Ed Drass Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I've just checked the GTA forum for any mention of other transit agencies that have installed or are considering plastic barriers for bus drivers. Found no results for non-416 properties... The last time I asked about this it seemed TTC was one of few properties in North America with similar plans. Is Toronto such a rough town that driver assaults are worse here? I do recall a reference to Mississauga Transit having a few shields in place -- is that a figment? Updates appreciated. Ed Drass 416-922-0077 eddrass@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransferCutter Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Mississauga Transit does not have any. They are not even looking into them. They feel driver training to aviod a conflict is better. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VIII Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I've just checked the GTA forum for any mention of other transit agencies that have installed or are considering plastic barriers for bus drivers. Found no results for non-416 properties...The last time I asked about this it seemed TTC was one of few properties in North America with similar plans. Is Toronto such a rough town that driver assaults are worse here? I do recall a reference to Mississauga Transit having a few shields in place -- is that a figment? Updates appreciated. Ed Drass 416-922-0077 eddrass@hotmail.com Probably what you heard about Mississauga was that all of our buses have draft doors that extend from the farebox to the wall behind the operator. Another thing you might have heard about is a problem that several operators have had where their wallet or other items gets stolen while hanging inside their compartment behind their seat. There is a partition there, however there is finger space around the grab bar where the two perpendicular partitions meet, allowing thieves to reach in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YRT-Guy Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 York Region - absolutely no plans at all (and in my opinion not needed AT ALL [at least currently]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Mississauga Transit does not have any. They are not even looking into them. They feel driver training to aviod a conflict is better. Go figure. Unless you have operators who's too militant. Then there's the "hot head" passengers and those ones are in a rare cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 York Region - absolutely no plans at all (and in my opinion not needed AT ALL [at least currently]) YRT has installed a new prototype. Any passengers without valid fare will be denied boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 YRT has installed a new prototype. Any passengers without valid fare will be denied boarding. lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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