Abq is a mental hospital in itself. I met some weirdos at walmart. The post office. Just eating at a diner is like taking a risk. Unless its in the NE i feel alittle safe but not totally. Abq is dangerous.
You better believe it (113 homicides so far this year as of August 18 th ) 567,000 residents in Albuquerque city , now that's a dangerous city any way you cut it, numbers don't lie, but our Government does haaa 😀
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
I'm 72, take the bus alot. The free fare invites the homeless trash to sit all day, sleep, stink, it's an outrageous dumb idea. I notice more and more lowlife bums taking up the benches too, with their garbage. I retired here at 62. It's a beautiful, unique city. I wouldn't live anywhere else, but these quality of life issues are threatening our community from every angle.
This is the exact reason I stopped riding the bus, not only do the drivers deal with a lot, but the passengers do too. I feel sorry for the single mother bringing her kids on the bus or the elderly couple just trying to get breakfast and they all have to witness drunk and high people screaming at the top of their lungs blaring their radios, it’s like the drivers have no control, because if they enforce the rules they get beat up, so they just let everything go, who blames them? I’ve seen used needles, tampons & condoms on the ground, the seats are filthy I’m sure with urine & vomit, who would want to ride the bus dealing with all that?! Very sad. The mayor needs to do something for its city drivers.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Here are a couple suggestions. How about charging for bus rides and then use the money to pay for security! Second, how about Bobby Sisneros become a bus driver!!! How fast will things change when the guys in charge are subjected to the same issues the drivers deal with!!
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
For sure I've seen it a million times even where I work. If it doesn't directly affect the big guy there will be no action. At the pivotal moment when the big guy is directly affected by what the little guys have been complaining about, then you see him move heaven and earth to make HIS life easier.
I rode the bus in Albuquerque for a couple of years. I've seen plenty: public urination, drug use, fights, I've seen weapons brandished, muggings, sexual assault, public intoxication, you name it. The transit director is a snake. He blames supply chain issues for why drivers aren't protected. He says that security costs would be astronomical. He blames everything else for lack of safety on those bus routes except for their policies. I'm sure he doesn't have to drive a route everyday, so what incentive does he have to remedy the situation? If he thinks security would be expensive, just wait until the lawsuits.
My immediate response to the cost of security is what about the cost of implementing a free fare system during a high inflation period and historically high fuel prices? People are afraid to ride the bus, get real. Look at the ART fiasco. What a joke that was. And the drivers and passengers aren't worth the cost of security? Remember too the people who make these decisions never ride a bus.
Why do you think they don't do anything about all this. Because they allow it. They use these drug addicts as snitches it's The only Way They can stay out There. And a lot More The bus drivers know what's going on.
Yeah, don't add security or anything. Just say "What's wrong with people?" What's being done? They're making every driver a victim, and that's it. Tell you right now Bobby hasn't ridden a bus and doesn't care to. He just wants his paycheck.
Public transportation is very dangerous. There's a lot of creeps on the bus. When I was younger I got followed by a perv revealing himself to me. They need security.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
I can’t believe the guy just stood back and watched!? Like I understand you don’t want to put yourself in danger but just push these kids away or threaten to call the police anything to get them to stop…
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
I really like the fact that ABQ Ride is free, but I like having access to safe public transportation more. I genuinely appreciate and respect the bus drivers. Their safety is the most important thing. I've used ABQ Ride for more than a decade and I hate to see things going so poorly. If we have to start charging for bus rides again then so be it.
I'm not sure charging for fares would do enough to solve it -- as far back as 2016, there have been a shocking number of attacks on city busses. I think the city hoped more eyes on busses would work as security (nothing is actually free, even a bus ride). It's hard to go even one day without hearing of a crazy event or attack on a bus in ABQ if you check the scanners and public police logs.
