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Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps
1 week ago

Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. Last week, the school system launched a pilot program allowing some students who attend out-of-neighborhood magnet or selective-enrollment schools to catch a bus at a nearby school’s “hub stop.” It aims to start with rides for …

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When Canberra bus drivers called a snap strike, Nick gave strangers a lift in his Mustang
1 month, 1 week ago

When Canberra bus drivers called a snap strike, Nick gave strangers a lift in his Mustang

ABC  

Nick Proud was driving through Erindale in Canberra's south on Friday morning when he saw a group of people looking confused at a bus stop. "I think it's a rightful situation that … the bus drivers have obviously made a stand," Mr Proud said. "I've been a driver for five years with Transport Canberra, and in those five years I …

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Project to ready pool of trained bus drivers to be launched on Oct. 7 in Kochi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Project to ready pool of trained bus drivers to be launched on Oct. 7 in Kochi

The Hindu  

A long-awaited project to train and make available a pool of well-trained bus drivers will kick off in the city on October 7 to bring down accidents and instances of reckless driving. It is a joint initiative of Kleen Smart Bus Limited, a public limited company registered by bus operators which once operated eight electric feeder buses from Kochi metro …

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Bengaluru Police book 21 school bus drivers in drunk and drive tests, DLs likely to be cancelled
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru Police book 21 school bus drivers in drunk and drive tests, DLs likely to be cancelled

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Police booked a total of 21 school bus drivers on Monday for driving the vehicles under the influence of alcohol. According to Bengaluru Police, a total of 3,924 school buses were checked across the city on Monday and 21 drivers were caught drunk and driving. Earlier in July, Bengaluru Police cracked down on school bus drivers and conducted drunk …

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Texas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter
3 months ago

Texas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. The five Trump supporters cleared in the lawsuit — which was brought by three people aboard the campaign bus, …

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Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job
5 months ago

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room strung with fairy lights and ivy, transit workers file in and lie on inflated cots. “At the sound of the chime,” she says, “take a deep breath in.” The relaxation class, held at a union hall for New York City transit employees, has emerged as one of the ways in which transportation …

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Speed limit violations by private bus drivers on the rise in Kozhikode
5 months, 1 week ago

Speed limit violations by private bus drivers on the rise in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by Motor Vehicles department squads and Traffic police to mitigate road accidents, reckless and rash driving by a section of private bus drivers in speed-limit zones are challenging the safety of schoolchildren and pedestrians in Kozhikode district. Reckless driving on accident-prone roads, especially the Kozhikode-Kannur national highway and Kozhikode-Kuttiyadi road, continue despite the spike in road accidents that …

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Bengaluru police book 23 school bus drivers in drunk and drive tests, DLs to be cancelled
5 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru police book 23 school bus drivers in drunk and drive tests, DLs to be cancelled

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru police on Tuesday cracked down on school bus drivers and conducted drunk and drive tests across the city. A total of 23 drivers were found positive in the drunk driving tests and action has been initiated, said a statement by the Bengaluru police. Bengaluru police book 23 school bus drivers in drunk and drive tests In an announcement, Bengaluru …

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NSW still short of drivers for rail replacement buses ahead of Bankstown line closure
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NSW still short of drivers for rail replacement buses ahead of Bankstown line closure

ABC  

The NSW government insists it will have enough bus drivers for a new train replacement service as the year-long closure of a busy Sydney rail line looms. As recruitment for the remaining 60 drivers ramps up, Transport Minister Jo Haylen has pitched the crucial jobs to "parents who are looking for extra cash", with part-time and flexible shifts available. The …

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AIADMK, PMK slam T.N. government move to recruit bus drivers, conductors from manpower agencies
6 months ago

AIADMK, PMK slam T.N. government move to recruit bus drivers, conductors from manpower agencies

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday, June 20, condemned the T.N. State Transport Corporations plan to recruit bus drivers and conductors on a contract basis, through private manpower agencies. In a post on X, Mr. Palaniswami said there were suspicions that the DMK government was planning to privatise State Transport Corporations and as …

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Letters to the Editor: To police standing around in Metro stations: Get on the trains
7 months, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: To police standing around in Metro stations: Get on the trains

LA Times  

To the editor: As an occasional rider of the Metro A and B Lines, I have noticed some incremental improvements in addressing safety. No one — not the Metro personal or officers from various police agencies — is actually riding on the trains and walking through them to show their presence. To the editor: The recent sick-out by Metro bus …

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After Mahendragarh tragedy, Gurugram bus drivers to undergo breathlyser tests
8 months, 1 week ago

After Mahendragarh tragedy, Gurugram bus drivers to undergo breathlyser tests

Hindustan Times  

Three days after six children were killed and 20 people were injured when a speeding school bus driven by an allegedly drunk man overturned in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district, the Regional Transport Authority and Gurugram traffic police on Saturday announced that they have formed teams to regularly conduct breathalyser tests of school bus drivers in the district. If any school does …

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Auto, cab, and bus drivers in Bengaluru navigate scorching heat with traffic
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Auto, cab, and bus drivers in Bengaluru navigate scorching heat with traffic

The Hindu  

As the sun beats down on the bustling streets of Bengaluru this year coupled with a water crisis, the city’s auto, cab, and bus drivers find themselves facing a challenge - coping with the scorching summer heat while navigating through traffic-laden roads. For Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus drivers, responsible for ferrying lakhs of …

