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Metro completes installation of protective barriers on over 2,000 buses to enhance driver safety

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Metro completes installation of protective barriers on over 2,000 buses to enhance driver safety

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  • Metro has retrofitted over 2,000 buses with protective barriers in response to increasing attacks on transit operators.
  • The project, initiated in 2022, gained urgency following a fatal stabbing of a driver in April 2024.
  • This makes Metro the first transit agency in the U.S. to implement such safety measures, comprised of tempered glass and steel.
  • Reported assaults on bus operators have dropped 58% in enclosed buses, although general crime on buses has increased.
  • Metro is also piloting a weapons detection program to enhance safety further for both drivers and passengers.

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