Nightly News   |  September 17, 2010

Bus driver on leave after e-reading and driving

A municipal bus driver in Portland, Oregon is in trouble and on administrative leave after a bus passenger recorded video which he says shows the driver reading his Kindle e-reader.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: A municipal bus driver in Portland , Oregon , is in trouble and on administrative leave after a bus passenger recorded this video, which he says shows the driver reading his Kindle e-reader, and it one point turning to the next page electronically right there on the dashboard while driving on the I-5 , headed into downtown Portland . The driver apparently noticed the camera after the damage was done and tried to tell the passenger no pictures were allowed on a moving bus. There is also a policy against drivers using electronic devices on a moving bus.