buses
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How Good Data Makes Public Transport Feel More Efficient — Even When It’s Not
I tried a little experiment the other day — and I’m not sure why I hadn’t tried it before. Before I walked to the bus stop to go into the city, I checked the real-time arrivals for my stop. It turned out the bus wasn’t coming for another 11 minutes, so I did the dishes…
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Cruise From Hell Refuses To End As Passengers’ Bus Home Breaks Down
If you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the unsuspecting participants in Carnival Cruise’s new Lord of the Flies at sea program, you’ve underestimated the apparently vengeful god they’ve angered. Just as they were finally on their way home and ready to start their lives over, the ex-hostages found themselves once again stranded —…
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The World’s Longest Bus Is A Traffic Nightmare Waiting To Happen
Public transport is a great way to reduce traffic and gridlock in a crowded city. But do those benefits still apply when the streets are filled with 30m long buses like the Fraunhofer Institute’s AutoTram Extra Grand? Forget tight corners — this thing might not even make it through a green light.
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Greyhound Can Remotely Kill Your Bus
Stealing a Greygound coach in the US looks like a particularly dumb idea. Beyond the prospect of a beheading, the company can shut your joyride down from Greyhound HQ.