Require ID and background check to ride the bus This would be a good way to make sure these addicts won't be able to ride all the buses around and panhandle, buy and sell drugs
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
The city buses up and down Central have always been scary . I'm a life long resident and I will NOT get on a Central bus , nor at the rail road depot exchange. The blue line where people are getting to work and to campus is good.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
That's why I have no idea why they made another route down Central facepalm lol Nothing you can do to make the city more "nicer" for tourists unless you actually stop the crime
Something like this similar happened where I live in upstate NY. Then a law was passed saying that if u assaulted a public transit driver u could receive up to 7 years in prison, no joke folks! 🙏✌️😘🤷
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
They better be bulletproof and self-contained so they aren't breathing in all that meth smoke. Also how do the busses get fuel and maintenance if they are free? This zero fare BS sounds like we are paying to have these drivers assaulted by the people that otherwise wouldn't be on the bus....
It's like some kind of sick plan to cause chaos. In a situation that already had dangers. The government tweaked it. And made it worse. They said snob hill had the most reports of events. That is the center of political caca.
You know Albuquerque caters to the homeless. It's a homeless persons paradise here. They can steal, stab, shoot and kill without any repercussions. It's a safe haven for the mentally and criminally insane.
I wouldn’t recommend anybody to work at Tranist much less ride the bus, not only do we deal with the riffraff but they tear apart the bus leaving their trash behind, as well as smoking, drinking, doing drugs! drivers try to enforce rules and get beat up for it! Sad. They wonder why it’s a revolving door here with its employees?!
I've been in this city 44 yrs , and I was a thug ass kid at one time and I'm from the warzone, Trumbull hood and I ve never seen the things that I'm seeing in Albuquerque NM in the past three years, absolutely unimaginable violence that you see In South America and and Albuquerque is on its way to utter and complete 💯 percent total anarchy.... And it won't get better, it can't get better.... And you wanna know why, because this city is gaining size and it's too close to the border to loosen the grip of drugs and money and our State Legislation system is corrupt and it won't get better, be safe and love your kids and pray 🙏 cause every day is another day not promised.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
ehhh thats one way of looking at it but there are other cities that are much more worse than abq, it is getting worse but city officials and state officials dont do anything about it , thats why its not getting better. it will get to a point where citizens will start carrying weapons and will have to take action . look at florida,texas, california even NY there are areas ruled by crime but areas that are nice and prestine but they will try to control it into one maybe two areas of the city and spread resources throughout the city where its needed most . who knows , keller aint doing shit , he just gets in front of cameras and stands at a podium and talks and thats what he does its lol pathetic.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Great investigative journalism, what a breath of fresh air! I know to appreciate those follow up questions, kudos to you miss ! I subbed, will be waiting for more!
Saw a chick pull a hammer out of her purse and start beating a dude with it...then the guy over powered her and started hitting her with the handle. Atleast neither used the claw or I may have witnessed a murder
I've rode the bus in Abq, and can tell you 'Bus Drivers' do a lot of provoking. They talk to 'some' riders by yelling with anger. So, you get what you give.
Mayor Keller should regularly ride the ART busses... and all the city councilors also! ART is an embarassment to this city, much less a tourist attraction. Though the problem is city wide and not just on the busses. Crime, drugs, alcohol, mental health and homelesness is way out of control in Albuquerque.
For adding security and being short in terms of security and not being able to fill them. I have applied many times and they will ALWAYS Deny me. I work in harsh environments with fuel passenger bags and many many other things. The city doesn't care for the drivers and its sickening. ABQ Has turned into a complete shithole and its saddening. It's the people of this cities fault. I am not from Albuquerque and wish I never moved here. Sad how a beautiful city has become this horrible. They are only focusing on movies and tv production a long with tourism.
