Coast mountain bus company cmbc statistics show there were 116 such assaults in 2012, 30 fewer than the year before and a 52 per cent reduction from a high of 242 in 2006. Posted in rvancouver by uherp0nderings 17 points and 28 comments. Coast mountain bus driver charged with assault huffpost canada. Assaults against bus drivers are on the decline, dropping to the lowest level in seven years, says translink.
Coast mountain bus driver charged with assault huffpost. A major pilot took place in 2015 and 2016 between bc transit and translinks coast mountain bus company. On arrival, a 59yearold man was discovered out the front of the business with a broken leg. Mar 20, 2014 two sisters accused of punching and dragging a female coast mountain bus driver by the hair made a brief court appearance in vancouver provincial court wednesday. Translinks largest operating company, coast mountain bus company ltd. Nov 08, 2017 a port moody woman has been sentenced to 14 days in jail and one year of probation for spitting on a bus driver. Contracted companies, including west vancouver blue bus and community shuttle services, operate the remaining four per cent of regional bus service. The launch included members of the transit police, coast mountain bus company and unifor 111. Nov 20, 2019 were just asking for access to warm running water and soap in a working city, said the vancouver bus driver of 15 years in an interview today. A 21yearold man apologized inside vancouver courts on tuesday for decking a burnaby bus driver in the head last year. The driver of the 97 bline was pulling away from the.
Man who punched bus driver spared jail time due to his native. Translink to test new barriers to prevent bus driver assaults. According to transit police the suspect, mohammed sahib, allegedly first harassed and then groped the driver between the legs. Surrey rcmp is investigating brian batke, 72, on allegations of sexual assault and sexual exploitation. Translink pushes for stiffer sentences for attacks on bus. Woman sentenced to jail for spitting on bus driver. According to data provided by translink, the regional transit authority, there were 89 assaults last year on drivers who work for coast mountain. Apology from attacker in vicious bus driver assault ctv news. A video sent to news 1 shows a bus driver yelling at a passenger to get off the bus, apparently after she assaulted him. Female bus driver assaulted in maple ridge ctv news. Investigations launched after cknw reporter assaulted on a bus. Assaulted driver argues plastic shields wont protect transit workers.
Transit police transview we search the world for public. Coast mountain bus company cmbc is the contract operator for bus transit services in metro vancouver and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the south coast british columbia transportation authority, known locally as translink, the entity responsible for public transit in the region. Serious assault, acacia ridge queensland police news. Over the years, coast mountain has also brought in onboard security cameras, gps radio systems, assault alarms, driver training, more transit security and police, and run public information. Bus driver sexually assaulted while driving on lougheed highway. Jan 28, 2020 vancouver union, transit push for more female bus driver protection coast mountain bus co.
Translink bus driver sexually assaulted while operating bus. Translink spokesperson anne drennan says investigations have been launched to determine what happened, who was responsible, and what could have been done. Man who avoided jail for vicious attack on coast mountain bus driver back in court tuesday jail will give him some time to consider what hes done to. Surrey rcmp says hes facing one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.
Several cmbc bus operators who have been the victims of assault and harassment on the job were present. Minutes before boarding a coast mountain bus at a burnaby bus loop, charles dixon told reporters that vancouver provincial court judge karen walker should have sent del. Brian batke, 72, is a former elder with the cloverdale christian fellowship church, and currently a bus driver with the coast mountain bus company. Apology from attacker in vicious bus driver assault. Former surrey church elder, coast mountain bus driver. A surrey man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a translink bus driver tuesday night, according to transit police and the vancouver. Increasing violence on public transportation desi today magazine. Also have a system in place to evaluate drivers what they well when driving daily as bus drivers not only to call drivers in when some.
