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With bus drivers attacked 10 times a month, CTA mulls safety shields for bus drivers

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CTA employees are the target of thugs about 10 times a month.

As a result, the CTA has been conducting an experiment with the union to better protect bus drivers from possible attacks. One idea that emerged from the transit agency's bus-driver assault subcommittee was to install clear, shatter-proof safety shields that swing into position to cover the driver compartment.

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