Squeaky Wheels

  • Random passenger searches not required for B.C. transit security Random passenger searches not required for B.C. transit security Doug Kelsey, chief executive of BC Rapid Transit Co. in Vancouver, B.C., says random searches of passengers using SkyTrain, West Coast Express and TransLink are not indicated, based on the current lack of significant security threats. "The cost of inconveniencing the public and needlessly raising the fear level would far outweigh any security benefit," he says. Photo by SqueakyMarmot / Flickr
  • Riding a packed train is no picnic when a fellow passenger vomits Riding a packed train is no picnic when a fellow passenger vomits There's not much wiggle room on crowded Metro Transit trains in Minneapolis, unless you're willing to wait for the next train, which may also be crowded. Problem is, there are no capacity limits on trains. Photo by David Brewster / Star Tribune

Business Update

  • Metro in St. Louis has agreed to purchase video surveillance systems from Safety Vision for 50 paratransit vehicles. Read more...

Turning Points

  • Fighting back againstFighting back against
    a hammer- wielding passenger who was attacking her bus driver, Irena Fodorova is being called a "bus hero" in Toronto. Read about her heroics in this blog posting in the National Post.
  • The grisly slaying
    of a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus has prompted Canadian authorities to take a closer look at over-the-road bus security. Transport Canada has agreed to provide Greyhound with $285,000 to develop a risk assessment and security plan. Read the article.

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