RTA Uppercut Incident Sparks Cleveland Bus Conduct Law

The Cleveland City Council will introduce a bill Monday intended to protect Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority bus drivers in light of a viral video of a bus driver uppercutting a passenger last year.

NewsNet5 reports that Councilman Kevin Conwell will introduce the bill Monday prohibiting eating and drinking, listening to music without headphones and spitting on others, and making hitting a driver illegal.

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The RTA will ask its board of trustees for $2 million to install cameras on every bus, NewsNet5 adds.

Read more about the safety initiatives here.