tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post9169490975577708365..comments2023-12-02T02:39:47.828-08:00Comments on RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: Sapporta and Lomax talk about Trimet fatalitiesAl Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-58433343636787271122016-01-12T13:44:39.066-08:002016-01-12T13:44:39.066-08:00From my correspondence with Day, you're correc...From my correspondence with Day, you're correct, she was treated horribly by TriMet. It seemed Sandi received very little support from ANYONE ...the Union, the police, and even co-workers. And of course, gauging from public comments in the media, most wanted her thrown in jail and charged with murder. I'm sure to this day, she feels literally ostracized from society. <br /><br />Those who follow <a href="http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=16092&p=683648" rel="nofollow">my comments on the CPTDB forum</a> know that I believe that Sandi Day was not materially at fault for what happened. TriMet was negligent in not supplying Sandi with safe equipment to drive. They knew operators had voiced complaints that the left mirror was blocking vision during left turns especially for drivers who are short in stature. A previous TriMet pedestrian fatality accident had taken place where the driver cited the mirror and A-pillar as the cause for not being able to see a pedestrian when making a left turn and even then, they failed to make changes to their equipment. Instead, they stressed it's the driver's responsibility to compensate for this faulty equipment by rocking-and-rolling in the seat and consequently focused on retraining operators instead of making substantive changes to the equipment. So not only do they put all the responsibility on the driver but by not addressing their inability to provide safe equipment to drive, set the stage for putting all the blame on the driver in future similar accidents. <br /><br />Shelly Lomax may be a nice and moral individual outside her work life --I don't know-- but her comments and inactions sicken me to the point where I just about become physically ill when observing her unethical behavior and incompetence. Lomax and Sapporta compromise the safety of the public. The blood of the next pedestrian killed by a left-turning TriMet bus will be on their hands but I'm sure they won't care and will continue to put the entire blame on the operator involved. always roaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616661692680890381noreply@blogger.com