The Herald revealed today that many MBTA bus drivers have extremely undistinguished driving records. Eventhough the T has rules against hiring drivers with multiple violations, drivers are hired despite lengthy records.
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MBTA General Manager Richard Davey confirmed 32 bus drivers have been fired in the past six months for missing work repeatedly. The chronic absenteeism forces the T to use replacement drivers, typically working overtime, at a cost of $200,000 a week. The absenteeism often causes delays, overcrowding and cancelations on some routes. [Herald]
--A new company, FlexPetz, will let you rent a dog for a few hours so you can enjoy canine companionship without getting up in the cold to walk the critter. Wouldn't it be great if you could just rent human companionship for a few hours? Oh, wait. That's illegal. Nevermind. [Boston Globe]
--Maybe Fung Wah isn't so bad after all. The local press picked up on a b0st0n LiveJournal story that a Peter Pan bus driver felt that his passengers on a trip to Boston should be punished and forced to stay on the bus in Framingham because one of them called the company about his poor driving. The driver's sorry ass is about to get fired. [WBZ, b0st0n Live Journal]
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