KELOWNA – Passengers in Kelowna will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators.
Retrofits on the first four buses in the Kelowna Regional Transit System will get underway in the coming days. Kodiak Mobile Video Installations will complete installations of the protective doors, produced by AROW Global Corporation. While the installation process is taking place, passengers will experience no impact to service levels throughout the Kelowna region.
The full driver door is a movable barrier situated to the right of the driver’s seat near the fare box designed to increase protection for our drivers. It includes a transparent piece of laminated tempered glass with anti-glare coating and metal base. The full driver door windows can be adjusted to account for sightlines associated with different seat positions.
The full driver door installations on the remaining buses in the system will take place over the coming months, replacing the current vinyl panels installed as protective barriers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community and handyDART buses are currently equipped with vinyl panels.
In total, 633 buses will be retrofitted with full driver doors across 34 transit systems in the province. All future new buses in the fleet will arrive with the door pre-installed.
For more information, please visit bctransit.com.
