CANDY MIKE AND TODD

How fast can a Hopelink driver go before they get fired?

Jul 8, 2019, 6:01 PM | Updated: 8:19 pm

Can a driver employed by Hopelink, company contracted by King County Metro, get fired for speeding? That was the question one KIRO Radio listener had when they took a video of a Ride2 van moving over 85 miles an hour on SR 509 headed toward Burien.

“We got a listener send us an e-mail a couple weeks back that was pretty disturbing,” KIRO Radio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan told The Candy, Mike and Todd Show. “This listener was pacing this van as it went southbound on Highway 509, and this Ride2 van was going 85 to 90 miles an hour consistently, just busting down the road.”

Sullivan reached out to King County to see if it has any regulations regarding its Ride2 vehicles, and whether this particular driver stood to keep his job after being caught in the act.

The listener was able to forward the van’s number and information on to the powers that be, who subsequently applied a strike to the driver’s record. It’s not until a second offense, though, that a driver can be fired.

“There’s just no excuse for going 85 or 90 miles an hour in a city, county, or community-run transit van at this point,” Sullivan noted. “We’re lucky we got this video and were able to identify the driver, and this driver has been spoken to, but yeah, it’ll take another violation of the rules to actually get this person terminated.”

Listen to The Candy, Mike, and Todd Show weekdays from 3-7 p.m. on KIRO Radio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.

Candy Mike and Todd

guns, assault weapons, gun, 1639, 1639 gun initiative, gun tax...

Mike Lewis

Mike: We should not restrict guns but their owners are different story

If you are a commercial pilot or general contractor likely you understand the value of licensing; So why not license gun owners?

4 years ago

snow day...

MyNorthwest Staff

What’s better for kids: a school snow day or a two-hour delay?

The recent snow fall stirred up a debate: What's better for kids, a snow day or two-hour delay?

4 years ago

shoveling snow...

MyNorthwest Staff

Candy: Everyone should shovel snow as a chore

Shoveling snow is a unique experience here in the Pacific Northwest. Here are five reasons everyone should shovel snow as a chore.

4 years ago

trans...

Todd Herman

The theft of parental rights in Washington state is unconscionable and immoral

Quoting a law passed in Democrat-controlled Washington state originally designed to make sure girls could get secret abortions, insurance companies have been writing to parents informing them they no longer have any rights to be involved in crucial, life-altering decisions their kids want to make.

4 years ago

tipping...

MyNorthwest Staff

Guilt tipping has got to stop

We are seeing tipping pop up in unusual places. I've seen new tip lines at a craft store, clothing store, and a 7-11 in the last few months.

4 years ago

Space Needle fireworks, New Year's Eve, seattle baby...

MyNorthwest Staff

Tell me I’m wrong: Everyone should have a New Year’s resolution

What is preventing us from reaching our fitness goals the rest of the year? KIRO Radio's Candy Harper weighs in.

4 years ago

How fast can a Hopelink driver go before they get fired?