"TTC investigates after bus caught on video nearly hitting pedestrian"

Excerpt from the Toronto Star Article July 23, 2014:

"The TTC is investigating after a video was posted on YouTube that shows a TTC bus running a red light and just missing a pedestrian.

Steve Taylor, 20, was heading out for a job with his father’s asphalt-repair company along with co-worker Dan Hueston at around 9:15 on Monday morning, when he says he saw two TTC buses approaching the intersection of Ionview Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E. in Scarborough. The dashboard camera on the company truck captured the incident and Taylor then posted the video on YouTube.

In the video, one bus drives through a yellow light. The light turns red in front of the second bus but it drives on, swerving to avoid a woman crossing."

This incident highlights the many controversy surrounding the TTC operators and their conducts. If you go through the @TTCHelps twitter account, many complaints are lodged through their social media account daily. The person was left unharmed, but report says it was a close-call. The Amalgamated Transit Union that represents TTC workers has released a statement claiming that the bus drivers are under a lot of pressure to meet the intense and often chaotic TTC schedules. The question that arises from this is: does the TTC need to amend their scheduling, due to the many complaints against speeding bus drivers, and also this close-call incident? Also, what does it say about the management of TTC that the bus drivers are forced to neglect safety in order to meet these deadlines? Would they need to train drivers better in safety measures and to cope with scheduling? 

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/07/23/ttc_investigates_after_bus_caught_on_video_nearly_hitting_pedestrian.html#