As the MTA resumed front-door bus-boarding and charging fares Aug. 31, several postings from Bus Operators on social media cited serious concerns over one of the safety features designed to shield them from COVID-19.
They said that the vinyl curtains around their seat that were installed as an interim kind of barrier were actually obstructing their line of sight. In follow-up interviews, they also contended that despite the MTA's intention to protect them, the curtain could increase their risk of exposure to the virus that has killed 131 MTA colleagues.
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