US EditionMetro completes installation of protective barriers for bus drivers
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Metro completes installation of protective barriers for bus drivers
LA Metro has finished retrofitting its bus fleet with full plexiglass barriers to provide an additional layer of protection for its drivers. Metro announced earlier this week it had completed installation of the barriers on all of its more-than 2,000 buses, making it the first transit agency in the U.S. to equip its entire bus fleet with driver safety barriers. The decision to retrofit the Metro buses with barriers came in the wake of several hi…
Metro stands by its workforce with on-time completion of new barriers to protect bus operators
Metro bus operator Rosaelba Ramírez-Gonzales. Photos by Aurelia Ventura. Rosaelba Ramírez-Gonzales enjoys her job as a Metro bus operator. “I love driving, and being behind the wheel of a 40-foot-long bus makes me feel empowered,” she said. However, the mother of a seven-year-old boy admits that when she started at Metro a year ago, she felt uneasy after hearing about assaults on bus operators. That worry has since faded. “Since the bus barrie…
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