“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Saturday, March 5, 2011

TriMet feces fugitive caught, charged with wiping poop on bus driver's seat

Well, i forget if i posted this already on my blog, but here it is--justice!
This was a bus operator i knew and rode with often. I bet he's happy that this kid was caught.

Anatomy of an Ejection

http://pstransitoperators.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/anatomy-of-an-ejection/

Portland Atwitter: this week in microblogging, 2011-03-04

Portland AFoot

TriMet bus gets pushy in Southwest Portland bike lane

I say the bus should have waited. In the video, the bus operator likely could've seen the cyclist and yielded before making the stop. (Has anyone seen the bus surveillance video? Has TriMet released it?) 
That would've been the safer option.

Sure, if the cyclist was far behind the bus and the bus then had to pull into the stop the cyclist would've had to wait or go around to the left, but under these circumstances, the bus operator was at fault. 
I bike a lot around buses and have been doing that for many years and have only had one problem with a TriMet bus (very minor thing with a line 15 bus). 
This incident with the line 54 bus was just a one time incident where the operator made a mistake.

What happened to the Ministry of Propaganda?

They're quiet...too quiet...
JEFF ACKERSON ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE TRIMET'S 'OPEN DOOR' POLICY

Skeptical...

Online poll reveals TriMet riders are skeptical about experiment with audible warning systems

SOPing an intersection

MAX FAQS

LIGHT RAIL, PRIMARY ARTERIAL TRANSPORT

TRANSIT SLEUTH

Wait, C-Tran?

C-Tran could delay vote on funding for MAX light rail extension to Clark County

Very Clear Where TriMet's Priorities Lie

“Obviously, we don’t have money to add back service now,” Fetsch said. “When we  do, our top priority is restoring frequent service on bus lines and rail.” 

Lewis & Clark weekend bus service sought | Oregon Live (Bus line 39)
*sigh* yup, we get it, TriMet. Restoring bus service to lower ridership lines is too much to ask....

Jumping Forwards

Walking the line--for the Bybee MAX station of the future
Ardenwald neighbors propose renaming S.E. Tacoma Street
Survey asks bike commuters, 'are you legal?'

Portland Transport

CRC Surrealism at the Cabinet Meeting
Squaring the circle: The problem of over-constrained projects.
More CRC Happenings

WHY?

Why are low floor buses being run on low volume routes?
Milwaukie monthly light rail meeting: $5 million contribution, TriMet bus service, Waldorf wall
Gas prices push commuters to public transit