BOSTON – The head of the Boston-area transit authority says he'll ban all operators of trains and buses from even carrying a cell phone on board.
That's after a conductor told police he was texting at the time of a trolley collison Friday.
About 50 people were hurt, though none of the injuries were life-threatening.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority already bans operators from using cell phones. But general manager Daniel Grabauskas said Saturday the temptation was obviously too great for some.
He said he wasn't "going to wait for someone to die" to make a change, hopefully by the end of next week.
Steve MacDougall, the head of the union that represents most MBTA works, backs the change, saying public safety must be his members' top priority.
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