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When an 80-year-old parishoner with a memory impairment went missing after church services, Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service driver Maureen Wilcheck put out a radio call to other drivers and within minutes, driver Lori Brooks spotted the man.
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The driver asks a man, who is overheard by passengers talking on a cell phone about blowing up the bus, to leave the bus. When he refuses, the driver asks the riders to evacuate the bus and calls the police, who arrive immediately.
Read More →The 2011 accident that Kin Yiu Cheung was involved in killed four riders. The Virginia Court of Appeals rejected his claims that prosecutors did not prove he demonstrated reckless disregard for human life, saying there was substantial evidence that Cheung knew he was in no condition to drive.
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Although the implementation of automated vehicles on a large scale is probably 20 years or more in the future, it is a subject that will get increased attention in the next few years. So, what does this have to do with public transportation? No one has a crystal ball on this subject, but it is worth considering the possible changes that could impact the use and provision of public transit.
Read More →Darnell Barton, a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority bus operator, was taking 20 students home from school we he spotted the woman perched outside the guardrail over the expressway and coaxed her away from danger. After Barton gave a statement to the police, he continued driving his route.
Read More →He told police at the scene of the accident that he had been drinking coffee, began coughing and lost consciousness. The bus veered off the interstate and flipped over in the Sept. 14 crash, injuring at least 35 people.
Read More →Rallying to demand safer buses after eight drivers were attacked by riders and hospitalized in the past nine months. The drivers hope the rally inspires Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to take steps to improve safety.
Read More →Patricia Adams, a former school bus driver, has been transporting 30 to 40 people daily to physical therapy, dialysis and doctors appointments safely for six years.
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Not having a car, ability to get around without driving and gas expense were reasons cited for not obtaining license.
Read More →Several passengers called 911 to report Steven Forrest McKinley II’s impaired driving while other passengers asked him to stop the vehicle. His breath alcohol content was determined to be 0.341.
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