tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post6519655223202946785..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Zimmerman Continues Metro's 'Safety Last' AgendaArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-87150133855447366152010-11-05T13:03:28.713-04:002010-11-05T13:03:28.713-04:00See today's Post Metro section --- more safety...See today's Post Metro section --- more safety last --- worth another thread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-90395330374983775512010-11-02T05:24:28.578-04:002010-11-02T05:24:28.578-04:00Enough is enough...we can't afford four more y...Enough is enough...we can't afford four more years of Zimmerman and Baird. Vote for Chisholm and Gennari today.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16415915019968516202010-11-01T20:53:55.483-04:002010-11-01T20:53:55.483-04:00WMATA has been experiencing serious escalator prob...WMATA has been experiencing serious escalator problems since Metrorail began operating 35 years ago. Did WMATA and its Board of Directors ever learn anything from all those escalator failures? Only how to obtain more funding to install more of the same kind of escalators in more new Metro stations.Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-29578066626439183662010-11-01T20:46:22.002-04:002010-11-01T20:46:22.002-04:00"Although the cause of the incident was uncle..."Although the cause of the incident was unclear, Metro has been struggling to maintain its aging escalator system. Riders have been frustrated by out-of-service escalators, and officials have said it is difficult to keep up with repairs. Metro has 588 escalators, more than any other transit agency in North America."Wash ington Postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-62629416766313819282010-11-01T20:29:06.502-04:002010-11-01T20:29:06.502-04:00Why Zimmie will say the L'Enfant escalator mal...Why Zimmie will say the L'Enfant escalator malfunctioned because Comedy Central didn't order up escalator service. Duh.Let's Be Freenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-14134741070935444542010-11-01T20:23:02.292-04:002010-11-01T20:23:02.292-04:00Oops, here's another Post report today - "...Oops, here's another Post report today - "Malfunctioning escalator injures 4 at Metro station."<br /><br />Wonder what excuses Zimmy will conjure up about that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-30566338525606458012010-11-01T20:09:20.961-04:002010-11-01T20:09:20.961-04:00What can you expect from an a-hole who sends his w...What can you expect from an a-hole who sends his wife to work at NASA determining what we can all learn from the Space Shuttle disasters while Chrisse sleeps till Noon and spends his afternoons and evenings making excuses for WMATA when he's not giving Arlington County away to the REITs?Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-25739219111120164912010-11-01T19:59:38.028-04:002010-11-01T19:59:38.028-04:00People, we aren't talking about 10 Metrorail p...People, we aren't talking about 10 Metrorail passengers being killed in an accident in the near future - wer're talking about 110 being killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-21719308215433044322010-11-01T19:47:13.782-04:002010-11-01T19:47:13.782-04:00The Post said it, I believe it, and that settles i...The Post said it, I believe it, and that settles it - Metrorail is too unsafe to ride.<br /><br />YES, Zimmerman should not be re-elected or re-appointed to anything. He should be answering questions posed by a Federal Grand Jury !!!another former ridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74431583253358405392010-11-01T19:41:58.066-04:002010-11-01T19:41:58.066-04:00Meanwhile, Zimmerman is pushing for tens of milli...Meanwhile, Zimmerman is pushing for tens of millioms fo 'station improvements'. Is he crazy, or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31708352526682345642010-11-01T19:39:45.787-04:002010-11-01T19:39:45.787-04:00"On another matter, Dougherty said it would t..."On another matter, Dougherty said it would take until April 2014 to replace track circuits deemed at risk for the same malfunction that caused the last year's Red Line crash. It will cost Metro an estimated $60 million to replace the track circuits, he said."Washington Postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-23535696430125433792010-11-01T19:23:27.079-04:002010-11-01T19:23:27.079-04:00Zimmerman, Fisette, and Baird want Arlington's...Zimmerman, Fisette, and Baird want Arlington's kids to ride bicycles to