tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post5013520345606403353..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Another Emergency Call Goes UnansweredUnsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-50093451624272550152009-10-09T20:19:33.068-04:002009-10-09T20:19:33.068-04:00Consider yourselves BLESSED! I was assaulted by a ...Consider yourselves BLESSED! I was assaulted by a drunk, 300+lb man on the Richmond to Fremont Bart Train. The same 40-50yr fatso was screaming, drunk, assaulted other passengers, sexually assaulted a very young woman max 22 yrs old, & I reported him to BART police. 3 witnesses including the 22 yr old, & a guy who stated he was grabbing others, taking pics of the young woman's butt, midriff,& that he grabbed her trying to kiss her BUT HE WAS NOT ARRESTED!!! I told the police to arrest him & NOTHING!!! A young boy 11yrs old stabbed for NO REASON on a SF Muni bus in the afternoon on his way from school! Another 30 yr old guy attacked 2 weeks ago on the SF Muni bus & nothing was done b/c no police response when driver called HQ. Yesterday a catfight over a seat that turned into an assault when the black woman puched the korean woman as shown by you-tube. AT LEAST DC CARES & YOU ARE SAFE! Next time call 911 & I bet you get a response. I did & was told to get Bart police at next stop ha-ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-55140980338581492922009-10-08T19:11:08.239-04:002009-10-08T19:11:08.239-04:00Everyone is quite correct about the call buttons o...Everyone is quite correct about the call buttons on the train going to the operator. I've had to use the intercoms twice, though for more mundane reasons than wackos. I was on car 1064 some time ago, and the doors wouldn't open on our car. Got up, called the operator, and asked permission to send people through the bulkhead door. Another time, I was on 5191, and the operator had not turned the lights on in the train. Quick call to the operator, and the lights were on.Ben Schuminhttp://www.schuminweb.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-28244083784721019622009-09-20T17:39:50.474-04:002009-09-20T17:39:50.474-04:00Seems like when you tell someone, they either can&...Seems like when you tell someone, they either can't or won't help anyhow. <br />I have also had experiences with crazy people on the train (did anyone see the bleeding crazy man in L'Enfant on Sunday afternoon???), but metro employees usually are unable to be found or say they can't help.<br />Yes, the emergency buttons need to be better marked, more widely available, closely monitored, and with instructions on when to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-72840231381095721882009-09-17T10:04:07.638-04:002009-09-17T10:04:07.638-04:00Well, and anyway, what's a train operator goin...Well, and anyway, what's a train operator going to do for you other than to call "Central" and get permission to hold the train while Central calls Transit Police. Cut out the middle man!<br /><br />Reason enough to program the number for Metro Transit Police into your cell phone - "see something, say something" right?<br /><br />202-962-2121Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-6870155778871620482009-09-17T10:00:49.973-04:002009-09-17T10:00:49.973-04:00Metro needs to make it clear when to use what emer...Metro needs to make it clear when to use what emergency device. I think most of us assume the emergency button on the train is the one to go with for issues ON THE TRAIN. duh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-55452304437018357032009-09-17T09:50:42.452-04:002009-09-17T09:50:42.452-04:00Correct assessment.
The intercom only connects y...Correct assessment. <br /><br />The intercom only connects you to the operator of the train. When the train is idling at an end-of-line station, there is not always an operator on board.<br /><br />In the stated example above, the appropriate thing to do would have been to use the emergency intercoms located on the station platform.Matt'https://www.blogger.com/profile/15011703558247093148noreply@blogger.com