Metro Transit has been busy installing new safety measures to keep drivers safe while on their routes.
Several disturbing videos of Metro Transit bus drivers have surfaced and gone viral in the last month, but sometimes those frightening scenes are a reality for the 1,500 drivers who operate bus routes across the metro.
Employee safety was a key point during negotiations over the latest contract between Metro Transit and the union. Following the negotiations, Plexiglas and bulletproof shields were installed on 21 buses as a part of a new pilot program that was launched to keep drivers safe.
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