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Riders' eyes popped last week when they saw NY1's exclusive video of a motorman who appears to be texting while he's driving a train. But Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Committee Chief Doreen Frasca is taking it a step further.

"I wanted to punch in a wall. It's just outrageous. He should have known better," Frasca said.

The train operator turned himself Friday, hours after being caught on cell phone video by a NY1 viewer. He looks to be running his Number 7 train with one hand and texting with the other. He then puts the phone down only after he sees he's on camera.

"When you're dealing with thousands of people on a train, your mind should be on one thing -- running that train. Not talking to your friends," Frasca said.

"It's just the height of irresponsibility and madness. I think our employees are too smart for that," said New York City Transit Riders Council Chairman Andrew Albert.

Train operators run public transit, but they have a pretty private workspace. On older trains, the compartment doesn't have an inside window. On newer ones, windows are quite small or heavily tinted.

In addition to raising eyebrows, the taped incident raises a question: Should there be a camera in every motorman's cab?

"As we're getting new subway car procurements, I think it might be an interesting thing to put on the list of systems, controls that we'd like to see. For the old ones, it would probably be tough to wire them. So we're relying on the citizenry to see things like this and report it," Frasca said.

"Hey, you've got people's lives in your hands. Hello? It's tantamount to driving. It's like a car," said one subway rider.

Cameras could be installed only if the transit union agrees. The TWU has warned members about using mobile devices. Still, hundreds of bus drivers have been cited. This year, three train operators have been written up. The motorman in the 7 train incident could face a reprimand, be suspended or get fired.

"I hate to say it but this is a clear opportunity to make an example, that this is not to be allowed on the subways," Frasca said.

MTA disciplinary officials will make the call on the motorman, who's been on the job for more than five years. How much longer is to be determined.