BUS VANDALISM

EXPERIENCES WITH BUS VANDALISM IN NEW JERSEY, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, DETROIT, AND SAN BERNADINO ARE REPORTED. THE MAJOR EXPENSE IS GLASS REPAIR, FOLLOWED BY SEAT REPLACEMENT AND RESTORATION, GRAFFITI REMOVAL, AND FIXTURE REPLACEMENT. DESTRUCTION BY HANG-ON RIDERS IS ALSO NOTED. COUNTERMEASURES INCLUDE: LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE FOR GUM REMOVAL, FOUR WAY FLASHERS TO ALERT POLICE OF TROUBLE ON A BUS, COOPERATION WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO REDUCE STUDENT VANDALISM, PLAINCLOTHES RIDERS EMPOWERED TO ARREST VANDALS, STIFF SENTENCES FOR OFFENDERS, INSTALLATION OF CAMERAS AND TAPE RECORDERS (OFTEN DUMMY), POSTING OF REWARDS, AND VANDAL- RESISTANT EQUIPMENT SUCH AS NYLON OR LEXAN UPHOLSTERY, GLASS SUBSTITUTES, AND MELAMINE PANELING.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 67 NO 5 PP 65-70, 213
• Authors:
  • Lyndall, J
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fleet Owner
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Primedia Business Magazines & Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1070-194X
  • Serial URL: http://www.fleetowner.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Countermeasures; Law enforcement; Prevention; Repairing; Vandalism
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223797
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1972 12:00AM