Accidental Passengers

The big bus companies say its only a matter of time before you will no longer be a blessing to leave the driving to them if congress does not step in. Also up, this year Thanksgiving travel is expected to be a real turkey and American Airlines is giving customers a chance to check out the 737 Max before they put it back into service.

A Michigan voter fraud law banning the hiring of people and vehicles to get voters to the polls on Election Day is upheld on appeal. In Massachusetts, the MBTA struggles with cuts much to the dismay of local officials and if you are Covid free and want to fly the airlines say there is an app for that....

The CDC drafted a national regulation requiring masks on all public transit until the White House Task Force on Covid killed it saying the states were the proper authority to make those rules. Meanwhile U.S. transit agencies are being told Covid is not the only enemy, they must also defend against cyber attacks. And finally, one airline has decided to begin a new service - but can anyone afford it?

Southwest Airlines has boasted of no furloughed employees since the pandemic started but that tune may change now that federal airline subsidies are over. Also on tap, a bus strike simmers over the suspension of a driver over assaulting a passenger who won't wear a mask and a Tesla customer makes a very expensive butt dial on their app.

Will public transportation be able to stay afloat without federal intervention? Also on tap, California Gov. Gavin Newsome signs an executive order banning the sale of any gasoline powered automobiles after the year 2035 and the tradition of the political whistle stop tour continues as we barrel toward the presidential election.

The Airline subsidies that have kept them alive and workers employed ends on October 1st. Will Congress come to the rescue again? Also on tap. the back-up driver for an autonomous Uber is indicted for negligent homicide after failing to stop the robocar from running over a pedestrian and transit workers in New York are caught building a private man cave under Grand Central Station.

FEMA says it is tired of helping subways and schools keep clean during the Covid pandemic. Also on tap, the space race is more than just sending a man to Mars...It's also about hauling freight and building low orbit vacation destinations and an airline defrauder gets 80 years hard labor.

Amtrak announces it is putting two thousand employees on furlough and critics say there has to be a better way. Driverless cars for the masses are getting closer and closer and if you have a few hundred thousand dollars to spare, we know where you can get a used cruise ship...cheap.

NJ Transit has some explaining to do after a napping passenger was left on a train and woke up in the repair shop. Also up, LA Metro is trying to figure out if they can go careless and there are a number of Lighthouse up for grabs if you can take care of them to the Coast Guard's satisfaction.

California is at war with Uber and Lyft over the classification of their drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees. Also on tap, Philadelphia Transit is facing sever service cuts and if you love airline food, a company in Israel is offering take-out.