Safe Coach Operation - Part 4
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Was this like 1936
jamin108 2 years ago
One interesting foot-note in response to "dazmon11":
The Detroit DSR hired its first African-American bus driver (actually he was promoted from the position of streetcar motorman) in 1938. That would've been about a year after this movie was filmed.
Prior to that time, the DSR had never hired blacks as streetcar conductors (the one who collected the fares) or motor coach operators (bus driver).
hbc2nddetroit 3 years ago
AN INTERESTING SIDE-NOTE: The Detroit DSR hired its first African-American bus driver (actually he was promoted from the position of streetcar motorman) in 1938. That would've been about a year after this movie was filmed. Prior to that time, the DSR had never hired blacks as streetcar conductors or motor coach operators.
hbc2nddetroit 3 years ago
Yes it was, to be exact. But the city of Detroit never had an official written segregation ordinance to racially segregate its buses, so integrating city buses wasn't an issue here, at least not legally. Of course that's not to say segregation on DSR buses never occurred in some form or another, since Detroit definitely had its racial issues back then.
hbc2nddetroit 3 years ago
I notice that the Dexter bus line is used quite often in this instructional film. Even though the Dexter line was the DSR's heaviest bus route at the time, these small-size 25-passenger Ford's were all that were used on that route. Of course the heavy loads during rush hours would require quick 30-second headways to handle the crowds.
hbc2nddetroit 3 years ago