Metro has retrofitted its buses with barriers to protect drivers. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Metro’s fleet of more than 2,000 buses has been fully retrofitted with barriers to protect drivers ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Thursday, the Houston METRO board voted to approve the purchase and installation of 127 more safety barriers to go between the bus operator and the passengers. Back in June ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Metro has finalized the installation of barriers on its entire bus fleet that fully enclose drivers for their protection -- a move prompted by a rise in assaults against bus ...

LA Metro has finished retrofitting its bus fleet with full plexiglass barriers to provide an additional layer of protection for its drivers. Metro announced earlier this week it had completed ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Some Kansas City bus drivers are complaining that their safety is at risk and that turnover will continue if their safety concerns aren’t addressed. Bus operators said they ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (BCN/SJS)– If you drive a VTA bus, sooner or later someone is going to spit on you. “It happens to everybody,” a VTA operator told San Jose Spotlight. The worker requested anonymity ...