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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bruce Shipkowski

Philadelphia tests bullet-resistant glass enclosures aimed at protecting bus drivers

Philadelphia's public transit system is moving forward with plans to test-run bullet-resistant glass enclosures for drivers on city buses, joining other cities hoping to provide more protection for drivers who often face violence and harassment from passengers.

Law enforcement officers fired at a prototype and other samples of the material used in the enclosures in a demonstration staged Tuesday in Bedminster by Custom Glass Solutions, the firm that's making the cockpit-like enclosures.

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