The drugs n bums make this place a waste of time they have to many rights and the people can't even work without having some thing to protect themselves
Perhaps those signs on placard holders above the seats stating plain clothed folks on board gave me and others a false sense of security. We need a solution. This is the first i have heard how bad it has been.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
This is so horrible. We need immediate security on all of these buses! The city wastes enough money on other useless projects? Why are they struggling for funds? What did that art bus project do to make things safer for bus drivers? Who is in charge of deciding the funding for city transit? How much are they getting paid? This is ridiculous. We need more funding then- we shouldn't be accepting such a piddly amount of funding for our city transit systems! Where is all the money going? This is the cheapest excuse for public transportation compared to other cities! We need security on these buses for all the obvious reasons seen in these videos. The city is DROPPING THE BALL on taking care of OUR ACTUAL NEEDS. Funding ends up in the pockets of their cronies and buddies and they're making deals, throwing chump change at the needs of the people and taxpayers who fund them.
Side Note: The drivers aren't the problem, the city is. Even if the city helps make the driver safe, It wouldn't be safe for passengers. You make house on wheels, Allow dangerous people on board for the right price. They Hire security but their paid to watch not Intervene. If security does Intervene 3/5 of the time its on an innocent bystander.
I’m sorry y’all have to go through this guys. Albq is just crazy in general. I even get cut off every day and deal w road rage everyday. People r so dumb and stupid now a days
If your bus driver get you a weapon you have a right to protect yourself it's better to get caught with the weapon of the get caught without it these teenagers is crazy so carry your welcome don't be afraid to shoot
Shock is a thing; also, it not being a shock is a thing. I have seen some insane things so many times in our city now that it no longer raises an eyebrow. Maybe it is like this everywhere, but it is certainly like this here.
Wow he's even Interviewed. This man has made my life hell rising the buses. An the bus systems the only way for me to get around. Others feel the same. I can't wait til I see this guy out of the business place
I Live in Florida, and I've seen bus drivers with plastic/or glass walls around them. So people can't attack them. why don't all city buses around the country have it?
Great kids I'm sure their parents are so proud. The parents need to be held accountable for these barbarians that they ate raising. Sue them ir take their welfare away
Maybe if they start charging for bus rides again they can pay for security. Why would you even make bus rides free? Thats one of the dumbest ideas ever.
@4:44 That female bus driver has driven the 140/141 and I have heard her bellyaching and crap talk. There are some bus drivers I do not feel badly for and she is one of them.
If you could crowdfund for a security guard to be on *your* bus, how much would you be willing to pay? Just a few pennies would be enough for an 10h shift, throw a gouv loan in there and the director should have some work to do. Pretty sure it would be small compared to the photo ops were funding in ukraine. You know, instead of having a laugh.
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Abq is a mental hospital in itself. I met some weirdos at walmart. The post office. Just eating at a diner is like taking a risk. Unless its in the NE i feel alittle safe but not totally. Abq is dangerous.
NE doesn't mean sh--.
I bet...lol......you guys finally seeing it? You gotta have a lead pipe, gun, or knife just to shop now....smh
Too much sun mixed with drugs, alcohol, and single mom culture...
You get what you vote for
You better believe it (113 homicides so far this year as of August 18 th ) 567,000 residents in Albuquerque city , now that's a dangerous city any way you cut it, numbers don't lie, but our Government does haaa 😀
Its because of No Fee rides. Needs to change! I take bus weekly and its disgusting! How sickening that we have to put up with this.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
I'm 72, take the bus alot. The free fare invites the homeless trash to sit all day, sleep, stink, it's an outrageous dumb idea. I notice more and more lowlife bums taking up the benches too, with their garbage. I retired here at 62. It's a beautiful, unique city. I wouldn't live anywhere else, but these quality of life issues are threatening our community from every angle.
Democrats are ruining the world 🌎 🔥
@Gretchen K. not true
@Gretchen K. o wow 👌 thanks for the information hey I got a ? What I's 60miles southeast outside of Albuquerque new 🇲🇽
This is the exact reason I stopped riding the bus, not only do the drivers deal with a lot, but the passengers do too. I feel sorry for the single mother bringing her kids on the bus or the elderly couple just trying to get breakfast and they all have to witness drunk and high people screaming at the top of their lungs blaring their radios, it’s like the drivers have no control, because if they enforce the rules they get beat up, so they just let everything go, who blames them?
