transportation
Where there's public transportation, there's problems, policy and bureaucratic politics; mitigate road rage and commiserate with your fellow travelers.
Buses Were Always The Answer
Dear Mr. Wheeler, When I was in third grade my teacher asked us come up with greener, more efficient ways to travel. My classmates offered far flung ideas like flying cars and wind powered boats, helium balloons and rocket skateboards. Most of the options were science fiction, highly impractical, or both. But one quiet boy named Adam simply said, Buses. Thirty years later, he's still right.
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Arriva Northwest Strikes: Or, Why We All Hate Arriva Now
Here's a bit of background for anyone who's not in-the-know when it comes to the current Arriva Northwest strikes: Arriva drivers are on between £12-£14 p/h, far above the national minimum wage of £7.05 for under 24's, and £7.50 for those aged 25 and over - pretty decent wage, right? Unfortunately, the owner of Arriva, pan-European public transportation operator Deutsche Bahn has taken Arriva profits and given the owners a 20% pay rise, while giving the drivers of Arriva Northwest a 2% raise. This is hardly fair, but it's how almost every major corporation works - the little man gets screwed while the fat-cats in charge line their pockets. The drivers of Arriva Northwest had requested a 3% pay rise, and they haven't got it, so they're striking. They're also not happy that drivers in other areas that Arriva services are being paid more than them - also not fair.