tvega961 Posted October 23, 2011 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2011 http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_jersey&id=8402193 This is absolutely insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTransitMan4608 Posted October 23, 2011 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2011 Smh at ppl messing with transit these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted October 23, 2011 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2011 Prayers for the driver and their family, hope everything is ok. Bus was 1432 - out of Hilton. Hilton driver or a Orange driver (if the bus had a breakdown). Again, let's hope everything is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted October 23, 2011 Share #4 Posted October 23, 2011 I am getting sick of seeing this crap! Pretty soon we are gonna have to start coming to work with bulletproof vests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted October 23, 2011 Share #5 Posted October 23, 2011 Shit like that happens in Camden and Newark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiXxDiDdY Posted October 23, 2011 Share #6 Posted October 23, 2011 "Wow that's really sad. Not that surprising though since, as a regular rider of the 27, I see crazy shit on that route all the time. All the hilton routes are dangerous as hell, and all their buses should be equipped with 24/7 surveillance cameras and driver shields. I really just hope the B/O is okay. Also, they updated the news story, to include the identity of the B/O and other details: "NEWARK (WABC) -- An assailant attacked a NJ Transit bus driver, stabbing him several times before the driver managed to stop the bus and flee. The incident happened on a number 27 bus on Hawthorne Avenue in Newark. The victim is identified as 42 year old Ihab Abounaja. According to family members, he was pulling out of Irvington Terminal when he was attacked from behind. Abounaja tried to fend off the attacker while driving. A witness says she saw the bus swerving as it came down the street. Abounaja eventually pulled to the side of road, and then ran from the bus. Passengers on the bus also exited and fled. Abounaja was stabbed 7 times. He suffered a stab wound to the head, to the neck, the arms, hands, back and side. He is now in critical but stable condition at University Medical Center in Newark. Police have not made any arrests. " Wow, 42 years old. Smh, What the frick would one of these mindless thugs in Newark look to gain from stabbing a 42 year old man 7 times?! This is absolutely ridiculous." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go25 Posted October 23, 2011 Share #7 Posted October 23, 2011 Sad to hear this kind of incident happened to a b/o was just doin his job. Could there be a motive into the stabbing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiXxDiDdY Posted October 23, 2011 Share #8 Posted October 23, 2011 "Based off of what i always see, some passenger probably got into an argument with the B/O about something..probably not putting in enough fare, driving too slow, or something petty like that. The B/O may have said something the guy didn't like, so the guy attacked the B/O. Once again, based off of what I always see on routes like the 27, 25, 13, etc..it was probably over some petty argument. So sad that ppl have to try and take others' lives over some dumb ass disagreement." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 23, 2011 Share #9 Posted October 23, 2011 from what I gather, the poor guy (the b/o I'm talkin about) was just leaving the irvington bus terminal (between nwk-penn, walter rand, and irvington bus terminal, irvington has to be the worst of the three).... If the guy stabbed the driver at that moment, I'm thinking it was over an exchange of words (which may have stemmed from something fare-related)..... regardless of what it was over, this recent trend of attacking bus drivers needs to stop... at this rate, it's gonna get to the point where senior b/o's will start retiring earlier, and prospective/future b/o's will be at a bare minimum.... ^^ you have that start happening, and you will see something rather rare in the tri-state area, which is Carjackings, starting to happen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted October 23, 2011 Share #10 Posted October 23, 2011 --- http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/newark_bus_driver_stabbed_take.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted October 25, 2011 Share #11 Posted October 25, 2011 The driver speaks for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted October 25, 2011 Share #12 Posted October 25, 2011 I am getting sick of seeing this crap! Pretty soon we are gonna have to start coming to work with bulletproof vests. Sadly wouldn't help if the barrel's straight pointed at your head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted October 26, 2011 Share #13 Posted October 26, 2011 Sadly wouldn't help if the barrel's straight pointed at your head Sad but true! I saw that interview with the B/O....that scene where they show his bloody shirt was extremely upsetting to watch. Especially to find out that there were 12 people on the bus and not ONE person stopped to help the poor guy. F'n disgusting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTransitMan4608 Posted October 26, 2011 Share #14 Posted October 26, 2011 I hope the driver will be okay. People need to stop screwing around with NJ Transit. I mean, first drivers are robbed down in S. Jersey on the 400/403/406 lines, second, some idiot fires bullets at RiverLine car for no apparent reason, and now this! I hate seeing bad things happen to innocent NJT employees and passengers. :mad::mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted October 26, 2011 Share #15 Posted October 26, 2011 That's so terrible (NJT) b/o get stabbed. I also wish he will be OK, too. I think that means all transit should install protected shield. That also includes tour buses, sightseeing tour bus, charter bus, school bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted October 26, 2011 Share #16 Posted October 26, 2011 school bus. Bad ass kids man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted October 27, 2011 Share #17 Posted October 27, 2011 --- http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/newark_bus_driver_stabbed_take.html The guy is a savage, need I say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 15, 2012 Share #18 Posted August 15, 2012 Nearly a year later: Anything done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted August 15, 2012 Share #19 Posted August 15, 2012 Nearly a year later: Anything done? Some of the NABIs in Ironbound are testing out shields and from what I gather there is no push to get fareboxes on the MCIs......as hard as this is to say....it's gonna take an Operator to loose his/her life before something changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted August 15, 2012 Share #20 Posted August 15, 2012 Some of the NABIs in Ironbound are testing out shields and from what I gather there is no push to get fareboxes on the MCIs......as hard as this is to say....it's gonna take an Operator to loose his/her life before something changes. But don't most MCIs skip those ghetto bad parts of NJ? Not many are in essex county that are NJT operated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted August 15, 2012 Share #21 Posted August 15, 2012 It does not matter where the MCIs are. It's blatantly unsafe for the operators to have the amount of cash the have on them. Guys on the 320 routinely turn over $1000 on a normal day. I could care less about where the bus is being used, crime happens anywhere and having that amount of cash on them enhances the risk they have deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 16, 2012 Share #22 Posted August 16, 2012 But don't most MCIs skip those ghetto bad parts of NJ? Not many are in essex county that are NJT operated No, cuz if that was the case, the 161, 171, and 190 buses wouldn't be cash service lines, especially since those lines go through some nasty parts of Paterson. In this case, it was a regular farebox line where the B/O was attacked. So, in some ways, it doesn't make a difference if the line is full service or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted August 16, 2012 Share #23 Posted August 16, 2012 Besides, people at PABT don't pay the far on board, they pay for the bus tickets before they board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted August 16, 2012 Share #24 Posted August 16, 2012 excuse my ignorance on this matter NJT needs an upgraded fare structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted August 16, 2012 Share #25 Posted August 16, 2012 Most of the camden routes are mcis....In terms of the long distance routes. And as bz said its going to take a dead b/o to be made an example out of. We all know it takes one for something to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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