WMATA to begin testing strobe lights on some Metrobuses
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to begin testing the use of strobe lights on 100 Metrobuses that run in the District, The Washington Post reported.
The strobe lights, which are scheduled for installation within the next 60 days, are supposed to warn pedestrians of the presence of a Metrobus, according to The Post.
The plans were announced in the wake of multiple Metrobus accidents involving pedestrians. During WMATA's 2006 fiscal year, there were 41 pedestrian-related Metrobus accidents. In five of the accidents, the pedestrian died, according to NBC4.com.
In the most recent case, Carla Gonzalez, 24, was struck and killed by a Metrobus in the Mount Pleasant area of Northwest on Jan. 16, according to The Post.
-JIMM PHILLIPS
