REGULATION ON BUS DRIVERS REST PERIOD
Published at 25.10.2009 in Safety, Social aspects
Oct-09.indd The new regulation on coach and bus services, adopted by the Council of Ministers, restores the possibility to work 12 consecutive days, instead of six days currently, before having to take a mandatory rest period.
The SMART MOVE campaign
At Busworld Kortrijk, Busworld and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) will launch a joint long-term initiative to promote and improve the image and use of collective passenger transport by bus and coach worldwide. The Smart Move campaign aims to muster the largest possible involvement, endorsement and support of the organised bus and coach industry in Europe and worldwide, as well as manufacturers, suppliers and all professionals and individuals who share the vision and objectives of the campaign.
Electrical drive on the eve of a breakthrough
Very few people know that the electrically driven engine actually pre-dates the petrol engine and has a Dutch/Belgian background. However, the internal combustion engine won the day because there were large quantities of petroleum available at that time. Then there was Henry Ford, the first mass producer of cars. When he began to invest heavily in combustion engines, the industry began to look invincible. Car & bus takes a look back in time, assesses the current state of play, and has a glance into the future.
Is bio-fuel already out of date? Exxon is testing a vegetable alternative based on algae.
Nowadays, more and more developments are coming to the fore only to be superseded before they have really caught on. This may also prove to be the lot of bio-fuels based on bio-mass from agriculture. At the moment, scientists are claiming that bio-fuels will not be really practical until the day when there will probably be a better alternative.
41 PERCENT OF PASSENGERS IS FLIRTING IN THE BUS
Published at 31.07.2009 in Public transport, Social aspects
That is the result of an investigation carried out on behalf of the Dutch public transport company Connexxion. About 55 percent of the passengers indicates that they have made nice contacts with other people while travelling on the bus.
