Metro expands safety measures and pilot weapons detection technology [Video]

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Metro is moving forward with plans to make the transit system safer using some cutting-edge technology, including sensors that can detect whether someone is carrying a weapon.

This week, Metro’s Board of Directors expanded its safety efforts, which include expanding a bathroom pilot program and pilot weapons detection technology at two of its transit hubs.

“My top priority as Metro chair is the safety of our riders and our employees. With the unanimous approval of our board, we are moving forward with concrete actions to make our system more secure like expanding the successful tap-to-exit pilot program, new strategies to keep our elevators safe and testing technology to detect people carrying weapons,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.

“You can’t take a weapon into Dodger Stadium and you shouldn’t be able to take weapons on Metro either,” she added.

The board unanimously voted to expand the agency’s TAP-to-Exit pilot program from one end-of-line station …