King County Metro to test buses with improved driver safety after killing

Metro is announcing new safety measures after a bus driver was killed while on duty in mid-December.

SEATTLE — King County Metro has begun enacting new safety measures for its drivers almost a month after one was killed while on duty in Seattle.

Metro said on Wednesday operator compartments was among the demands issued by Amalgamated Transit Union 587 president Greg Woodfill during a press conference after Metro driver Shawn Yim was stabbed and killed following an altercation with a passenger.

“This union will start with the following demands, that King County just takes care of the family members. We prosecute this murder to

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