This video dissolves Metro (and former CEO Roger "half-ass" Snoble) of any responsibility. Why install barriers or arms when you can make a you tube video. Put the onus on the community not on Metro. I guess Metro thought this would be more eco. Why waste money on the Eastside when the Westside is much more west.
Browne



WTF is this?
And as long as Fred says its safe it must be safe.
Posted by: Damien Goodmon | 11/01/2009 at 11:55 AM
Sigh. C'mon...
For the record, I don't think anything in life is safe. All I said, and in fact it was Steven Hymon and not me who said it, was that "I think the operator has excellent sight lines in terms of seeing traffic around the train and crosswalks".
My notes had more to do about my personal preference for at-grade light rail (and I made no mention of safety), the aesthetic design of the stations, and the fare gate/TPIS oddities.
You can read the post here if you need further proof: http://thesource.metro.net/2009/10/28/eastside-gold-line-impressions/
If Fred says something, it must be something Fred said... nothing more. But just make sure he said it.
Posted by: Fred Camino - Web Writer, The Source | 11/01/2009 at 08:40 PM
It was a joke Fred, geez.
You started working for The Man and suddenly have gotten all serious. (HINT: That was a joke too.)
Posted by: Damien Goodmon | 11/02/2009 at 06:53 AM
Fred Camino had to cut his hair for the Metro job. Confirm/deny.
Posted by: Spokker | 11/02/2009 at 07:45 PM