City Considers Partitions For Bus Drivers
To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.
Then come back here and refresh the page.
Partitions to separate bus drivers from passengers are being tested in the wake of a driver's stabbing death in Brooklyn.
The move stems from an incident involving Edwin Thomas, who was driving a B-46 bus in Bedford Stuyvesant on December 1 when police said a man boarded through the back door without paying and asked for a free transfer.
Investigators said Thomas refused and was stabbed to death.
The Transit Workers Union and transit officials are testing out the partitions in the Flatbush Depot, where Thomas worked.
They said partitions are already in buses or are already being tested in Chicago, Washington, Milwaukee and Baltimore.
The groups are also considering changes in fare policies to reduce assaults and creating automatic systems to reduce interaction with passengers.
Horace Moore is charged in connection with Thomas's death and is being held without bail.