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A trial of middle-door only boarding in buses is set to begin as Transport for London looks to enhance its work to ensure that public transport is safe for staff and for critical workers who need to use it for absolutely essential journeys.
The trial is the latest in a number of measures aimed at protecting bus workers and the critical workers who need to travel. TfL has been working with Unite the Union and bus operators and has already actively discouraged passengers from sitting near the driver with signage and has recently added an extra layer of protection to the clear screen that separates the driver from customers to create a more complete barrier.
Middle-door only boarding could ensure that critical workers can continue to rely on London's buses to travel, while ensuring that drivers, who have no option to change seats or move in the bus, can maintain social distancing while working. The trial will assess how the change works in live operations and whether it causes any issues.
Nine bus workers have died in the capital after contracting coronavirus since the outbreak began, leading to bus drivers to claim that protection measures in place were ‘inadequate’.
Claire Mann, director of Bus Operations at TfL, said: "London's hard-working transport workers are making a heroic effort at the frontline of the fight against this pandemic, and it is only right we consider everything we can to protect them. We've already delivered many other enhanced safety measures and by trialling middle-door only boarding on buses we can gain the information we need to see if we can further improve safety on London's buses. Most Londoners can do their bit to protect our bus colleagues and other critical workers by remembering: stay home, don't travel, save lives."
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