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  • A rough road for bus safety - Records show (METRO) drivers had 1,029 wrecks last year (in Houston)

    06/07/2010 11:20:57 AM PDT · by a fool in paradise · 17 replies · 25+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | June 7, 2010, 5:55AM | YANG WANG
    ...On average, that's nearly three accidents or fender benders each day. Two accidents this year involved buses and Metro's light rail — both the result of bus drivers running red lights... The Chronicle's review of accidents, citations and breakdowns involving the Metropolitan Transit Authority's 1,210 buses documented a total of 1,029 wrecks last year. Metro Police classified 338 of them as “preventable,” meaning the bus drivers involved could have taken measures to prevent the accidents; 220 caused at least $1,000 in damages or resulted in people ending up at hospitals. Altogether, at least 334 people were injured in bus or...