Metro Safety
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Metro Crash Anniversary; School Start Times; Governor's Bowl
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we spoke with David Alpert, Jane Strauss, Ed Leyden. Gabriel Christian, and Cecilia Vergaretti.
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Metro balances track inspection and safety
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Instead of adding a third track worker to alert inspectors to oncoming trains, Metro removed one worker from the position, cutting inspection effectiveness in half.
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Metro engineers out of loop with equipment, safety mods
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Metro potentially violated federal transportation rules for as long as three years by not informing engineering officials when safety equipment and systems were modified
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Report finds fault with Metro's radio system
CommentMetro workers depend on a $60 million radio system in case of emergencies - but the system doesn’t always work because of dead spots, according to Metro’s inspector generals reports.
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Metro workers deal with substandard equipment, faulty radios, insufficient training
CommentABC7's Caroline Lyders reports on the Metro safety hazards that trickled out of the recent inspector general's report.
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Lapses in Metro safety go unreported
Lapses in Metro safety, such as the 2009 Red Line crash and recent documentation of Metro bus operators talking on cell phones and reading books.
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Metro police chief: 'We will definitely look at' random searches
In light of the arrest of Farooque Ahmed on terrorism-related charges yesterday, MTP "will definitely look at" conducting random bag checks.
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Metro to outline safety improvements
Metro's interim general manager is scheduled to appear before a House subcommittee Thursday.
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Task force meeting held to discuss Metro's governance
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board, who had been critical of Metro, on Friday praised the agency's response to an NTSB report.
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Crime increases on Metro
Metro saw a 24 percent increase in crime in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.
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Robberies on the rise at Metro
Metro Transit Police are warning riders to be smart about when and where they use personal electronic devices.
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WMATA to add safety committee, change mission statement
Responding to recommendations from the NTSB, the WMATA Board is expected to create a separate safety committee and change the agency's mission statement to include safety.
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Metro raises rider awareness during National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and Metro aims to raise riders’ awareness of the Metro Transit Police telephone number.
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So Can The Guardian Angels Legally Detain Someone on Metro?
But one DCist commenter on that post was curious: is it actually legal for the Guardian Angels to detain someone.
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Student attacked at Metro station last weekend
Metro Transit Police are investigating the weekend attack of a rider at the Brookland Metro Station.
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The Virginia Square Metro hero speaks
The first thing Dimas Pinzon did when we got him on the phone was ask if we knew how the guy he helped to save was doing.
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2 men injured after late-night assault on Green Line train
Metro Transit Police were called to L'Enfant Plaza Station early Thursday morning after two adult males reported that they were assaulted.
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Metro installing cameras on buses to monitor driving
Metro is installing cameras on its entire fleet of 1,500 buses as part of a five-year, $3 million program to monitor driving by bus operators.
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