City committee wants trial on shields to protect transit bus drivers

Shields up.
The city’s community and public services committee on Thursday recommended to city council that 10 city buses be installed with $5,000 retractable shields in a one-year pilot project.
“The proposal came from the transit union as a way to protect drivers from way-too-common assaults from customers,” said Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen. “The shields are an opportunity to protect drivers at certain times of day on certain routes that are a little more vulnerable. We h