Man Asked GO Transit For Money In Exchange For Pic Of Driver Using Phone

A man asked GO Transit for payment in exchange for a photograph of a bus driver allegedly using a cellphone while behind the wheel, the transit agency says.

“A person did contact GO Transit earlier this week (Feb. 7) and asked us to pay for a photo that the person claimed to have taken of a GO bus driver using a cellphone while in operation,” GO Transit spokeswoman Vanessa Thomas told CityNews.ca.

“As a provincial agency, we did not purchase that photo,” she added. “We appreciate that the photo was brought to our attention. The person didn’t provide us with the photo and now through the media we’ve seen the photo.”

GO wouldn’t provide any information about the man who captured the image. The Toronto Sun, which ran the photo Friday, only identified the photographer as a 19-year-old named Peter.

Three TTC drivers reportedly lost their jobs a short time ago for using their cell phones while behind the wheel. Using a mobile device while driving has been illegal in Ontario since 2009.

According to reports, the photograph was taken Feb. 2 and allegedly shows a GO bus driver talking with a phone in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.

The bus was going about 40 kilometres an hour at the time and had reportedly just pulled out of the Streetsville station bound for Union.

GO Transit says it’s investigating the alleged incident and if the claim is true, disciplinary action will be taken.

“This incident by no means reflects [on] the many hard-working employees at GO Transit that really do the job to the best of their ability each and every day,” Thomas said.

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