Baltimore bus fight caught on video, uploaded to YouTube.

[KSweeley]

YouTube video of a bus fight on a MTA bus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl33r28iE6o

Baltimore Sun article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,7533222.story

TMZ article: http://www.tmz.com/2012/11/13/baltim...l-fight-video/

According to The Sun, this fight occurred on Monday, November 12 at 2 PM on the #40 QuickBus route that involved allegedly a student and a MTA bus driver, allegedly over the student having her music up too loud and witnesses claim the bus driver struck the student first and the student was fighting back in self defense apparently according to the TMZ article.

The video shows a bus driver fighting a girl — and this time it was shot in Baltimore.

A Baltimore bus driver has been suspended by the Maryland Transit Administration pending a police investigation into an altercation between her and a young female student on the No. 40 bus line about 2 p.m. Monday, according to a MTA spokesman.

A video of the fight was posted on YouTube and the website worldstarhiphop.com and later reported by TMZ, and had already been viewed thousands of times as of Tuesday night.

According to MTA, the driver worked for the MTA since 2003 and that MTA mentioned that 10 buses have been equipped with audio and video surveillance as part of a pilot program that they hope to have the entire bus fleet equipped with audio and video surveillance however the MTA doesn't know if the bus that the fight occurred on has said surveillance but the YouTube video having audio will be helpful:

Terry Owens, the MTA spokesman, said the bus driver has worked for the MTA since 2003. He did not know exactly where the bus was when the altercation occurred.

"Police will review the YouTube video. They are also pulling the video from the bus to see if it provides a more thorough picture of what happened," Owens said.

The MTA recently installed audio recorders on 10 buses in the city to test a new program that would eventually outfit all 600 buses used by the MTA each day with the devices. Owens said investigators are looking into whether the bus in question was one of the 10 already equipped.

"The YouTube video does have some audio on it, so our guys will be able to listen to that and see where the investigation takes us," Owens said.

[ivanbalt]

As always, stay classy Baltimore!

And no matter what happens, the most important thing is the video instead of actually helping someone.

[TheResearcher]

I have a question: Aren't passengers NOT supposed to eat, drink or play their music without headphones?

[ybnormal]

As always, stay classy Baltimore!

And no matter what happens, the most important thing is the video instead of actually helping someone.

Bullseye. Maybe the city needs an 8-foot statue of a beatdown, robbery, rape, shooting or stabbing at the inner harbor instead of one of mayor-for-11-months Du Burns.

[yeah]

student should sue

[sigmalady]

Hopefully the bus video will give a clearer explanation of the entire incident. While the reaction appears excessive, I wonder what the student did to provoke the confrontation. I really doubt that it was solely related to loud music.

[yuca]

I think there's more to this story as well. But I'm not surprised to see this kind of crap going on in the City and on public transit.

No wonder why so many people want to stay clear of the city and (especially) MTA.

[Marshan Man]

I think there's more to this story as well. But I'm not surprised to see this kind of crap going on in the City and on public transit.

No wonder why so many people want to stay clear of the city and (especially) MTA.

You don't need to be in the city or on a bus to witness these types of occurrences...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49794622...fight-dundalk/

[TheResearcher]

It's been my experience that the no smoking, eating drinking, playing music without headsets rules on Baltimore's public transportation are actually suggestions and not enforced very heavily. Except for the smoking one. If I have to take the Metro, I often see people smoking on the platform while waiting for the train. My suggestion would be to put security on the vehicles randomly, and undercover, so they could catch things like this.

[ODENTON]

I think there's more to this story as well. But I'm not surprised to see this kind of crap going on in the City and on public transit.

No wonder why so many people want to stay clear of the city and (especially) MTA.

What bubble you live in?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...s-is-appalling

[babylinux]

What bubble you live in?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...s-is-appalling

Well Bowyer isn't much beloved

[yuca]

You don't need to be in the city or on a bus to witness these types of occurrences...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49794622...fight-dundalk/

Thank you for stating the obvious. The city isn't the only place people try to avoid. Dundalk is also on the list.

Then again, Dundalk doesn't seem to have the same problems with public transit. And I'm pretty sure the violent crime rate is lower, too.

[Marshan Man]

Thank you for stating the obvious. The city isn't the only place people try to avoid. Dundalk is also on the list.

Then again, Dundalk doesn't seem to have the same problems with public transit. And I'm pretty sure the violent crime rate is lower, too.

Dumb logic.. Dundalk uses the same public transit system...so not exactly sure what you mean?

Does it matter where the bus wheels are rolling at the time?

Does violent crime include drunk wifebeaters? Link?

[yuca]

Dumb logic.. Dundalk uses the same public transit system...so not exactly sure what you mean?

Does it matter where the bus wheels are rolling at the time?

Those might be the same buses, but the same people aren't necessarily riding them. Rider density is generally going to be higher within the city limits, leading to more problems.

Funny... Your argument is the same as those used by opponents of public transportation. For some reason, I thought you supported it. I guess I was wrong.

Does violent crime include drunk wifebeaters? Link?

Even with the "drunk wifebeaters", Dundalk is still safer than Baltimore City as a whole. Do you honestly need a link for that?

[Marshan Man]

Those might be the same buses, but the same people aren't necessarily riding them. Rider density is generally going to be higher within the city limits, leading to more problems.

Funny... Your argument is the same as those used by opponents of public transportation. For some reason, I thought you supported it. I guess I was wrong.

Even with the "drunk wifebeaters", Dundalk is still safer than Baltimore City as a whole. Do you honestly need a link for that?

Same buses...same routes. I don't even think the MTA has any county only routes. I could be wrong. Many of the bus routes are cross town routes that travel in/out of the city's boundaries. So rider density isn't necessarily a function of being within city limits. It just depends...mainly on the particular bus route.

And since Dundalk's violent crime numbers are pretty abysmal by themnselves. Surte why not provide me with some links for comparison??

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/md/dundalk/crime/

[Baltimatt]

The incident when the driver stabbed a drunk passenger occurred opposite Eastpoint Mall.

Going from memory, I don't think the 4 (Turner's Station to CCCB Essex), 9 (Lutherville to Hunt Valley), 56 (Owings Mills to Reisterstown), or 99 (BWI to Old Court) enter the city.

[Marshan Man]

You da man Matt... I haven't caught the bus regularly in years so I definitely don't know anymore.

Now I generally only catch the bus when I need to get an oil change or some other car maintenance/repair. I'll drop the car off at the dealer then walk across the street to the stop in front of SSA where I catch the 40 qucikbus downtown. The same bus this incident occurred on. Thank God I wasn't on that bus.

Honestly Matt I don't know how you do it. The bus in the morning is fine, but in the evening it's crowded, the people are loud (and stinky) and by the time I get back to the car dealer I'm ready to kiss my car bumper.

Even when I go to NYC I like to drive vs. catching those damned trains with all those gross people. I hate having to hold onto those bars that everybody and their sneezing mamas done touched!!

Now the circulator isn't so bad. I've done that a few times. A couple times to get from Fell's to Federal Hill so I could drink.

[Smokey 1]

What bubble you live in?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...s-is-appalling

What does that have to do with the subject of this thread?

[Baltimatt]

Marshan Man--

I can catch the #1 (Ft. McHenry) to and from work, and that's usually not crowded. It sure beats trying to catch a northbound #8 at North and Greenmount at 5:00 p.m., which I used to do when I worked in Canton and lived in Waverly.

[Rael]

Dumb logic.. Dundalk uses the same public transit system...so not exactly sure what you mean?

Does it matter where the bus wheels are rolling at the time?

Does violent crime include drunk wifebeaters? Link?

Do you really need a link to show that crime rates in Baltimore city tend to be higher than the surrounding areas?