I’ve seen used needles, tampons & condoms on the ground, the seats are filthy I’m sure with urine & vomit, who would want to ride the bus dealing with all that?! Very sad. The mayor needs to do something for its city drivers.
Keller doesn’t give a fuck
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
What is the mayor gonna do? clean up the filth? Only God can do that the mayor is as clueless as the driver
Democrats are ruining the world 🌎 🔥
Democrats are ruining the world 🌎 🔥
This damn city 😞
Bear spray? Tasers? Or does the city leave them defensiveness?
....lead pipe & padlock Inna sock sometimes does the trick... It's fun. Lotta stupididos out here.
They fire them my brother worked for the city bus division for five years these people treat their employees like dog shit
@@letsgrow9163 my life isn’t worth a shit job and I’ll help take one more punk off the street
Nope, you defend your self, you are terminated. You are terminated for running a red light.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Here are a couple suggestions. How about charging for bus rides and then use the money to pay for security! Second, how about Bobby Sisneros become a bus driver!!! How fast will things change when the guys in charge are subjected to the same issues the drivers deal with!!
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
For sure I've seen it a million times even where I work. If it doesn't directly affect the big guy there will be no action. At the pivotal moment when the big guy is directly affected by what the little guys have been complaining about, then you see him move heaven and earth to make HIS life easier.
I rode the bus in Albuquerque for a couple of years. I've seen plenty: public urination, drug use, fights, I've seen weapons brandished, muggings, sexual assault, public intoxication, you name it. The transit director is a snake. He blames supply chain issues for why drivers aren't protected. He says that security costs would be astronomical. He blames everything else for lack of safety on those bus routes except for their policies. I'm sure he doesn't have to drive a route everyday, so what incentive does he have to remedy the situation? If he thinks security would be expensive, just wait until the lawsuits.
Law suit was my thought as well. Way more expensive than having security.
My immediate response to the cost of security is what about the cost of implementing a free fare system during a high inflation period and historically high fuel prices? People are afraid to ride the bus, get real. Look at the ART fiasco. What a joke that was. And the drivers and passengers aren't worth the cost of security? Remember too the people who make these decisions never ride a bus.
Why do you think they don't do anything about all this. Because they allow it. They use these drug addicts as snitches it's The only Way They can stay out There. And a lot More The bus drivers know what's going on.
He’s a Democrat
@@SenorGrandePP of course he is. What else would he be?
Yeah, don't add security or anything. Just say "What's wrong with people?" What's being done? They're making every driver a victim, and that's it. Tell you right now Bobby hasn't ridden a bus and doesn't care to. He just wants his paycheck.
Lois used to take me around the town when I used the bus. Sad these drivers are going through this. They're so nice.
This is crazy 🙈 drugs 😳 make people do crazy things
Public transportation is very dangerous. There's a lot of creeps on the bus. When I was younger I got followed by a perv revealing himself to me. They need security.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Worried about cost when they give free fares , facilitating crime ,theft . Smh when good men stop standing up for what is right , Evil will prevail .
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Thanks Two Term Timmy for this becoming acceptable and normal.
Bingo!!!
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
You got that right.
Democrats are ruining the world 🌎 🔥
Let's go Brandon and his entire administration. This is happening all over the nstion.
So it's all about money and not about protection.
Nothing has changed since I left 30 years ago. Actually it’s gotten worse.
Way worse
How about Tim Keller riding these buses all day every day? He could be the security guard. Then driving all day every day.
Or Richard Berry - the person who initiated ART
I've Rode With Ricardo Plenty Of Times And He Is A Professional Driver So They Deserve Alot More Thanks To All Our Public Servants
I can’t believe the guy just stood back and watched!? Like I understand you don’t want to put yourself in danger but just push these kids away or threaten to call the police anything to get them to stop…
Arm the bus driver’s? Uh no…a plexiglass shield…it doesn’t work? Arm the bus driver’s. Let’s do everything but arm the bus driver’s.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Bus drivers should have a flamethrower barrel positioned at the floor plate next to their seat at about a 20° angle towards the door.
