Months after driver’s death, King County Metro installs safety partitions on buses

Metro shows off rugged new driver-protection barriers

Dozens of rechargeable buses have been ordered with the new clear barriers, while hundreds of older hybrid buses will be retrofitted soon, Metro says.

New safety barriers coming to 1,300 King County Metro buses after operator feedback

The goal is to evaluate the best design to increase driver protection from assaults while maintaining passenger accessibility and comfort.

Months after driver’s death, King County Metro installs safety partitions on buses

Over 1,000 Metro buses get new safety barriers to protect drivers amid assaults.

King County Metro to install operator safety partitions fleetwide

This media release was originally posted on King County Executive News on June 10, 2025. SUMMARY King County Executive Shannon Braddock has committed to adding safety partitions to Metro’s entire fleet of roughly 1,400 buses to improve safety conditions for bus operators. Following a recent order of 89 new buses with partitions, Metro is exploring…