Free bus travel for teens curbs road traffic injuries and benefits environment

Free bus travel for teens curbs road traffic injuries and benefits environment: "Free bus travel for teens helps curb road traffic injuries and benefits the environment, reveal the results of an analysis of the free bus scheme in London, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health."

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Desperate to visit dying wife, but no public transport on Sunday, 88 yo man crashes car

Crash on visit to dying wife - Crime and Courts - Bury Free Press: "AN 88 year old man told magistrates he had ‘no intention’ of driving again after an accident in which his car made another spin off the road.

Joseph Frederick Moore of St Nicholas Walk, Brandon, told Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court on Wednesday the only reason he was driving was that there was no public transport on a Sunday and he had to visit his sick wife, who has since died, at a care home in Mildenhall. He thanked a police woman who drove him to the home afterwards."

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Riga to seek "loop hole" to authorize free rides on public transportation on snow days

The Baltic Course: "The Riga City Council's spokesman Ugis Vidauskis said yesterday that the municipality will do everything it possibly can to find a legal "loop hole" to continue the free rides on public transportation for car drivers on snow days next winter, informs LETA."

Raising #publictransit fares because of energy costs is a misunderstanding of how systems work

ArmeniaNow.com: "A decision to raise the fares would be conditioned by the increase in natural gas and electricity tariffs expected next month. The price of natural gas for individual consumers will go up by 18 percent and of electricity by 27 percent beginning on July 7. "

£2.8 Million to be wasted on cars in town of 25,000 people.

Redhill gets £2.8 Million grant to help ease congestion | This is Surrey: "SURREY County Council has won more than £2.8 million of government funding to tackle congestion and boost economic growth."

Don’t take public transit? You may be more likely to catch the flu

Yahoo! News Canada: "Presenting their findings at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Thursday afternoon, researchers Alma Adler and Ken Eames discussed the results of an online survey of 6,000 UK commuters, which showed that taking public transportation didn't increase your chances of getting the flu. In fact, people who didn't take public modes of transportation reported a slightly higher rate of infection."

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Mayor should improve public transport first

This is Bristol: "I believe that much improved public transport including a tram service must be in place before implementing the "no choice parking tax and restrictions".

I would even be happy to donate a sum towards this if business had to. I suggest £500 from every business and I think most of them would agree. Just an idea ?"

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