Several drivers have refused to use them during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that they obstruct the passenger-side mirror when installed.
Saskatoon Transit drivers are not happy with the plastic curtains installed to shield them from passengers. According to the union, the devices only work properly on some buses in the fleet.
The curtains were measured and cut for the city’s Nova buses and can obstruct the right-hand mirror when installed on New Flyer models. As a result, some drivers filed occupational health and safety concerns, and around a dozen are refusing to use the curtains at all and driving with a surgical face mask and plastic face shield.
The curtains were installed in late May and early June, ahead of Saskatoon Transit resuming fare collection and front-door entry. The fares were suspended and rear-door entry introduced in March, days after the pandemic reached Saskatchewan.
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