The city is considering a pilot project that will see retractable shields installed on 10 Edmonton Transit buses.
Numbers provided by the city show 73 drivers were assaulted in 2017, up from 57 in 2016 and 42 in in 2015.
Most often drivers were punched or spat on, although many were bitten, kicked or had something thrown at them.
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