RTC bus riders questioning mask enforcement during transit

There are several ongoing changes on the Regional Transportation System bus routes within Southern Nevada due to COVID-19.

MASKS.BUT SOME RIDERS WHO HAVEREACHED OUT TO 13 ACTION NEWSIN RECENT WEEKS SAY..SOME AREN'T FOLLOWING THERULES.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....ASTRID MENDEZ SPOKE WITH ONERIDER...WHO IS WORRIED FOR HISHEALTH....EVERY TIME.... HE GETS ON THEBUS.BUS RIDERS, HAVE NOTICED THATNOT EVERYONE IS WEARING A MASKWHILE ON BOARD.THAT MAKES THEM WORRY ABOUTGETTING COVID-19 FOR USING THEBUS.ONE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR MAYEVEN STOP RIDING ALTOGETHER.SCOTT SIMMONS IS A REGULAR RTCBUS RIDER, BUT NOW, HE'SCONSIDERING BUYING A CAR---AFTER SEEING SEVERAL RIDERS ANDBUS DRIVERS WITHOUT A FACEMASK, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THISPHOTO.HE SAYS HE'S REACHED OUT TO RTCABOUT THIS SITUATION."I WOULD WRITE THE RTC TO THEIREMAIL PROGRAM LETTING THEMKNOW, I WAS IN THIS BUS,PASSENGERS WERE NOT WEARING AMASK, BUS DRIVER WAS NOTWEARING A MASK AND NOW I'MGETTING BOILER PLATE CUT ANDPASTE REPLIES TO ME" IN SOME OFTHEIR RESPONSES THEY REFER TOPOSSIBLE EXEMPTIONS, LIKE AMEDICAL REASON.OTHER RIDERS SHARED THEIREXPERIENCESTOO"ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE REASONWHY I STOPPED RIDING THE BUSBECAUSE I'M AN ATHLETE I CAN'TAFFORD TO GET SICK.IT'S USUALLY THE PASSENGERS ANDI KIND OF BLAME THE DRIVER FORNOT ENFORCING THE RULE, BUT YOUHAVE SOME DRIVERS THAT ENFORCEATHLETE I CAN'T AFFORD TO GETSICK.IT'S USUALLY THE PASSENGERS ANDI KIND OF BLAME THE DRIVER FORNOT ENFORCING THE RULE, BUT YOUHAVE SOME DRIVERS THAT ENFORCETHE RULE AND ARE STRICT.MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE RIDINGTHE BUS ALWAYS DO THESE THINGS.RTC SAYS THAT THEIR SECURITYGUARDS ARE ENFORCING THE USE OFMASKS AT THE TRANSIT STATIONS,T THE DRIVERS DON'T HAVE TO."WE WOULD MUCH RATHER THEOPERATORS FOCUS ON SAFELYOPERATE THAT VEHICLE WITH THEMINIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHOARE IN THERE, WE ALSO, DON'TREQUIRED THEM TO ENFORCE THEMTHIS PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTBECAUSE WE WANT THEN TO AVOIDANY CONFRONTATION WITH THECUSTOMERS.R-T-C SAYS THE BUS DRIVERS ARENOT R-T- C EMPLOYEES, BUTCONTRACTED WORKERS AND IF ANYOF THE BUS DRIVERS ARE NOFOLLOWING ANY RULES ORGUIDELINES--- THEY INFORM THEBUS DRIVERS' COMPANIES.I SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH ONEOF THE BUS DRIVERS' CONTRACTORSCOMPANIES AND HE TOLD ME THATTHEY CAN'T DENY SERVICE TOPEOPLE WHO ARE NOT WEARINGMASKS.ABOUT THE BUS DRIVERS NOTWEARING MASKS...THEY SAID THAT'S NOT HAPPENINGAS OFTEN AS THEY CAN TELL, BUTONCE THEY'RE AWARE, THEY TAKEACTION ON IT.ASTRID MENDEZ, 13 ACTION NEWS.THE EVICTION MORATORIUM ENDS IN