The Toronto Transit Commission says it has taken action against a bus driver after a video surfaced online showing him driving with his leg on the dashboard while eating chips.

"The rules are clear about eating and drinking while in motion — you can't," TTC spokesman Brad Ross told CBC News on Wednesday.

"You can have a snack at a red light, for example, or a terminal station — but not when the vehicle is in motion."

Ross declined to elaborate on what action was taken due to privacy concerns but said the driver is not a new employee and has been with the company with some time.

The TTC has interviewed the driver and Ross said the operator continues to be an employee with the company.

"Safety is paramount in everything that we do at the TTC, and that's something that we live by," Ross added. "We want to let the public know that we've taken this seriously."

Ross said he was disappointed when he first saw the video, which he viewed after a member of the media forwarded it to him.

"I know how many of our operators do such of a good job every day that a video like this tars them all with the same brush and that's unfair."