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Ever wonder why your bus is late or it takes you twice as long to drive to work than it did a month ago? How about why did your vacation airline fares just triple or your train trip get cancelled? The... more
FAQs about Accidental Passengers:How many episodes does Accidental Passengers have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.
August 08, 2021Spirit Airlines Runs Amok, Electric Motorways May Solve the E-Truck Battery Issues, and Musk Slows Down AVsSpirit Airlines cancelled over two thousand flights last week due to bad weather, staffing issues., fuel shortages and system failures. Can they recover? Great Britain is joining Sweden, Germany and California in piloting electric highways that power E-trucks to alleviate the need for massive batteries for long hauls. And finally, Elon Musk says Tesla drivers should hold off on the autonomous driving feature in his Tesla's until the systems are perfected....more18minPlay
August 01, 2021Toyota Says Slow Down the Switch to EVs, The Great Jet Fuel Drought, and Seniors with Autonomous VehiclesToyota is leading the way in trying to slow our national switch to electric vehicles for two very important reasons. American Airlines says its running out of jet fuel and may have to cut back on flights. And finally, a new poll says seniors are impatient for autonomous vehicles, but is the technology ready to handle them?...more14minPlay
July 25, 2021Truck Drivers are Driving Inflation, the Future of Transportation, and World CruisesThe shortage of truck drivers is causing the inflation of food prices, fuel prices and in fact the prices of everything. Experts say transportation of the future will be mobility on demand, and world cruise sellouts have cruise lines thinking that is the way to restore their industry post pandemic....more15minPlay
July 18, 2021Rats Love Teslas, Southwest Airlines Discriminates Against Non-business Travelers, and the Ice Coffee Conundrum at the MBTARats and other vermin are feasting on high priced Teslas and the company is just shrugging it's shoulders at angry customers. Southwest Airlines is not treating all passengers the same when it comes to buying tickets and MBTA riders have become snake fascinated with an abandon Dunkin ice coffee that has been sitting in a station for months...more16minPlay
July 11, 2021The Bus Driver Shortage , The Great American Airline Mask Rebellion of 2021, and Goats Save Rapid TransitA nationwide bus driver shortage is hitting critical mass affecting disabled passengers oft times leaving them stranded. One American Airlines flight was cancelled after a group of Massachusetts teenagers staged a revolt refusing to follow TSA guidelines requiring masks on board planes, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit discovers goats can be their best friends during wildfire season....more13minPlay
July 04, 2021Air Rage Self-Defense, Electric Air Taxis, and Inequity in Traffic DeathsWith air rage incidents sky rocketing, the TSA is restarting self-defense for flight crews. A slew of start ups are making electric air taxis a reality, and the Governors Highway Safety Association has a new report that finds minorities are more apt to be the victims of traffic deaths....more15minPlay
June 27, 2021American Airlines Gets Caught Flat Footed, Public Transit Does It's Bit for the Pandemic, and Driverless Subways?American Airlines did not bring back enough furloughed pilots to meet post pandemic needs and had to cancel dozens of flights on Fathers Day, public transportation is doing it's bit for the Covid vaccination effort and Boston's MBTA is contemplating driver-less Blue Line trains....more17minPlay
June 22, 2021Amtrak Expansion, Yellowstone Goes Autonomous, and Boston's Blue LineAmtrak has some big expansion plans which might be hindered by freight service. Yellowstone is test driving autonomous buses in the park, and Boston's Blue Line is looking at a possibly soggy future....more15minPlay
June 14, 2021Free Rides, UFOs and a Possible Scooter ScamTransit Agencies are mulling over free rides as they struggle with finding a way to make their services more equitable. Congress finally gets a report on what pilots have known for years - there are unidentified flying objects in our skies, and a revolutionary new scooter evaporates into thin air leaving the question of whether it ever really existed in the first place....more17minPlay
June 07, 2021Airline Wheelchair Carelessness, Transit Cyber Attacks, and a Beijing to U.S. High Speed RailAirlines are damaging vital wheelchairs at an alarming rate despite legislation giving them a high duty of care. The Massachusetts Steamship Authority becomes the latest victim in a rash of transit oriented ransomware attacks, and China moves forward on the idea of connecting Beijing with the United States by high speed rail....more20minPlay
FAQs about Accidental Passengers:How many episodes does Accidental Passengers have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.