LOS ANGELES—With bus operators leaving Metro at higher rates than they’re being hired, the transit agency will temporarily reduce bus service beginning Feb. 20 to avoid more unexpected cancellations. The Metro Board of Directors voted last Thursday to reduce service due to a bus operator shortage. Between Dec. 13 and Jan. 12, several bus lines…
Woman Neglected by Mom With Addiction Reunites With Bus Driver Who Saved Her 30 Years Ago
Noticing a 4-year-old on her school bus route living in an unsafe home situation, a New Bedford bus driver stepped in. She may not have known it at the time, but her intervention changed the little girl and her two sisters’ fate for the better. Thirty years on, Kathy Neves and now-34-year-old Amanda Joseph have reunited….
Rhode Island Bus Driver Spots Man About to Jump off Bridge—so She Gets Out, Saves His Life
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) commended a bus driver for preventing a man from jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. The driver is being recognized for “exemplary compassion and selflessness” for intervening and saving the man’s life. “To say she went above and beyond is an understatement,” RIPTA’s chief executive officer, Scott…
School Principal Gets Behind the Wheel to Take Students Home Amid Bus Driver Shortage
A Montgomery County elementary school principal takes bus driver shortage into her own hands by getting behind the wheel and becoming a certified bus driver herself. Now, she is not only driving students home after school but also working to raise awareness about the issue. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) said in a statement that Emily Clark,…
Bus Driver Takes Detour So Woman Could Visit Mom in Care Home During COVID Pandemic
When a south Belfast bus driver encountered a woman who’d gotten on the wrong bus, he soon discovered why her simple mistake left her panicking and in tears. The woman, Jacqueline Mason, was heading to visit her 79-year-old mother at Bradley Manor care home on Dec. 9, 2020. But restrictions due to the pandemic strictly…
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