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cupcakelove

02-19-2007, 05:30 AM

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021800489.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021800489.html</a>That's the third person to be killed by a bus in a week. And I remember a few months ago some workers were hit by a train, and I believe one of them died. It seems to me that way too many people are getting hurt and killed by the DC metro. Does this happen as often in New York? Even if it does, the ridership of DC's metro is tiny compared to NY. I take the bus/train at least once week, and my girl uses it to get to and from work every day. This stuff freaks me out. 

This message was edited by cupcakelove on 2-19-07 @ 9:32 AM

sailor

02-19-2007, 05:37 AM

i think it's more stupidity of the people getting killed.  it's not like the bus ran up a curb or something (i think...i just skimmed).

El Mudo

02-19-2007, 05:48 AM

The MetroBus drivers have ALWAYS been awful... One almost ran me off the road once

cupcakelove

02-19-2007, 06:01 AM

sailor wrote: i think it's more stupidity of the people getting killed. it's not like the bus ran up a curb or something (i think...i just skimmed). Last week two people were ran over while walking in a cross walk.  Several witnesses said they driver appeared to be going way to fast.  My experiences have also shown me that DC Metro bus drivers are insane.

Landblast

02-19-2007, 06:09 AM

cupcakelove wrote: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021800489.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021800489.html</a>That's the third person to be killed by a bus in a week. And I remember a few months ago some workers were hit by a train, and I believe one of them died. It seems to me that way too many people are getting hurt and killed by the DC metro. Does this happen as often in New York? Even if it does, the ridership of DC's metro is tiny compared to NY. I take the bus/train at least once week, and my girl uses it to get to and from work every day. This stuff freaks me out. This message was edited by cupcakelove on 2-19-07 @ 9:32 AM<address> WTOP had a bit on this yesterday, thet were saying over half of the ped related deaths are at the fault of the ped.</address><address>The incidents w/ Metro are more publicized because their.... city workers, but within the last year the number of incidents as a whole are up..I think they said 30% </address>

lleeder

02-19-2007, 07:12 AM

I'm so pissed I thought this thread was about soccer

A.J.

02-19-2007, 09:17 AM

cupcakelove wrote: And I remember a few months ago some workers were hit by a train, and I believe one of them died. I know that guy's son.I used to ride the bus when I worked in downtown DC.  I don't miss it one bit.

sailor

02-19-2007, 09:22 AM

houston has a light rail that's supposed to be hyper-dangerous, but i don't know why.  people are getting hit like everyday or sometihng silly like that.

MrPink

02-19-2007, 04:29 PM

If I don't post after my spring break it's because I got killed by the metro!

Fezticle98

02-20-2007, 05:51 AM

I take the bus and metro everyday. My drivers seem to be pretty good, but I usually am not paying too much attention. I tend to be a magnet for cars, even when I'm in a crosswalk, so I'll be extra vigilant.

yomudder21

02-20-2007, 05:59 AM

The WMATA claims that this past incident was the fault of the pedestrian and they were going to treat it that way.LOOK BOTH WAYS!

RicShaw

02-20-2007, 06:08 AM

I like this quote "I totally blame Metro. They are putting drivers out on the street too fast. They're not training these people properly," Sutton said. "Accidents happen, but a big bus like that should have seen her." Maybe SHE should have seen the big bus.

PapaBear

02-20-2007, 06:36 AM

cupcakelove wrote: sailor wrote: i think it's more stupidity of the people getting killed. it's not like the bus ran up a curb or something (i think...i just skimmed). Last week two people were ran over while walking in a cross walk.  Several witnesses said they driver appeared to be going way to fast.  My experiences have also shown me that DC Metro bus drivers are insane. Cupcake is right. Not only was the driver speeding, but the two women were in a cross walk. He's being charged with negligent homicide.

Fallon

02-20-2007, 08:35 AM

Sons of bitch Others!<img src="http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1509/3x08portland665om1.jpg" border="0" />

narc

02-20-2007, 01:28 PM

The Buses are dangerous. I routinely have had bad experiences with them. Most recently I had one where I was trying to change lanes in front of one and the bastard wouldn't let me in. I'm sorry, there's no way a bus driver should drive that aggressively. The metro is pretty safe. It seems like there's an isolated incident every year or so, but it seems pretty few and far between.

MONICA5579

02-20-2007, 02:36 PM

lleeder wrote: I'm so pissed I thought this thread was about soccer I couldn't have said it better myself!!!

sailor

02-20-2007, 05:28 PM

PapaBear wrote: cupcakelove wrote: sailor wrote: i think it's more stupidity of the people getting killed. it's not like the bus ran up a curb or something (i think...i just skimmed). Last week two people were ran over while walking in a cross walk. Several witnesses said they driver appeared to be going way to fast. My experiences have also shown me that DC Metro bus drivers are insane. Cupcake is right. Not only was the driver speeding, but the two women were in a cross walk. He's being charged with negligent homicide. ok, they were in a cross-walk, did he run a red light or were they jaywalking?  or was the bus turning and they had the right-of-way. and here's a link i found for an accident counter for the houston light rail.  (ok, my link button ain't working)http://actionamerica.org/houston/index.shtml