Boston transit toughens staff cellphone policy after crash

[Wireless News]

By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's public bus drivers and train conductors can now be fired for simply bringing a cell phone to work, according to a new policy that transit officials say is the toughest of its kind in the nation. The rule was announced by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Monday a month after a public bus driver who police said was holding a cell phone crashed in a Boston suburb and injured several people. "It’s absolutely essential that we do everything we can to help ensure that each customer’s trip is a safe one," said MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott in a press release. Under the new policy, MBTA bus or train operators who carry a cell phone or other electronic device on the job risk dismissal, even if the phone is in a pocket or bag.

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