e-1437 (Public transit)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- Transit buses used in North America are decades behind global design and safety standards, endangering the health, safety, and lives of operators, riders, and pedestrians;
- Most transit buses on the road in North America have unsafe window pillar designs and hazardously-placed mirrors, which create blind spots that have resulted in collisions in which pedestrians and others have been killed or injured;
- Assaults on operators often escalate to serious injury or death due to poorly-secured or unsecured workstations;
- Poor bus suspension and seating lead to back pain and debilitating conditions for operators as well as compromise passenger comfort; and
- Transit worker is already classified as the least healthy job due to primitive controls including steering, pedals and other controls cause extreme rates of occupational injury and disability.
- Open for signature
- January 9, 2018, at 12:04 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 9, 2018, at 12:04 p.m. (EDT)