I really like the fact that ABQ Ride is free, but I like having access to safe public transportation more. I genuinely appreciate and respect the bus drivers. Their safety is the most important thing. I've used ABQ Ride for more than a decade and I hate to see things going so poorly. If we have to start charging for bus rides again then so be it.
I'm not sure charging for fares would do enough to solve it -- as far back as 2016, there have been a shocking number of attacks on city busses. I think the city hoped more eyes on busses would work as security (nothing is actually free, even a bus ride). It's hard to go even one day without hearing of a crazy event or attack on a bus in ABQ if you check the scanners and public police logs.
Require ID and background check to ride the bus
This would be a good way to make sure these addicts won't be able to ride all the buses around and panhandle, buy and sell drugs
@@chance2646 it doesn't seem eliminating the fare has done any good, either. If anything, it sounds worse.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Democrats are ruining the world 🌎 🔥
Thank you democrats for keeping the streets safe.
Gotta love diversity...lol ❤️
Liberals & Republicans are both from the same shit just a different pile. Don't fall for it because none of them take a fkg bus!
All you do is talk, keep talking wuss
The city buses up and down Central have always been scary . I'm a life long resident and I will NOT get on a Central bus , nor at the rail road depot exchange. The blue line where people are getting to work and to campus is good.
I will alone
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
That's why I have no idea why they made another route down Central facepalm lol Nothing you can do to make the city more "nicer" for tourists unless you actually stop the crime
Can’t we just rid ABQ of these people? Get them out of here! This is B.S.!
Something like this similar happened where I live in upstate NY. Then a law was passed saying that if u assaulted a public transit driver u could receive up to 7 years in prison, no joke folks! 🙏✌️😘🤷
It feels lawless in ABQ lately.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
They better be bulletproof and self-contained so they aren't breathing in all that meth smoke. Also how do the busses get fuel and maintenance if they are free? This zero fare BS sounds like we are paying to have these drivers assaulted by the people that otherwise wouldn't be on the bus....
It's like some kind of sick plan to cause chaos. In a situation that already had dangers. The government tweaked it. And made it worse. They said snob hill had the most reports of events. That is the center of political caca.
You know Albuquerque caters to the homeless. It's a homeless persons paradise here. They can steal, stab, shoot and kill without any repercussions. It's a safe haven for the mentally and criminally insane.
Unfortunately, crime & attacks on busses was a huge problem here even before the ART route opened -- aka back when everything was fare-based.
I wouldn’t recommend anybody to work at Tranist much less ride the bus, not only do we deal with the riffraff but they tear apart the bus leaving their trash behind, as well as smoking, drinking, doing drugs! drivers try to enforce rules and get beat up for it! Sad. They wonder why it’s a revolving door here with its employees?!
I've been in this city 44 yrs , and I was a thug ass kid at one time and I'm from the warzone, Trumbull hood and I ve never seen the things that I'm seeing in Albuquerque NM in the past three years, absolutely unimaginable violence that you see In South America and and Albuquerque is on its way to utter and complete 💯 percent total anarchy.... And it won't get better, it can't get better.... And you wanna know why, because this city is gaining size and it's too close to the border to loosen the grip of drugs and money and our State Legislation system is corrupt and it won't get better, be safe and love your kids and pray 🙏 cause every day is another day not promised.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Democratic state, It's a shit hole. I left the state 20 years ago. I suggest you look for a better living in a different state.
ehhh thats one way of looking at it but there are other cities that are much more worse than abq, it is getting worse but city officials and state officials dont do anything about it , thats why its not getting better. it will get to a point where citizens will start carrying weapons and will have to take action . look at florida,texas, california even NY there are areas ruled by crime but areas that are nice and prestine but they will try to control it into one maybe two areas of the city and spread resources throughout the city where its needed most . who knows , keller aint doing shit , he just gets in front of cameras and stands at a podium and talks and thats what he does its lol pathetic.
