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MTA Bus MCI 3387
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Jamaica608




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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:27 am    Post subject: MTA Bus MCI 3387 Reply with quote

This bus was invloved in a bad front end accident last Sunday. The bus driver lost control and drove head on into a tree. The driver had to be cut out of the bus. The bus is currently parked at Eastchester Depot. On a side note the driver only had two weeks on the job.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Word has reached me that this bus will never see service again.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bent frame
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Nabinut




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PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:33 am    Post subject: Update 6001 Reply with quote

Since the bus is so new (Less than 6 months i'm assuming) why doesn't MTA send the bus back to MCI for repair, it still is under warranty, right?
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TransitGuy




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PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow thanks for telling us but why would they give a rookie such a new bus? Too bad for the bus but I hope the driver is doing good though.
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Mr RT




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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Warrenty doesn't cover encounters with trees !

If it does have a bent frame you probably won't see it back in service.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TransitGuy wrote:
Wow thanks for telling us but why would they give a rookie such a new bus? Too bad for the bus but I hope the driver is doing good though.


I could be wrong, but my guess is that they don't really keep the new guys from driving the new buses.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TransitGuy wrote:
Wow thanks for telling us but why would they give a rookie such a new bus? Too bad for the bus but I hope the driver is doing good though.


The bus was out of Yonkers Depot if I'm not mistaken. They only have MCI Cruisers up there. Any new Bus Operator will always get a cruiser no matter what line he/she works. Thankfully the driver is OK.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thankfully the driver is okay. The bus is always replaceable. The sad fact is though, who knows if the driver will keep his/her job given the fact of being a new employee.
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Jamaica608




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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GBL Rebel wrote:
Thankfully the driver is okay. The bus is always replaceable. The sad fact is though, who knows if the driver will keep his/her job given the fact of being a new employee.
I was told by some friends up at Yonkers the driver was fired.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jamaica608 wrote:
I was told by some friends up at Yonkers the driver was fired.

Gee, what a shock!! Who didn't see that coming?
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Hawk Operator 10
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GBL Rebel wrote:
Jamaica608 wrote:
I was told by some friends up at Yonkers the driver was fired.

Gee, what a shock!! Who didn't see that coming?


Considering a few factors that the bus operator had control over, like speed, is it a wonder why he was terminated for destroying a MCI?
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hawk Operator 10 wrote:
GBL Rebel wrote:
Jamaica608 wrote:
I was told by some friends up at Yonkers the driver was fired.

Gee, what a shock!! Who didn't see that coming?


Considering a few factors that the bus operator had control over, like speed, is it a wonder why he was terminated for destroying a MCI?


Hawk, I was being sarcastic. Given the fact a new driver totaled a bus, new or old don't matter. I would not expect to see them reporting to work any longer.
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In a case like this, do they fire a driver on the spot or do they fire him/her and then make them pay for reparations?
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TransitGuy wrote:
In a case like this, do they fire a driver on the spot or do they fire him/her and then make them pay for reparations?

I would imagine the driver is out on worker's compensation right now and will probably wind up going to arbitration to try and keep his job.
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