On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:14 PM, t.piwowar<[email protected]> wrote > This one was reading a book.
Allegedly reading a book is more like it. An investigation is underway during which time the operator is niot allowed to drive a bus. I believe that transit authorities are only admitting that the operator of the bus was photographed "holding" a book. The photo by itself apparently does not offer convincing evidence that the driver was actually "reading" the book. Perhaps it was absolutely clear to the person that the driver was reading, but the photo apparently fails to convincingly show that to be the case at the moment the photo was taken. If such convincing and absolute proof is going to be required at every turn in any such instance, noting is ever going to be done about the problem...if it is a problem. I have seen many a Metro bus driver in and around the DC area talking on their cell phones after the ban was instituted a few years ago, and surely numerous others saw the same thing and reported it, but it was seemingly never sufficient to really put the fear of getting caught into those operators. It is going to be a difficult nut to crack. Perhaps technology can help. Most buses are being fitted with cameras these days taht are trained on the passenger section. Why not have one focused on the operator that randomly takes a snapshot, not a movie. A truly random sequence of shots, wholly unpredictable, could create enough anxiety in those who would be tempted to cause them to not do it. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