The city buses need to keep drivers safe by asking the city with security on the violent routes within the city
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
This is why i don't use public transportation no more used to like it 10 yrs ago
And they want you to pass a random drug test; and be paid 16 starting 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Unless it's $16 per mile that is insanely poor pay to drive a huge vehicle and deal with the public.
Nope per hour, former transit driver
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
Yaaaaaa the art is just so successful, normal people totally ride art and the city bus……
“Normal people” love that. Well that was Berry’s doing
They are fentanyl addicts, and not capable of doing anything no matter how simple it is.
Great investigative journalism, what a breath of fresh air! I know to appreciate those follow up questions, kudos to you miss ! I subbed, will be waiting for more!
It's just human nature, you give somebody an inch they'll take a mile
Saw a chick pull a hammer out of her purse and start beating a dude with it...then the guy over powered her and started hitting her with the handle. Atleast neither used the claw or I may have witnessed a murder
Sounds like this city does not need transportation from buses anymore.
I've rode the bus in Abq, and can tell you 'Bus Drivers' do a lot of provoking. They talk to 'some' riders by yelling with anger.
So, you get what you give.
Mayor Keller should regularly ride the ART busses... and all the city councilors also! ART is an embarassment to this city, much less a tourist attraction. Though the problem is city wide and not just on the busses. Crime, drugs, alcohol, mental health and homelesness is way out of control in Albuquerque.
Blame the mayor and police.
Vote out your politicians, vote out your attorney general and vote out your city council. WE NEED REAL CHANGE PEOPLE.
For adding security and being short in terms of security and not being able to fill them. I have applied many times and they will ALWAYS Deny me. I work in harsh environments with fuel passenger bags and many many other things. The city doesn't care for the drivers and its sickening. ABQ Has turned into a complete shithole and its saddening. It's the people of this cities fault. I am not from Albuquerque and wish I never moved here. Sad how a beautiful city has become this horrible. They are only focusing on movies and tv production a long with tourism.
With non sense statues for no real reason
The New Normal at Murderquerque New Methico.🤯
Keep the pressure on the city
Lol yeah bro you don't wanna be a bus driver here pick another job.
Let's give free rides for everyone but not be able to afford a security guard on the buses to keep the drivers safe? Makes sense. 🙄
albuquerque seems like a pretty crazy place to ride the bus man.
Disgusting.
Who would want to ride a free bus when you have 100% chance of getting asulted? Is a free trip worth it? No!
Bus drivers should get a license to carry and conceal .
And you wonder why there is a school bus driver shortage
The drugs n bums make this place a waste of time they have to many rights and the people can't even work without having some thing to protect themselves
What might help? Honestly curious what you think - it seems the city is out of ideas.
Felony conviction,,,if you touch a City bus drivers,,
Load up people! Because APD are not going to help you either
A call to the people of ABQ let's start a vigilante movement and take our city back!!
Funny that when you don't charge for rides, there's no money for security
Thank Mayor Tim Keller
No more free rides till security and safety in the work place
Perhaps those signs on placard holders above the seats stating plain clothed folks on board gave me and others a false sense of security. We need a solution. This is the first i have heard how bad it has been.
Nowadays street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and mentally damaged beyond the point of repair. They will do anything in desperation to get next fentanyl 💊. They destroy everything around themselves. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence. If you see anyone with blanket, towel, or tshirt over their heads, they are smoking fentanyl and second hand fentanyl smoke can easily kill you.
I loved the final assessment from the news anchor…’hmmm’
Lets talk about how they pull off on us knowing they see us running for it
This is too much these drivers need to be protected. I think Albuquerque is off the hook with violence.
If you can’t afford to service it. Then don’t provide it.
This happens in other cities like Denver too!
