I pulled out my phone today while at a red light (S 320th ST & 23rd AVE S) to make a quick voice memo. I got a notification of an available access point: "KingCountyMetro [Unsecured]. I'm still not sure if it came from the Transit Center or the bus directly next to me, and I barely had time to connect to it.
So I went looking on the county website, and there's a three old article about starting WiFi on the 48 and the 197. Considering the time and place, it may have been the 197 next to me. The article reveals that the busses are using the
Junxion box. Pop a modem in, and instant WiFi hotspot.
While continuing to dig through the county website for something a bit newer, I found this:
rtsp://media01.metrokc.gov:554/video/ex ... ilotPro.rmHere's what I learned:
- Minimum age for a transit cop is 60
- They drive the British Crown Vics with the no steering wheel package
- Speak very slowly to the dispatcher
- A car prowler will generally linger around one car for three or more minutes
- Walk very slowly as to not startle the prowler
- Dispatchers only work on one call at a time, and get to watch the call from a live IP cam
- Be as grumpy on the bus as you want; nobody will take action--they'll just ignore you.
- Some busses have cameras. Now Sean can upload video of me picking my nose on the bus.
At least they didn't whip out the green screen on this one.