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County approves updated CARTS safety plan with new assault definitions
Summary
The board approved CARTS' updated safety plan, which incorporates NCDOT templates and clarified procedures around assaults on transit workers; Deanna Treble noted drivers reviewed the plan on May 21, 2026.
Deanna Treble presented an updated safety plan for CARTS public transportation that the board approved.
Treble said the plan "is a template from NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division and meets both state and federal rules and regulations," and explained the largest change is clearer definitions and procedures related to assaults on transit workers. She told commissioners that frontline drivers were given the opportunity to review the update at a drivers’ meeting held on 05/21/2026.
Commissioners asked whether the agency had experienced many assaults on drivers; Treble answered that assaults have been rare locally but that the updated definitions (which include physical and verbal incidents) align the plan with federal guidance. The board voted to approve the plan.
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