For your safety, you can exit between stops
Article updated on May 10, 2024
Credit: @technet9090After 8 p.m., did you know that customers travelling alone or with children may ask the bus driver to let them exit the vehicle between two stops? By reducing the distance our passengers need to walk in the dark, exo helps to improve their safety.
How it works
It’s easy to take advantage of this service! Simply tell the driver ahead of time where you’d like to exit the bus, so they have enough time to plan for the additional stop. They’ll drop you nearby, while making sure to follow all applicable safety protocols.
Customers travelling alone or with one or more children may request this service after 8 p.m., year-round, anywhere on the exo bus network.
Note however that according to Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable (MTQ) guidelines, passengers may not exit between two stops in zones where the speed limit is 70 km/h or higher.
An initiative that’s gaining steam
It appears that Canada has a head start in implementing this initiative, alongside Sweden. In France, it was launched in Lyon on March 8, 2019, to coincide with International Women’s Day.
Several transit agencies in Québec also offer this safety measure, notably the Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL), the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS).
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