Comments on: To protect drivers, bus partitions

By: Artie

Artie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:19:04 +0000

I’m not a big fan of isolating myself behind a sheet of plexiglass while my passengers are exposed to whatever the threat is …
Lets get the D.A’s to prosecute these animals to full extent of the law .. with the same vigor they do when someone assaults a Police officer, Paramedic etc…
It may not stop them but most will think twice before wailing on a Transit Operator in the future

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:44:11 +0000

Even on a low-floor bus, the driver has to get up to strap the wheelchair passenger in.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:14:07 +0000

I’m not privy to such information. I just think that if the bus driver needs to get out of the partition frequently, then it’s not going to be too useful.

By: Chicken Underwear

Chicken Underwear — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:11:50 +0000

I don’t like that so much. I wold like to think that the diver is part of the same environment that the passengers are in. It might not be his/her job to protect me, but I would like the think we are all riding the same bus.

By: AK

AK — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:53:03 +0000

Alon, unless you are privy to information that suggests otherwise, one would imagine that the driver will be able to exit the partition to operate the wheelchair boards. It may take a little longer than the bar that “protects” the driver now, but it’s not like the driver will be stuck in a bubble unable to extricate himself.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:17:27 +0000

High-floor buses need to have the driver operate the wheelchair lift when a passenger in a wheelchair boards. This means that the partition could only work with low-floor buses.