Public Transport is dangerous

[growler_south]

One of Auckland's modern and thoroughly maintained buses exploded into flames today, complete with fleeing passengers running screaming down the road (fleeing passengers not depicted).

Hurrah for public transport!

Comments

[gregorbehr.livejournal.com]

Here the bus driver would have gotten extra points for running over a few of the fleeing passengers as well!

[wenchwoman.livejournal.com]

*yeech*

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

I also particularly liked the barely-literate "Steel worker dies after being crushed to death"

He died *after* being crushed to death? Or was he perhaps crushed half to death, and died later from something else?

[wenchwoman.livejournal.com]

ah, the superior journalism of the granny herald :)

and i just noticed that bus was on my route..thank god i was lazy yesterday! [and today]

[dennisatl.livejournal.com]

wish I knew how to make a few of our Atlanta buses explode like that
theyre twice too big for our streets and always have at most 2-3 riders at a time, but somebody's brother-in-law sells them to us no doubt

[sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com]

A big however: you're still safer taking the bus. Per mile I'll bet a private auto is much riskier.

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Speaking of public transport: recent study in the UK has shown that one diesel passenger train creates more pollution than if every passenger on the train drove a new car to work even if the train was packed to capacity.

A private auto doesnt have incontinent old ladies or insane solvent-sniffers...

[sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com]

diesel must be stopped.

[dacubsf.livejournal.com]

that's fucking scarry...

[boofbiker.livejournal.com]

I was going to get public transport to work tomorrow for my boss's last day but I just changed my mind. I am riding my bike. At least if I die on my bike I go out doing something I love!