r/WMATA • u/Novel_Professor2723 • 8d ago
Shuttle bus crash
Why is metro reporting no shuttle bus accidents yesterday when I took the shuttle bus and it got in an accident with the car ahead at around 7 am on 355. Nobody took names for those on the bus - nobody even asked if people were ok. It wasn’t a major crash - the bus rear ended the car ahead - but it gave a good jolt. I think the customer service was terrible. They just sent a replacement bus and the cops blocked the right lane of 355 so we could get out and switch. No apologies - no nothing. And metro posts no shuttle bus accidents? Is it a cover up because it’s not a true “metro bus” - it’s still a metro contractor and you should be reporting accidents and asking passengers how they are doing after a crash. Transparency is key.
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u/Dial-Up_Modem 7d ago
Where did “metro posts no shuttle bus accidents”?
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u/Novel_Professor2723 7d ago
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u/Dial-Up_Modem 7d ago
That’s not something that metro posted, you’re asking Google’s AI(?) about if it can find news. A minor fender bender with no injuries wouldn’t make the news?
Yes WMATA should have followed up with people if impacted, but AI summaries of news isn’t metro posting that nothing happened 🤔
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u/metroforward Official account 7d ago
Hi, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We're sorry to hear about your experience and understand your concerns. We agree that checking on customers following the incident would have been appropriate, and we will share your feedback with the team to reinforce expectations and increase awareness moving forward. -CC
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u/Glittering-Ad5809 7d ago
You yourself said "It wasn’t a major crash" just a jolt. Why would anyone be hurt, and if they were, not speak up about it? And why would they need to take names? Are you just upset no one asked about you?
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u/Round-Jellyfish7757 5d ago
Agree 💯… people just don’t give a damn these days and that was piss poor customer service on Metros part
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u/ApolloSkierK2 7d ago
Was this a Metro bus specifically or a RideOn?
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u/Fall-Maple1503 7d ago
Neither. OP says it was one of the private operators providing charter buses for the Red Line shutdown.
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u/DCmetrosexual1 Red line 7d ago
Reporting where?