11-24-2017, 12:16 PM
If the perception is that the driver faces such a high likelihood of assault that he needs to be behind glass, it would follow that riders face a significant chance of assault, too. But it's not true.
The world hasn't really changed all that much. For most Canadians, the crime rate now is lower than at any point in their lives. But most wouldn't believe that if you told them. I don't know if it's that they watch too much tv, or what. But we're fortunate enough to live in a very safe country, and it seems to me a lot of people don't recognize that.
Maybe bus drivers in Waterloo face disproportionately high instances of serious assault such that they really do need to be separated from the people they're serving. I don't know. The union doesn't seem to know, either, or they might have cited some numbers instead of just pointing to a few instances in Winnipeg.
The world hasn't really changed all that much. For most Canadians, the crime rate now is lower than at any point in their lives. But most wouldn't believe that if you told them. I don't know if it's that they watch too much tv, or what. But we're fortunate enough to live in a very safe country, and it seems to me a lot of people don't recognize that.
Maybe bus drivers in Waterloo face disproportionately high instances of serious assault such that they really do need to be separated from the people they're serving. I don't know. The union doesn't seem to know, either, or they might have cited some numbers instead of just pointing to a few instances in Winnipeg.