school under horrible safety conditions. I am not voting for any of them ever again.Patrick Henry School Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-26463553047592171492010-11-01T19:07:27.944-04:002010-11-01T19:07:27.944-04:00Zimmerman and Fisette want me to ride a bicycle to...Zimmerman and Fisette want me to ride a bicycle to and from work in December when it's pitch black at 7 AM and 6 PM, temperature is 38 degrees and it's sleeting. NO way I am going to vote again for those two looney tunes.Christine - 22203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-59092492973191060382010-11-01T19:00:51.373-04:002010-11-01T19:00:51.373-04:00How about Zimmerman's 'safety culture'...How about Zimmerman's 'safety culture' in Arlington? No comprehensive bicycle-pedestrian safety program. Reported pedestrian-bicyclist injuries average 140 per year.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-28516675236017010522010-11-01T16:41:41.400-04:002010-11-01T16:41:41.400-04:00The safety culture under Chris Zimmerman's lea...The safety culture under Chris Zimmerman's leadership has been every employee, every contractor, every rider and every pedestrian for him/herself. After 17 fatalities it's time for change.Letnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39582295187538747942010-11-01T13:51:40.099-04:002010-11-01T13:51:40.099-04:00'"There is a sense of futility," boa...'"There is a sense of futility," board member Jim Graham said.<br /><br />The most common safety problem - identified by nearly 40 percent of respondents - was unsafe working conditions.<br /><br />"We are required to perform tasks that are unsafe," said one comment from the survey. "There seems to be a total disregard for our well-being from the upper management," it said.'Washington Postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-4598210913262842862010-11-01T09:46:33.575-04:002010-11-01T09:46:33.575-04:00For the next 5 1/2 months - until the morning outd...For the next 5 1/2 months - until the morning outdoor temp is 60 degrees again about April 15th - I'm supposed to ride a bicycle to work?<br /><br />Really people, isn't 30 years of this Yuppie stuff enough? I'm voting for Kevin Chisholm for County Board tomorrow.Carole 22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-12198815570656425342010-11-01T09:38:37.579-04:002010-11-01T09:38:37.579-04:00Zimmerman also approved the construction of betwee...Zimmerman also approved the construction of between 30,000 and 40,000 new parking spaces in Arlington over the past decade - and to mitigate the traffic into and out of the parking garages he wants everyone to ride a bicycle.Joan22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-18132675594051661212010-11-01T09:34:24.772-04:002010-11-01T09:34:24.772-04:00"Overall, 22 percent of Metro employees had w..."Overall, 22 percent of Metro employees had witnessed violations of the texting and cell phone policy, but the number rose to about 27% among Metrobus employees".Washington Postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-85697104300998412142010-11-01T09:26:26.107-04:002010-11-01T09:26:26.107-04:00State of the art stations - 40 year old rail cars ...State of the art stations - 40 year old rail cars and unsafe tracks and train controls. Plus, you get to wave at trains full of passengers gliding by without stopping at your nicely updated station.22201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-73040793024746788782010-11-01T05:52:46.359-04:002010-11-01T05:52:46.359-04:00Take a look at last week's County Board meetin...Take a look at last week's County Board meeting. Zimmerman only wants to talk about station cosmetics. That's all he ever wants to talk about, until a train derails. Then he's all excuses.drive not ridenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81834263857907536122010-11-01T05:50:10.649-04:002010-11-01T05:50:10.649-04:00"Survey respondents reported widespread texti..."Survey respondents reported widespread texting and cellphone use by employees operating Metro's trains, buses and other vehicles. Metro instituted a zero-tolerance policy last year; requiring dismissal of bus and train operators for the first offense."Washington Postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-90597572951470859052010-10-31T21:18:04.189-04:002010-10-31T21:18:04.189-04:00As someone else posted, Zimmerman should not be on...As someone else posted, Zimmerman should not be on the County Board or WMATA Board, he should be sweating in front of a federal grand jury.Keithnoreply@blogger.com