I suppose there is a certain amount of security gained by the presence of a
bus or LRT operator. However, bus drivers are usually pretty busy paying
attention to their driving to have a whole lot of time for security duties.
To what extent are operators trained for, capable of, or expected to perform
security duties? I was thinking more along the lines of security measures,
like real, trained security personnel, used to protect both riders and
operators. Just curious and posing the question.
Dave Stack
Harrison
> From: Tim Bonham >
>> It seems obvious to me that the bus drivers & riders will come out much
better than LRT in this. After all, you will have 1 LRT driver for several
hundred passengers, vs. about 2 or 3 dozen passengers / driver on the bus
system. So based just on these numbers, the bus system is likely to be
spending much more per passenger mile on security. >>
