SAFETY * Canada - Call for transit cameras
Councillor concerned about unprovoked attack on bus
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada -The Edmonton Sun, by RENATO GANDIA -21 Sept 2008: -- At least one civic politician is calling for security cameras to be installed on all city buses following an unprovoked attack on a passenger Friday... Coun. Amarjeet Sohi, a former Edmonton Transit Service driver, said he would like to see buses outfitted with the equipment to prevent unruly behaviour and attacks on passengers and drivers... "I'm always concerned when I hear about attacks and the harassment of passengers, bus drivers and bystanders at transit facilities," Sohi said yesterday...
* Greyhound preparing security risk report for Transport Canada
Ontario,CAN -The Globe and Mail, by CAROLINE ALPHONSO -September 23, 2008: -- Greyhound is examining the safety risks posed to its passengers as the company reels from a second assault on one of its buses in less than two months... Spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said the company is completing a safety and security risk-assessment report for Transport Canada after a receiving a grant of $285,000 from the federal department last year. But she declined to divulge what Greyhound has found, nor would she say if it is considering searching passengers for weapons before they board buses... Her comments come after another attack on a Greyhound bus on Sunday. A man allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old fellow passenger on a bus heading west between Toronto and Winnipeg. Witnesses said the passenger was stabbed in the chest, but police would not confirm a weapon was used...
Labels: buses' safety
posted by Unknown @ 5:16 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home