Metro tests talking bus device to minimize pedestrian fatalities

Published November 24, 2010 5:00am ET



Stop at the crosswalk, look both ways and watch out for that Metrobus shouting at you. Metro is testing a new program on its buses that the agency hopes will make crosswalks safer for pedestrians. Now, a device installed on some buses will warn those within shouting distance that a bus is turning into their intersection.

“The whole goal is to minimize or eliminate the potential for incidents or accidents at intersections involving buses and pedestrians,” said spokesman Reggie Woodruff.

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