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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

TriMet's Culture of Safety


I didn't know that the TriMet culture of safety involved parking a Supervisor vehicle (by the way it was idling there, not good for conserving fuel either) in a narrow driveway next to a yellow curb - especially when there were all sorts of empty parking spaces at 6:50 PM this evening.

7 comments:

Jason McHuff said...

Did you go ask them? It appears you were right there. Also, it's possible (s)he was observing somebody or something.

Anonymous said...

I know that they have had a rash of dead batteries when they have used the overhead lights and turned the vehicles off. I heard that they were told to leave the vehicles running if the in-vehicle dispatch radios are on or the overhead lights, either one- to prevent dead batteries. Why can't they use heavy duty batteries?

Erik H. said...

Jason, it's not my job to ask him.

I know you like sticking your head in places it doesn't belong, and one day you'll get the shit beat out of yourself for it. (By the way, were you in jail for impersonating a police officer and is that why you needed the ride from the Justice Center to Center Street?)

His job is to follow the rules and if he doesn't I will let the appropriate parties know, which I have done.

Jason McHuff said...

(By the way, were you in jail for impersonating a police officer and is that why you needed the ride from the Justice Center to Center Street?)

No I was not. I have never put on a badge, uniform or otherwise inferred or said I was a police officer.

And since you're being nice enough to respond, what about this situation? I can understand if you don't want to go ask the supervisor who is in their vehicle about something which isn't affecting you, but it seems that asking the operator of the bus that you're on about a seat which you might want to sit in would be different.

Cameron Johnson said...

Now here's one thing that if god forbid Al let the blog go I wouldn't miss.

Anonymous said...

Nor would I..I think these two really do like each other; they act like brothers fighting.

Al M said...

Erik is a hero to many of the Trimet drivers-even I have a hard time dealing with Jason, who is a personal friend of mine