The Seattle Times has an article detailing an incident that happened on the number 7 bus at Alaska and Rainier back in early summer 2005, and how a court case that arose from it is just now going to trial.
The lawsuit seems to be primarily geared against the city, since none of the people involved in the assault were actually caught.
I must admit, I've never really thought highly of the number 7 route. Perhaps that route is cursed. It's almost always late, it's the only bus route in Seattle that I've ever felt unsafe while riding on, it's a milk run that stops at every . single . bus . stop along the way. It's a little better since it was split in two a few years ago and now doesn't run all the way up into north Seattle as well, but still. Perhaps I should go ride the 300 series that serves north Seattle (particularly Aurora) to put things in perspective, but then again, perhaps I should be able to feel safe in all metro buses, regardless of route.
The admiral and I are more fans of 39 or 34. 39 especially offers a fast, no stops, efficient route into downtown. And we're really hoping that when the rail starts up, a lot of these bus routes will be reconfigured to be feeders towards light rail. Then perhaps the 7 will completely go away, and the curse along with it.
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