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NEWS
New Signs at Egged Bus Stops in Jerusalem
by Betzalel Kahn
"Passengers are requested to sit in the bus according to
halacha," read signs posted at 120 bus stops in
Jerusalem's chareidi neighborhoods. The signs were installed
by Egged based on an initiative by the Traffic Advisory
Council for the Chareidi Sector as part of efforts to promote
the idea of separate seating on all lines serving the
chareidi public.
Yossi Chachkes, Egged's Jerusalem director of operations,
said Egged is prepared to accommodate the special needs of
the chareidi public to the best of its ability. "Egged is
definitely attentive to the needs of distinct sectors among
public transportation users and tries hard to provide for
these needs. Members of the Advisory Council expressed their
appreciation toward Egged management for running interurban
mehadrin lines in Jerusalem, joining the intra-urban
buses already operating according to the mehadrin
arrangement.
Police officials complained that on two mehadrin lines
Egged operates in Jerusalem passengers board via the rear
door unsupervised after the attack two months ago on Line 2
was executed by a terrorist who boarded via the back door. An
Egged spokesman replied that chareidi passengers can clearly
spot non-chareidi individuals boarding the bus.
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