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4 bus and taxi drivers shot to death in violent southern Mexico city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

4 bus and taxi drivers shot to death in violent southern Mexico city

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Four bus and taxi drivers were killed Monday following apparently coordinated attacks by gunmen in the city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern Pacific coast state of Guerrero. In late January, the tourist town of Taxco endured a days-long strike by private taxi and van drivers who suffered threats from one of several drug gangs fighting …

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Delhi High Court Seeks DTC Chairperson's Personal Affidavit Over Appointment Of Bus Drivers With Colour Blindness
11 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks DTC Chairperson's Personal Affidavit Over Appointment Of Bus Drivers With Colour Blindness

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought a personal affidavit of Delhi Transport Corporation Chairperson over appointment of more than 100 individuals with colour blindness as bus drivers. To this, it was submitted that since the driver had submitted a medical certificate from the Guru Nanak Hospital, declaring him fit, he and similarly more than 100 persons with colour blindness were …

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Editorial: Finally, a bus-lane building boom in Los Angeles
1 year, 2 months ago

Editorial: Finally, a bus-lane building boom in Los Angeles

LA Times  

The best That’s why a recent bus-lane boom in Los Angeles is so welcome. Since 2019, Metro and the city’s Department of Transportation have rolled out nine new segments for a total of 40 miles of bus lanes on some of the most congested streets with high bus ridership, such as La Brea Avenue, Venice Boulevard and Alvarado Street. So …

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Louisville students to return to school on Friday, more than a week after bus schedule meltdown
1 year, 4 months ago

Louisville students to return to school on Friday, more than a week after bus schedule meltdown

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Students in Louisville’s public school district will return to class starting Friday as part of a staggered reopening that stretches into next week, as administrators reboot a new bus schedule after the system melted down on the first day of school, the superintendent announced Monday. “Even if they didn’t have a bus problem, I know we’ve inconvenienced …

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Kentucky school district rushes to fix bus route snarl that canceled classes and outraged parents
1 year, 4 months ago

Kentucky school district rushes to fix bus route snarl that canceled classes and outraged parents

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An overly-ambitious redesign of bus routes for Louisville’s school district turned into a logistical meltdown on the first day of classes, forcing schools to close as administrators said Friday that students might stay home for part of next week until the mess is untangled. “I said it from the very beginning, I take responsibility for it myself,” …

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Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
1 year, 4 months ago

Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers

Associated Press  

— At the entrance to Missouri prisons, large signs plead for help: “NOW HIRING”. Though the assertion of “great pay” for prison guards would have seemed dubious in the past, a series of state pay raises prompted by widespread vacancies has finally made a difference. At the Fulton prison, where staff shortages have led to a standard 52-hour work week, …

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Sedentary lifestyle? Rujuta Diwekar on easy ways to sit less and move more
1 year, 8 months ago

Sedentary lifestyle? Rujuta Diwekar on easy ways to sit less and move more

Hindustan Times  

We all know the negative effects of sedentary lifestyle on our health, yet when it comes to adding more activity in our lives, we tend to struggle, sometimes due to paucity of time and other times because of not being aware of effective ways to move our body. Emphasising that movement is extremely important for long-term health, nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar …

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Mayor Bass mediating ongoing LAUSD strike; schools to remain closed Thursday
1 year, 9 months ago

Mayor Bass mediating ongoing LAUSD strike; schools to remain closed Thursday

LA Times  

Yadira Martinez, 53, left, who works for LAUSD as special education assistant, joins the LAUSD strike at picket line near Florence Ave Elementary School in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los Angeles public schools will remain closed Thursday, the last of a three-day strike, as Mayor Karen Bass stepped in Wednesday to join talks with union and school district leaders to …

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Massive strike shutters LAUSD as a sea of workers seeking higher wages rallies downtown
1 year, 9 months ago

Massive strike shutters LAUSD as a sea of workers seeking higher wages rallies downtown

LA Times  

The start of a massive three-day strike led by the lowest paid public school workers and supported by teachers shut down Los Angeles campuses Tuesday amid a fierce morning storm, sent parents scrambling for child care and meals and brought thousands of picketers to campuses and a boisterous afternoon rally downtown. Max Arias, executive director of Local 99, said the …

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Los Angeles teachers, other workers plan three-day strike as labor woes explode
1 year, 9 months ago

Los Angeles teachers, other workers plan three-day strike as labor woes explode

LA Times  

The Los Angeles teachers union plans to join an anticipated three-day strike — possibly within two weeks — with thousands of L.A. Unified’s non-teaching workers, actions that would likely shut down schools amid an explosion of labor discontent. Alberto Carvalho saying it was terminating its contract with the district, a legal maneuver that would allow its members to join Local …

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LAUSD bus drivers, food workers, teacher aides give union OK to call strike if talks fail
1 year, 10 months ago

LAUSD bus drivers, food workers, teacher aides give union OK to call strike if talks fail

LA Times  

Princess Benson, center, a healthcare specialist with Los Angeles Unified, takes part in a December demonstration outside school district headquarters with other members of SEIU Local 99. The 30,000 workers represented by Local 99 of Service Employees International Union include bus drivers, campus security aides and gardeners — all essential to operations in the nation’s second-largest school system. “Furthermore, throughout …

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