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VIDEO: Metrobus Collisions Caught On Camera
WASHINGTON - Metro cameras catch bus drivers crashing into cars, running red lights and hitting people. They captured hundreds of near misses and collisions during a two-month period in August and September. These drive cams as they're called, are triggered by sudden breaking or jerk in movement.
One of the most disturbing videos shows a Metrobus going down the street. The traffic in the right two lanes is stopped, but the bus keeps going. Suddenly you see a man in the crosswalk get clipped. There is a loud thump and riders scream as the bus hits the brakes. Somehow, the man walked away.
Another video clip shows a bus approaching an SUV at a stop sign. It never appears to slow down and slams into the SUV. That causes a chain reaction crash, sending the SUV crashing into the back of a school bus.
These are some of the hundreds of videos first obtained by WTOP radio from bus drive cams. Every bus has one. Metro says the operators in these videos have already faced disciplinary action if warranted.
In some cases, it appears other vehicles cut in front of buses. Drivers may be punished with a warning and suspension. If it happens three times within a year, you're fired, but sometimes it takes just one.
"In the event that the incident is egregious and a huge mistake, then the disciplinary action could be moved up faster and termination could take place earlier," said Jack Requa, Assistant General Manager of Bus Services.
The videos represent the worst of the worst, but Metro says they don't happen very often.
If you look at the numbers, the transit agency has 1,250 buses on the road, making 14,400 trips on weekdays and covering 50 million miles a year.
"I think these are just the rare examples. We have many clips that indicate and show where operators have done the right thing to avoid an incident, an accident: a pedestrian walking into the street, double parked cars, u-turns," Requa said.
But these clips also show accidents do happen. Imagine being a passenger on one bus, shown making a left turn. The operator appears to misjudge the speed of an oncoming car. One minute the bus is turning, the next it is being hit. The sound of screeching tires is heard, people screaming, one woman yells, "Oh my god!"
Despite this, Metro statistics show only two people per million passengers are hurt on buses. In some cases, the video can be used to teach better driving habits.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/traffic/metro_news/video-metrobus-collisions-caught-on-camera-011112#ixzz1jCFCptQn
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Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
dika-dika
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Date: January 11, 2012 06:47PM
VIDEO: Metrobus Collisions Caught On Camera: MyFoxDC.com
VIDEO: Metrobus Collisions Caught On Camera
WASHINGTON - Metro cameras catch bus drivers crashing into cars, running red lights and hitting people. They captured hundreds of near misses and collisions during a two-month period in August and September. These drive cams as they're called, are triggered by sudden breaking or jerk in movement.
One of the most disturbing videos shows a Metrobus going down the street. The traffic in the right two lanes is stopped, but the bus keeps going. Suddenly you see a man in the crosswalk get clipped. There is a loud thump and riders scream as the bus hits the brakes. Somehow, the man walked away.
Another video clip shows a bus approaching an SUV at a stop sign. It never appears to slow down and slams into the SUV. That causes a chain reaction crash, sending the SUV crashing into the back of a school bus.
These are some of the hundreds of videos first obtained by WTOP radio from bus drive cams. Every bus has one. Metro says the operators in these videos have already faced disciplinary action if warranted.
In some cases, it appears other vehicles cut in front of buses. Drivers may be punished with a warning and suspension. If it happens three times within a year, you're fired, but sometimes it takes just one.
"In the event that the incident is egregious and a huge mistake, then the disciplinary action could be moved up faster and termination could take place earlier," said Jack Requa, Assistant General Manager of Bus Services.
The videos represent the worst of the worst, but Metro says they don't happen very often.
If you look at the numbers, the transit agency has 1,250 buses on the road, making 14,400 trips on weekdays and covering 50 million miles a year.
"I think these are just the rare examples. We have many clips that indicate and show where operators have done the right thing to avoid an incident, an accident: a pedestrian walking into the street, double parked cars, u-turns," Requa said.
But these clips also show accidents do happen. Imagine being a passenger on one bus, shown making a left turn. The operator appears to misjudge the speed of an oncoming car. One minute the bus is turning, the next it is being hit. The sound of screeching tires is heard, people screaming, one woman yells, "Oh my god!"
Despite this, Metro statistics show only two people per million passengers are hurt on buses. In some cases, the video can be used to teach better driving habits.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/traffic/metro_news/video-metrobus-collisions-caught-on-camera-011112#ixzz1jCFCptQn
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Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
Shadow
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Date: January 11, 2012 09:37PM
You get what you pay for. Bus drivers aren't exactly paid a fortune. Sucks, but that's the way it is.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
oh
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Date: January 11, 2012 10:23PM
these were pretty funny, not gonna lie.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
the grammar police
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Date: January 11, 2012 10:24PM
that's just terrifying... Bus drivers - especially school bus drivers think they own the road. it's annoying as hell.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
tomahawk
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Date: January 11, 2012 11:32PM
LOL the best part is the voices of the people yelling, "Oh shit!" and "Dayum, dawg, what the fuck?" and at the very end after the collision you hear one of the riders clapping his hands!
