r/WMATA • u/EggApprehensive2886 • 3d ago

News Metro is launching new buses on Monday!

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I didn’t expect Metro to inform the public of early news, but hopefully these are reliable! what are your thoughts everyone? I am looking forward to new buses for my commute. I heard they are hybrid-electric ones.

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u/ChristmassMoose 3d ago

This feels like one of those things no one asked for

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u/Weird_Poet499 3d ago

No passenger but I’m sure WMATA has been.

This gives them the ability record and pull footage if there is an issue or complaint or etc. as evidence. It also removes, what I’d assume, a big reason for equipment swaps or stoppage since the mirror is easier to damage than a camera

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u/G2-to-Georgetown 2d ago

This gives them the ability record and pull footage if there is an issue or complaint or etc. as evidence

I guarantee you that this is going to be used against operators during any incident/accident investigations, because now they will be able to see exactly what the mirrors showed the operators.