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Wednesday • July 24, 2013
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n Martin, a TriMet bus operator for nearly 15 years^ feared for his personal safety and
that o f another transit driver after what he called a life-threatening encounter with man
brandishing a gun.
TriMet operators shaken up after violent attacks
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They drive us from point A to point B throughout the
metro area every day, and rarely do we interact with
them besides showing them proof-of-fare and a pos-
sible shout of thanks upon reaching our destination,
They are TriMet bus operators, and violent episodes
have left them questioning day-to-day safety
For 15 years Dan Martin has been at the wheel of a
TriMet bus. He likes to thinks as himself as a happy
driver, one that tries to avoid conflict even if it means
letting the occasional person get a free ride, “I don’t
want to give you grief about the fare, you know, just sit
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