Welcome to transitdrivers.com.
I’m a retired public transit driver. Call me D. River.
I recently went online searching for websites about transit drivers’ health and safety issues and I was very surprised that I couldn’t find any.
Since there didn’t seem to be any websites out there dealing with drivers’ health, drivers’ workplace safety and other common issues that public transit drivers face on a daily basis, I decided to create one.
The site only went online today and is still in the development stages, but I’ll have some good content online soon so please keep checking back.
The site will have health and safety tips, products recommendations and a lot of other information you may find useful.
As a first product information tip, here’s a product I used on the job for years and which helped me avoid the back pain I saw a lot of other drivers experiencing. The product I used to counter back pain was the ObusForme LowBack Backrest.
I started using it many years ago after going through physiotherapy for left shoulder and back pain caused by improper seating support. Once I started using it regularly it cleared up the issues I was having. I used this product every work day for years and I retired without back pain problems.
I have no problem recommending this.
Many public transit employers will cover the cost of this product for drivers who have a prescription or letter from a physician or chiropractor. Contact your employer’s Human Resources department to whether this product is covered by your benefit plans.
D. River, 1 November 2015