Edmonton bus drivers will undergo ride-a-long tests next month as the city begins evaluating safety operations at Edmonton Transit and other departments.
City Manager Linda Cochrane announced Wednesday the city will begin work on a new safety program for staff, starting with Edmonton Transit operators.
She said third-party consultant DuPont Sustainable Solutions will conduct the review.
“We want to signal that we’re prepared to up our game in terms of safety programs,” she said. “We haven’t done something for a long, long time.”
The announcement comes after two people were hit and killed by bus drivers in late 2016. The people killed include 13-year-old Mariama Sillah, in November, and an 83-year-old woman in October. Two bus drivers have been charged as a result of those incidents.