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A blind man was kicked off a bus in Twickenham for not wearing a face mask – despite having proof he was exempt. David Allen, from Hampton Hill, has spoken out after he was refused entry to the R70 bus on December 19. Coming home from Christmas shopping with his son, Mr Allen presented a government ‘exemption card’ downloaded on his phone to the driver. He also showed a ‘freedom pass’ which allows people with disabilities to travel on public transport for free. However, the ...

Created: January 21, 2021 02:47 PM Bus drivers in the Twin Cities are using duct tape to address a dangerous safety issue that Metro Transit has known about — and even warned drivers about — for several years but has yet to fix. Records obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES show that large metal panels on the sides of some buses are prone to fly open while en route, leaving a three-foot piece of metal sticking out from the side of the bus like a giant knife. The significance of this safety...

London’s buses now meet ULEZ emissions standards across the entire city 14 January 2021 The main bus network now exclusively uses Euro VI or cleaner buses, the same emissions standard as the Mayor of Londons Ultra Low Emission Zone "Today, as part of our work to tackle the twin dangers of toxic air pollution and the climate emergency, I am proud that the entire TfL core bus fleet now meets the strictest emissions standards" Sadiq Khan The Mayor of London All buses in TfLs 9,000-strong bus fl...

DART 2020: A Look Back Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor In September, 50 1,500-foot-long rail segments were delivered for DART’s 26-mile Silver Line Regional Rail Project under construction between Plano, Texas, and DFW Airport. Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Columbia City, Ind., shipped them by train to Richardson. The new alignment is slated for revenue service in 2023. 2020 has been a difficult year for transit agencies and railroads a...

Folks who were going to different casinos. >> any word on the history of the usa holiday? have they had violations? >> well, it appears that from our records, its an owner/operator. this is the only bus owned by the owner. and that, like i said earlier, hed been inspected three years in a row and there were no mechanical violations noted. >> one man, one bus operations, do those stick out to officers who patrol this area? i mean, do they have a different history than a larger company? >> not nec...

Normal around midday. they are still going to be manning the traffic points until it gets dangerous and then at some point, we will have to get all of our first responders and crews off the roads so that they can seek shelter as well. we have 712 troopers on the road, 2700 d.o.t. maintenance crew members that are ready to go, thousands of guardsmen that are on the ground but also getting ready to be deployed during their search and rescue situation. the number who have evacuated as of this morni...