C D W on August 27, 2012, at 11:07AM – #1

"a Metro task force will be assembled to look into current safety procedures, traffic issues and more"

Are you kidding me? How about this, people need to watch out for trains. I can't believe the extra overpasses the Expo line had to go through, because people are too stupid to look before crossing a train track. At what point do we ask citizens to take responsibility for their stupidity again? Trains run through city streets all over this country. It's a shame people in Los Angeles need their hand held every day to get from point A to point B.

Paul T on August 27, 2012, at 11:22AM – #2

I guarantee you that this happened because the bus driver ran a red light or turned in front of the train at the wrong time.

DenOfLosAngeles on August 27, 2012, at 11:54AM – #3

I usually ride the Blue Line train into Downtown L.B. on monday mornings to transfer to the number 12 LBT bus that goes to the Lakewood Mall. I took the day off today.

iluvhatemail on August 27, 2012, at 12:28PM – #4

we have terrible bus drivers in this city

John G on August 27, 2012, at 02:12PM – #5

Perhaps Metro should consider more of the "hidden costs" of AT-GRADE crossings, including increased training requirements for Metro bus drivers (iluvhatemail) and the associated risks of stupid drivers (C D W).

Bob on August 27, 2012, at 02:54PM – #6

I saw the results of the crash. I was on the Blue Line at around 8am and we were ordered to debark the train at Washington where they said that there would be rapid transit buses to get us to the next station. After debarking I could see hundreds (maybe a thousand) or people stranded at one of the corners waiting for a "rapid" bus. I talked to a woman when a bus was to come by and she said she had been waiting for over a half hour and one bus had come by. So, I decided to walk to the Pico station. It took me 50 minutes to reach the Pico station on my bad leg where I was able to board the train to get to the 7th and metro station. I was delayed for more than an hour. It made me mad because they had no real provisions for an accident such as this. There should have been a protocol already set to handle this! It means there are TWO things that need to be done: (1) help emergency personnel to handle the situation and (2) HELP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANDED!!!!!!! I ask you, what do these metro guys do?

Really stupid!

Donald Shapiro on August 27, 2012, at 06:01PM – #7

To My Friends at the MTA. A history lesson. In 1880 in Chicago, Trains and horse drawn buses collided with another. The solution, elevate the train tracks. And, the Chicago loop was born. Perhaps the MTA can learn the same lesson. ELEVATE THE TRAIN TRACKS.

John G on August 27, 2012, at 10:38PM – #8

@ Donald Shapiro,

 I do somewhat agree with you, but it will boil down to one thing - MONEY (and POLITICS when it comes to NIMBYs who feel their lives are threatened with new construction).