Comments on: Transit begins bus partition trial program

By: Adding cameras to better protect bus drivers :: Second Ave. Sagas

Adding cameras to better protect bus drivers :: Second Ave. Sagas — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:43:16 +0000

[...] to death by a passenger who refused to pay his fare. It took over a year for the MTA to being a driver partition pilot program, and the unions have been pushing the MTA to improve bus driver safety in the interim. Today, we [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:03:32 +0000

The partitions are to protect the drivers from the passengers, not vice versa. Edwin Thomas was killed by a passenger who didn’t pay his fare and then asked for a transfer.

By: AML

AML — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:30:31 +0000

More cost effective to pay for etiquette classes for all the bitter and rude drivers… or muzzles. Driving in the city IS stressful, I know, but there are much worse jobs to be had. And that pay MUCH less.