Rothwell has 35 years of safe driving

Bob Rothwell.

Metro Transit bus driver Bob Rothwell was recently honored by the agency for 35 years of safe driving.

Bus operators mark a year of safe driving whenever they complete a calendar year with no preventable accidents – the National Safety Council’s stringent standard for safety. Rothwell has been driving for Metro since 1967.

Rothwell’s record is the longest current award for any full-time operator. Transit Operations Manager Jim O’Rourke said the achievement is all the more remarkable because Rothwell always chooses route assignments in downtown Seattle where the traffic situation is the most challenging.

"Bob is a great role model for all his co-workers," said O’Rourke. "He truly exemplifies Metro’s guiding principle of ‘safety first.’"