Man who viciously attacked coast mountain bus driver. A bus driver was allegedly assaulted in surrey late wednesday night at a stop on 144th street. Dec 19, 2017 two separate investigations have been launched after a cknw reporter was loudly and repeatedly verbally assaulted on a bus while coming to work wednesday morning. New door to protect bc transit drivers from assaults cbc. The last thing you want is for a fully loaded bus to go out of control. Coast mountain bus company is the contract operator for bus transit services in metro vancouver and is a wholly. Nov 10, 2007 teenage girls assault bus driver on halloween night, bus torched. Burnaby bus driver returns to work, takes aim at injustice. The incident took place in june of 2016 on the 97 bline in coquitlam. Assaulted driver argues plastic shields wont protect transit. On friday, translink confirmed they received a report that a bus driver was hit on the arm by a. Being a bus driver is probably one of the most stressful job youll find.
An attack on a female bus driver in maple ridge friday night has other drivers calling for action. Mar 26, 20 man who avoided jail for vicious attack on coast mountain bus driver back in court tuesday jail will give him some time to consider what hes done to not only myself and my son, but others. Suspect sought after bus driver assaulted in west kelowna. Mar 27, 2014 bus driver punched, nose broken in surrey. Safety on the job for bus drivers is back in the news after police say a translink driver was assaulted in vancouver while behind the wheel late. Batke is a former church elder and has been a bus driver with coast mountain bus company for. The assault happened one day after workers at coast mountain bus company, which provides bus service throughout most of metro vancouver and operates the seabus, gave the company 72hour. Union calls for action after multiple recent assaults on b. Bus driver sexually assaulted while driving on lougheed. Video of passenger spitting on driver highlights tough conditions for. Coast mountain bus company will be investigating to see exactly what the. Vancouver man charged after spitting on multiple people throughout the day. Assaulted driver argues plastic shields wont protect.
Teenage girls assault bus driver on halloween night, bus. Cmbc, operates over 96 per cent of the regions bus service including stateoftheart clean diesel buses and zeroemission trolleys. Mar 30, 2017 derek stewart, manger of environmental sustainability at coast mountain bus company says the new design is a good shield to serve as a barrier between the driver and potentially violent passengers. Vancouver union, transit push for more female bus driver protection coast mountain bus co. Its only a matter of time before someone is killed as a result of a bus driver being assaulted on a moving bus, authorities say. A coast mountain bus driver has been charged with assault after an alleged runin with an angry skateboarder who missed his bus in burnaby. Del louie, who assaulted coast mountain bus company bus driver, charles dixon, arrives at the provincial criminal court for his sentencing. Police are investigating after a man was assaulted in acacia ridge overnight. Bus driver assault in vancouver once again raises safety concerns. Why bus drivers are striking its not just about money. According to translink, there have been 72 assaults. Crazed passenger spits on translink bus driver vancouver. Derek stewart, manger of environmental sustainability at coast mountain bus company says the new design is a good shield to serve as a barrier. New door to protect bc transit drivers from assaults cbc news.
Molly robinson, 20, and delores pearl robinson, 22, who are both charged with one count of assault, made separate appearances before. Coast mountain bus company spokesman derek zabel said the assault happened shortly after 6. The coast mountain bus company said monday that violent passengers have grabbed steering wheels and drivers have been punched about 10 times this year as buses travel through busy streets. A bus driver brutally assaulted over 14 months ago used his return to work monday to bitterly criticize the judge who handed his assailant an 18month conditional sentence.
Unifor, which represents the workers with coast mountain bus. Man who punched bus driver spared jail time due to his native ancestry. The metro vancouver transit police launched dont touch the operator a public awareness campaign regarding assaults and harassment on bus operators. Halloween was a true fright night for a coast mountain bus company driver who was assaulted by a group of youths and had her milliondollar trolley vandalized and set on fire in east vancouver. Jan 20, 2017 a man is in custody after he allegedly sexually assaulted a bus driver while she was driving east along lougheed highway last week. Were just asking for access to warm running water and soap in a working city, said the vancouver bus driver of 15 years in an interview today. Translink to test new barriers to prevent bus driver assaults back to video different types ofbarriers are being considered bycoast mountain bus co. Bus driver punched, nose broken in surrey ctv news. Oct 05, 2018 surrey rcmp is investigating brian batke, 72, on allegations of sexual assault and sexual exploitation. Sisters charged in vancouver bus assault appear in court. Former surrey church elder, coast mountain bus driver charged.
