Editing TriMet (section)

=== Operator fatigue ===
An investigation by ''The Oregonian'' in 2013 led to the revelation that some TriMet drivers were working as many as 22 hours in a 24-hour period. There have also been 22 reported cases of drivers falling asleep at the wheel.<ref>Rose, Joseph (January 9, 2013). [http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2013/01/trimet_board_member_demands_ac.html "TriMet board member demands action in light of investigation by The Oregonian."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113014221/http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2013/01/trimet_board_member_demands_ac.html |date=January 13, 2013 }} ''The Oregonian''.</ref><ref>Rose, Joseph (January 10, 2013). [http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2013/01/trimet_fatigue_reaction_to_the.html "TriMet driver fatigue: Reaction to The Oregonian's 'culture of exhaustion' investigation."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111021104/http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2013/01/trimet_fatigue_reaction_to_the.html |date=January 11, 2013 }} ''The Oregonian''.</ref><ref>Rose, Joseph (January 5, 2013). [http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2013/01/trimet_overtime_exhaustion_has.html "TriMet overtime: 'Exhaustion has become part of the culture' at transit agency."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107220145/http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2013/01/trimet_overtime_exhaustion_has.html |date=January 7, 2013 }} ''The Oregonian''.</ref>  In response, the agency adopted a new policy restricting the number of hours a driver is permitted to work within a 24-hour period.<ref name="new work rules">{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |date=December 23, 2013 |title=TriMet driver fatigue: New work rules spurred by Oregonian investigation end marathon shifts behind the wheel |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/12/trimet_driver_fatigue_new_work.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823130817/http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/12/trimet_driver_fatigue_new_work.html |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref>