Bus Safety

• Safety measures to be introduced on Winnipeg buses next month part of larger transformative plan

  Starting next month, Winnipeg transit users will start to see changes being implemented to make riding the bus safer and — eventually — more convenient.

  Traffic

  Jan 10
  
• Assaults, safety concerns lead to bus driver shortage, says Winnipeg transit union

  Winnipeg Transit is dealing with a shortage of drivers, and the union says many bus operators workers have retired early or quit over safety. 'This is not what we signed up for.'

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
  
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• Transit solutions a key focus for Winnipeg mayoral candidates

  With the municipal election just around the corner, a key issue for many Winnipeg residents -- and the city's mayoral candidates -- is improving the city's transit system.

  Politics

  Oct 6, 2022
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• Saskatoon transit safety report being built to address violence, harassment

  Saskatoon Coun. David Kirton shared transit safety concerns from local bus operators, noting windows have been shot out with a firearm and workers have been held up at gunpoint.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2022
• Edmonton mom concerned by response to LRT safety concern

  Jennifer Richardson and her 15-year-old daughter were riding the LRT in Edmonton on Friday when they say a man got on board with a knife and stabbed seats on the train.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022
• Winnipeg Transit set to install emergency safety signals on city buses

  The systems will give drivers the ability to signal the public outside the bus that emergency help is needed, as well as alert the Transit Control Centre.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2021
• Manitoba school bus drivers worry about lack of enforcement of COVID-19 rules

  CUPE is calling for more action to ensure coronavirus safety protocols are enforced on school buses when schools reopen in Manitoba Sept. 8.

  Education

  Aug 27, 2020
• 28 dead after bus plunges into ravine in Indonesian island

  Survivors told authorities that the vehicle’s brakes apparently malfunctioned, but police were still investigating the cause of the accident, officials said.

  World

  Dec 24, 2019
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• MPs studying bus safety not calling for mandatory seatbelts on school buses

  The House of Commons transportation committee launched an investigation into bus safety, including on school buses, following the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan last year that killed 16 people and injured 13.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2019
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• First safety shields installed on Winnipeg Transit buses

  The shields will be installed on all 630 city buses at a rate of 15 per week.

  Politics

  Jun 6, 2019