The coast mountain bus company driver was pulling a loaded bus away from a stop in the 9700. Oct 21, 20 a coast mountain bus driver was reportedly assaulted by a passenger in surrey, according to a news release from surrey rcmp. Surrey bus driver and former church elder charged with sex. Coast mountain bus company wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Why bus drivers are striking its not just about money the tyee. Both conventional bus operators and community shuttle operators enjoy flexible schedules, great pay and benefits, future promotional opportunities, and best of all, the chance to meet the commuting public with ridership growing at a rapid speed, our bus operators are ambassadors to our cities. A serial spitter has actually been spitting on people all day. Translink pushes for stiffer sentences for attacks on bus drivers. Del louie, who assaulted coast mountain bus company bus driver, charles dixon, arrives at the. Unfortunately, hampton said, driver assault isnt a rare occurrence aboard translink buses. The coast mountain bus company driver was pulling a. Continues to struggle with the human relationship between bus driver and.
Former surrey church elder, coast mountain bus driver charged with sexual assault. A serial spitter has actually been spitting on people all. Apr 03, 2012 man who punched bus driver spared jail time due to his native ancestry. Translink to install protective shields to protect bus drivers. Nov 12, 2019 coast mountain bus company cmbc is the contract operator for bus transit services in metro vancouver and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the south coast british columbia transportation authority, known locally as translink, the entity responsible for public transit in the region. Minutes before boarding a coast mountain bus at a burnaby bus loop, charles dixon told reporters that vancouver provincial court judge karen walker should have sent del louie to jail. The driver of the 97 bline was pulling away from the lougheed skytrain station with a full bus last tuesday morning, unifor union local president nathan woods told the province. May 01, 2012 a bus driver brutally assaulted over 14 months ago used his return to work monday to bitterly criticize the judge who handed his assailant an 18month conditional sentence. As a system shutdown looms, a driver talks about the stresses of life behind the wheel. Lakota morningstar kakakaway, 22, was convicted for assaulting a coast mountain bus driver on a 97b line bus on june 22, 2016, the transit police said on wednesday. Bus driver attacked on the job in south vancouver ctv news. Coast mountain bus company local business facebook. Aug 22, 2019 over the years, coast mountain has also brought in onboard security cameras, gps radio systems, assault alarms, driver training, more transit security and police, and run public information. Translink demonstrates new barriers to protect bus.
A female coast mountain bus driver was sexually assaulted by a passenger while driving east on lougheed highway jan. No justice after vancouver bus driver assault, caw says. Mar 31, 2014 the metro vancouver transit police launched dont touch the operator a public awareness campaign regarding assaults and harassment on bus operators. According to a news release, 72yearold brian batke has been charged with one count of sexual assault, and one count of sexual exploitation. Charles dixon, 54, who is a bus driver for coast mountain bus company, recovers from another assault at his familys home in burnaby, british columbia, thursday, february 17, 2011. Bus driver assaults steadily going down in metro vancouver. Man who punched bus driver spared jail time due to his. Charles dixon, 54, who is a bus driver for coast mountain bus company, recovers from another. The local union, which represents more than 3,800 coast mountain bus drivers, is seeking changes to the federal criminal code that would ensure assaults of transit operators are treated the same as assaults of police, paramedics and other first responders. Apr 30, 2018 assaulted driver argues plastic shields wont protect transit workers. The big piece here for me, whether its a teacher, nurse or bus driver, no one deserves to be assaulted when they are just trying to do their job.
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