Bus drivers using duct tape to secure dangerous panels that Metro Transit hasn't fixed
Created: January 21, 2021 02:47 PM Bus drivers in the Twin Cities are using duct tape to address a dangerous safety issue that Metro Transit has known about — and even warned drivers about — for several years but has yet to fix. Records obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES show that large metal panels on the sides of some buses are prone to fly open while en route, leaving a three-foot piece of metal sticking out from the side of the bus like a giant knife. The significance of this safety issue first came to light last year after an independent arbitrator reviewed a serious accident inv...
Source: kstp.com