one bus struck another in the Olympic Village -- the latest in a string of accidents that have hit the Olympic transportation system in the days before the games begin. Last weekend, IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch canceled a tour of the International Broadcast Center because a bus failed to show at his hotel.
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