Lol yup Portland calls their transit system TRIMETH I'm from Albuquerque but the homeless situation In Portland is stupid crazy
This is so horrible. We need immediate security on all of these buses! The city wastes enough money on other useless projects? Why are they struggling for funds? What did that art bus project do to make things safer for bus drivers? Who is in charge of deciding the funding for city transit? How much are they getting paid? This is ridiculous. We need more funding then- we shouldn't be accepting such a piddly amount of funding for our city transit systems! Where is all the money going? This is the cheapest excuse for public transportation compared to other cities! We need security on these buses for all the obvious reasons seen in these videos. The city is DROPPING THE BALL on taking care of OUR ACTUAL NEEDS. Funding ends up in the pockets of their cronies and buddies and they're making deals, throwing chump change at the needs of the people and taxpayers who fund them.
Side Note: The drivers aren't the problem, the city is. Even if the city helps make the driver safe, It wouldn't be safe for passengers. You make house on wheels, Allow dangerous people on board for the right price. They Hire security but their paid to watch not Intervene. If security does Intervene 3/5 of the time its on an innocent bystander.
In the meantime Pelosi & Biden are telling Russia & China how to run their countries...🤣
Stupid comment
Blues…
I’m sorry y’all have to go through this guys. Albq is just crazy in general. I even get cut off every day and deal w road rage everyday. People r so dumb and stupid now a days
Sickening.
Albuquerque is the live action incarnation of Gotham City.
Without the infrastructure.
That's why I don't drive anymore, crazy people.
They need to carry pepper spray and a club.
During the five years I lived in Albuquerque (just moved 2 years ago), I barely everbsaw police unless they were attending to a car accident.
That passenger is a coward didn't even try and help for nothing. Wow hope his wife never needs help....
Start charging bus fare again
It would not cost anymore than they pay now instead of having 15 security guards at the ATC have them on the buses instead
Shut it down until driver's get a protective cage. Power to the people
If your bus driver get you a weapon you have a right to protect yourself it's better to get caught with the weapon of the get caught without it these teenagers is crazy so carry your welcome don't be afraid to shoot
That guy just stood there wow
Shock is a thing; also, it not being a shock is a thing. I have seen some insane things so many times in our city now that it no longer raises an eyebrow. Maybe it is like this everywhere, but it is certainly like this here.
What's wrong with these people passing these laws and policies is the question you should be asking. Not the people that are committing to crimes
Man this is crazy
This is why We avoid any buses. I have a idea how about you put a barricade with plexiglass windows and a doorway to get out safely
Wow he's even Interviewed. This man has made my life hell rising the buses. An the bus systems the only way for me to get around. Others feel the same. I can't wait til I see this guy out of the business place
This is disgusting! Criminals getting away with this crap!
This is sad I thought I the mayor was going to put a police officers on the buses. What are they afraid of getting their hands dirty.
In LA, all buses have those Plexi glass shields. Abq, behind the game, as always.
I Live in Florida, and I've seen bus drivers with plastic/or glass walls around them. So people can't attack them. why don't all city buses around the country have it?
Most of the delays were caused by arguments over the fare. Security started riding along on Coors and cleaned up the garbage.
Make it free, don't put thugs in jail..
Ricardo, 66 years old, you look pretty good for 66.
Great kids I'm sure their parents are so proud. The parents need to be held accountable for these barbarians that they ate raising. Sue them ir take their welfare away
People just watched that driver get beat up
Why can't the bus drivers carry pepper spray 😒
MLG/KELLER aka Democrat at its best
Maybe if they start charging for bus rides again they can pay for security. Why would you even make bus rides free? Thats one of the dumbest ideas ever.
@4:44 That female bus driver has driven the 140/141 and I have heard her bellyaching and crap talk. There are some bus drivers I do not feel badly for and she is one of them.
Lmao tf you mean what's wrong with people it's Albuquerque
Has anything change from a years ago? Why is Albuquerque this bad? El Paso is nothing like this.
omg I would never do that job
If you could crowdfund for a security guard to be on *your* bus, how much would you be willing to pay? Just a few pennies would be enough for an 10h shift, throw a gouv loan in there and the director should have some work to do. Pretty sure it would be small compared to the photo ops were funding in ukraine. You know, instead of having a laugh.
Shut down routes near the ghettos they don't appreciate the ride anyway.