The Portland Business Journal has a piece about TriMet expanding their “TriMet code” which regulates conduct on the transit system. Essentially, the changes were made so there were more “tools” for TriMet personnel to deal with rowdy, disruptive or violent riders.
“Rowdy & obnoxious” riders can now be removed from riding any TriMet service for six hours. Individuals able to impose these new rules on riders include fare inspectors and field supervisors.
I’m glad to see TriMet making some moves to make their light rail & bus system even safer and more convenient to ride than ever. Bravo!
Trimetiquette reader Bjorn let me know of a new article posted by Oregon Live - “You shout, you’re out.“ And, again, I’m all for this. It seems like a small handful of young people (and older, of course, as well) think getting on the MAX or bus allows them to do anything they want. Not so anymore…
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Tri met doesn’t enforce smokers at the bus mall, (IMO much more invasive, damaging) what makes you think they will enforce this?
I think, for us riders to perhaps point out poor behaviors (such as someone smoking at the bus mall or someone being disruptive on the bus) … that then they might act instead of just us leaving it up to them.
Maybe they should start tazering fare evaders like the Vancouver BC police have been doing.
The problem driver’s have is that they receive complaints if they DO NOT address disruptive behaior, and they receive complaints if they DO address disruptive behavior, plus risk physical assualt if they do address it.
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