woman was screaming and yelling and preventing bus from moving http://t.co/rsDDMhylon
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
FREE NEEDLES AT MAX PLATFORM http://t.co/7EgB4jCj67
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
RIDER TELLING DRIVER SHE'S GONNA CALL ON HIM http://t.co/D0GtLNimsy
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
ST CAR IS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION http://t.co/xXzPf68NgR
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
BUS DRIVER VS BUS DRIVER http://t.co/a7EJ6aeWd5
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
BUS DRIVER GETS ACCUSED OF USING CELL PHONE (or something like that) http://t.co/jxYrMjgl4l
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
SAM FINDS BADGE FOR CORDONBLUE http://t.co/GYb35WVerU
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
MAN BOARDS MAX WITH SWORD http://t.co/l4TLVdEpos
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
MAYHEM ON MAX http://t.co/ihyZRdtk3x
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
'ST CAR SMELL IS SO REPULSIVE I ALMOST PUKED' http://t.co/rKhZ6P4F52
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
WOMAN HAVING SEIZURE ON MAX TRACKS http://t.co/muWdp1vrHl
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 30, 2014
MAN RUNNING AROUND TRACKS ACTING CRAZY http://t.co/TabMeNelFC
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
MAN TRIPS ON RAMP GOES HEAD FIRST INTO FARE BOX http://t.co/Qqg5FBHyxM
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
BLIND WOMAN KICKS THE TRAIN http://t.co/xiw4CCORf2
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
trimet employee pissess off max driver http://t.co/MbKg9pAuGN
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
man+woman almost get hit by max http://t.co/Hylr8SWs4Y
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
Bike almost gets hit by max http://t.co/vkW1GCROd5
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
dispute on max with bicyclist http://t.co/ZAC2i1sc0o
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
KID BREAKS MAX WINDOW http://t.co/MfVyuPLlfv http://t.co/0UJiG71NyZ
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
MAX TRAIN IS LEAKING http://t.co/QBqNJAvqnP
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) May 29, 2014
And there are plenty more tweets HERE
I'd sure like to know why TriMet doesn't have any heavy-haul wreckers of its own. Metro does. LACMTA does. SFMTA does. TriMet, on the other hand, seems to need to call out some company (at who knows what cost) to rescue stranded buses.
ReplyDeleteBUT...TriMet sure loves its MAX rescue vehicles (one of which is a one million dollar Brandt Road-Rail), and another is a German-made Mercedes-Benz Unimog.
Not saying it's a fatal flaw, but not only would TriMet have to purchase the vehicle, they would also have to train and certify employees to use it, and have them be available to make a trip. While it's still commercial driving, I think operating a flat bed trailer is different from operating a bus.
ReplyDeletePlus, I'd bet the tow company employees get compensated less than what a mechanic does.
As for MAX, it's not like there's outside companies that could readily do it at a moment's notice, with employees qualified on the system.