Erin Logan was walking along the trail on 29th St. when she saw an RTD bus heading her way on the street. She quickly ducked behind a tree in case the driver lost control of the vehicle. The bus continued on its way without hitting her, and made its passenger pickup on 29th. Luckily, there was no incident. This time. “I am okay, and no one was hurt,” said Logan. “Yeah, I was a bit lucky, so I am going to make sure I check the bus schedule and just avoid being on 29th Street during those times.”
Logan says the bus wasn’t very loud, but certainly was big. “It was actually really quiet. But maybe that’s a bad thing. What if kids are riding their bikes and simply can’t hear it coming? Are RTD bus drivers taught how to avoid hitting kids? I just don’t know. I mean, it was really big. Much bigger than a car.”
So far, amazingly RTD buses in Stapleton have been able to sneak through without incident. “That’s incredible to me,” says Logan. “That just means we are going to have a pretty bad streak of bus issues out here since so far we have not.” RTD officials mention that there haven’t been any real complaints. “So far, so good,” said RTD Director of Operations Steve Harold. “We have received a handful of complaints from people in that area, but nothing we consider legitimate. For example, one of the complaints had to do with the bus being dirty and that all buses traveling through Stapleton should be cleaned prior to driving through. We really don’t even consider things like that.”
Despite the lack of issues from the buses, Logan will continue to fight against them. “I know we live in the city,” said Logan. “But, I want the things from a city that I like, and don’t want the things I don’t like. I will continue to fight to make Stapleton a safer and better place.”
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