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B-141529 1 (1973-07-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablbp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 'RE.STRcTE~ Not to be earc~sedufside the Cenor~ ~i6 Accounting Ofice except on the basis of specific ap/rgval _ ._A k Ch Offi ce of LCo lt re sio nal 1?elat -ns; a pecord - Z_ $u~ca -Z.- Z CONPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES '. :'< - .WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED2 B-141529 JUL 25 1973 The Honorable Joel T. Broyhill Qi House of Representatives Dear Mr. Broyhill: By letter dated July 2, 1973, you requested that we investigate complaints contained ,in a letter from Mr. Dale E. May dated June 25, 1973, concerning the rbus service between 14th Street and Independence Avenue in the District of Columbia and Shirlington, Virginia, during the evening rush period from 4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. We discussed Mr. May's concerns with officials of the Washington ( Metropolitan Area Transit Authority iETRO) and reviewed their records of bus use. The route is not part of the Government sponsored Shirley Highway Demonstration Project but it is part of the regular service provided by METRO, The buses are identified as the 6, 7, and 8 route series0 In the past, METRO has scheduled three buses during the evening rush period over this route. However, five additional buses were scheduled to operate during the subsequent 20 minute period. During the first week of July 1973 an additional. bus was added to the subsequent period. At present, METRO officials do not anticipate making any further changes. Recent ridership counts during the two periods show that the early runs were overcrowded while the latter runs had ample space. For example, on July 3, 1973, the first three buses carried 85, 55, and 52 passengers, respectively. The remaining buses carried from 14 to 50 passengers. All of the buses on this route had a 51-seat capacity. Mr. May pointed out in his letter that each night he and several passengers have occupied a position in front of the standee line which is in violation of Federal motor carrier safety regulations. Enforce- ment of this regulation is thr responsibility of the bus driver, METRO officials indicated that a combination of leniency by the bus driver and the desire of many commuters to beat the rush was the main reason for passengers crowding on the first available bus, forcing some to stand in front of the standee line. They added that one of the duties of METRO road inspectors was to determine whether drivers were in com- pliance with the regulation and to remind those who were not to enforce the regulation.

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