CELLPHONE ON DRIVING * USA - T has disciplined dozens for use on job
Suspension, firing, among penalties
Boston,CT,USA -Associated Press/Boston.com, by Steve LeBlanc -June 29, 2008: -- Dozens of MBTA bus drivers and subway operators have been disciplined for using cellphones while on the job during the past 2 1/2 years... Records obtained by the Associated Press show that penalties for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority drivers ranged from a day's suspension to, in at least one case, the firing of a subway operator... Use of a cellphone by drivers is considered a safety violation and is strictly prohibited by MBTA employee rules. It can lead to suspension and dismissal in the case of repeated violations... At least 44 individual drivers have been cited by T officials since January 2006. About three-quarters of the disciplinary actions involved bus drivers. One of the suspensions was later rescinded... (Picture: AZjamon.com)Labels: cell phones ban
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