L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime

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David Weigel Retweeted

Since January, 22 people have died on LA Metro buses and trains, mostly from suspected overdoses — more people than all of 2022. Not just a health crisis, but a crisis for the future of mass transit in LA

latimes.com
L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime
Commuters have abandoned large swaths of a Los Angeles Metro train system plagued by crime and the scourge of drugs.

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[jmbar2]

1. Saw a similar story out of Seattle about bus drivers getting sick from secondhand exposure

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. In harford co.

The driver can kick off passengers for stuff like that,like being a mean drunk or smoking anything. And I have seen them call the cops to remove a violent drunk threatening passengers,and the driver dropped someone at the next stop for smoking.

Busses need some conduct rules.

All it takes is for a few assholes to fuck it up for everybody else.

[jmbar2]

3. So true

These folks need to have the power to eject the troublemakers.

[jmbar2]

4. And another similar report...from Portland

https://katu.com/news/local/drug-fentanyl-smoking-racks-up-passenger-issues-delays-on-trimet-max-trains?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&sfmc_id=4790135&utm_guid=398548a3-32c3-4be9-8854-c81561884912&utm_campaign=

This will be a major issue in getting the homeless housed as well. I had to leave my last apartment because of persistent smoking violations.

The landlord gave up and just let them do it.