Some of those weren't the driver's fault. The idiots on foot or bikes wandering out into a busy road in front of a bus are just asking to get hit.
Some of those weren't the driver's fault. The idiots on foot or bikes wandering out into a busy road in front of a bus are just asking to get hit.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
Vexxxed
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Date: January 12, 2012 07:24AM
Shadow Wrote:
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> You get what you pay for. Bus drivers aren't
> exactly paid a fortune. Sucks, but that's the way
> it is.
50-60K isn't chicken feed for the job they do.
I do know they are told to pick out the most expensive, newest car to cut off when re-entering a roadway. Those types most always yield.
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> You get what you pay for. Bus drivers aren't
> exactly paid a fortune. Sucks, but that's the way
> it is.
50-60K isn't chicken feed for the job they do.
I do know they are told to pick out the most expensive, newest car to cut off when re-entering a roadway. Those types most always yield.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
keep walking
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Date: January 12, 2012 10:24AM
Taking out some the pedestrians that want to play chick would help the area gene pool considerably
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
lamont>
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Date: January 12, 2012 06:17PM
maybe all this poor driving is a result of not getting adequate bathroom breaks and the frustration/distraction of holding it in
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
Take a Stand
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Date: January 12, 2012 06:41PM
the video posted here isn't even the best one.
They driver running the red light, then the passenger said, HEY , YOu just ran a red light, the driver said, NO I didn't!!.. All while you can hear tires screeching and people gasping on the bus.. fucking awesome!.
I think the guy plowing into the SUV in the school zone or the guys crossing in front of on-coming traffic and then just stopping is a close second.. The commentary by the passengers is priceless.
The bus that hits the guy in the cross walk , the pedestrian was at fault on that one..
Remember Domino's getting rid of the 30mins or its free campaign , this made me think of it.. Gotta stay on schedule!!!
They driver running the red light, then the passenger said, HEY , YOu just ran a red light, the driver said, NO I didn't!!.. All while you can hear tires screeching and people gasping on the bus.. fucking awesome!.
I think the guy plowing into the SUV in the school zone or the guys crossing in front of on-coming traffic and then just stopping is a close second.. The commentary by the passengers is priceless.
The bus that hits the guy in the cross walk , the pedestrian was at fault on that one..
Remember Domino's getting rid of the 30mins or its free campaign , this made me think of it.. Gotta stay on schedule!!!
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
safety guy
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Date: January 13, 2012 05:05AM
The drivecam clips shown above are typical of any large fleet. I review hundreds of drivecam clips every day, seems that most of the accelerometer trips that started the videos were not the fault of the driver.
Overall I have found that drive cam causes as much trouble as it saves and causes good drivers to seek employment elsewhere.
Just remember that when you are on the road there is a good chance you are on video these days the drivers have a manuel trigger that they can use and we sometimes send clips to law enforcement when the tag numbers are visable.
Big Brother IS watching.
Overall I have found that drive cam causes as much trouble as it saves and causes good drivers to seek employment elsewhere.
Just remember that when you are on the road there is a good chance you are on video these days the drivers have a manuel trigger that they can use and we sometimes send clips to law enforcement when the tag numbers are visable.
Big Brother IS watching.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
only two months
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Date: January 13, 2012 08:35AM
This video was shot in a two monther period. Yikes.
Many of the accidents look like the crack heads were at fault.
I guess the brothers were not taught to look both ways.
Many of the accidents look like the crack heads were at fault.
I guess the brothers were not taught to look both ways.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
Hay Zeus
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Date: January 13, 2012 08:56AM
The DC D-40 Personal Income Tax form has a Line just for law suit proceeds.
It also seemed like speed was a factor in lot of those accidents.
It also seemed like speed was a factor in lot of those accidents.
Re: Hope Your Metro Bus Ride In Fairfax Isn't Like This
Posted by:
drive scam
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Date: July 08, 2012 11:57AM
Hay Zeus Wrote:
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> The DC D-40 Personal Income Tax form has a Line
> just for law suit proceeds.
>
> It also seemed like speed was a factor in lot of
> those accidents.
Nearly 5% of vehicles have drivecam's in them now. If you are on the road you are on video.
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> The DC D-40 Personal Income Tax form has a Line
> just for law suit proceeds.
>
> It also seemed like speed was a factor in lot of
> those accidents.
Nearly 5% of vehicles have drivecam's in them now. If you are on the road you are on video.