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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.
March 30, 2020Regional Airlines Covis Tribulations, Social Distancing Transportation of the Future, and No More Walks in the ParkRegional Airlines are being decimated by the Coronavirus pandemic as travel is at a standstill, vehicles of the future may be solitary confinement taking social distancing rules into account and even walkers are finding their path prohibited by new Covid-19 runes and regulations....more18minPlay
March 22, 2020Corona Aid, Overcrowding Transit Cars, and the Disappearance of Rental ScootersCorona virus has eviscerated the nation's top transportation industries and the ripple effect will destroy the country's economy without not just one, but several bail-outs. Also on tap public transit is struggling in these days of contagion with emergency workers being crowded onto fewer trains and trying to keep up with the disinfection schedules and E-scooter rentals have disappeared after the virus scares away their clients....more15minPlay
March 15, 2020What You Need to Know About Travel and the CoronavirusPresident Trump has issued a travel ban between the U.S. and Asia, and the U.S. and Europe with some exceptions. We tell you what this means if you are trying to get home in either direction. We also fill you in on the effects the virus is having on urban mass transit if you still have to go to work.......more14minPlay
March 08, 2020Coronavirus Plays Havoc With Global TransportationAirlines are losing billions of dollars because of new travel restrictions and booking losses due to coronavirus fears. The cruise industry is also hard hit as cruise ships become giant petrie dishes for the virus, and we look at how mass transit tries to stay ahead of the virus curve with antiseptics and cleaning every few hours....more18minPlay
March 02, 2020Dangerous Bus Rides, Free Public Transit, and Parking Ticket Fines Based On IncomeBus driver attacks are on the rise in New York, Minneapolis and a few other major metropolitan areas putting transit worker danger on par these days with police and firefighters. Also in the line up, free public transit as a ridership draw, and will Boston soon have parking fines based upon income?...more15minPlay
February 24, 2020High Speed Rail, The Reclining Seat Wars, and A New Ride Share Hits NYCA High Speed Rail project hits the plains of Texas while California struggles with the same idea. Also on tap, Reclinegate on an American Airlines flight has re-invigorated the debate on whether coach seats on commercial airlines should be able to recline , and there is a new ride share company popping up on the streets of New York City....more17minPlay
February 16, 2020Coronavirus Collateral Damage, Boston Transit Tries To Upgrade, and the MBTA Finds No Love on Social Media.The growing Coronavirus epidemic is playing havoc with both the airline industry and international shipping, the Boston transit system embarks on a Year long improvement program, and the MBTA looks for Valentine's Day love on Twitter and gets insulted instead....more16minPlay
February 09, 2020A Dearth of Bus Drivers, Daredevil Bicyclists, and Infrastructure Moves Up The Food ChainIf you are considering a new career think about bus or train driver as critical shortages in both areas are compounding urban traffic congestion crisis. Also on tap this week, scofflaw bicyclists are making the roadways unsafe while the nation's mayors say crumbling infrastructure has become one of their top issues....more14minPlay
February 02, 2020Subways, NY Fights Hate On The Tracks and the Coronavirus Hits Both Land and SeaPublic ridership is starting an upward climb, in New York the MTA is launching a fight against hare and the Coronavirus throws a scare into US airline passengers and causes a quarantine on a cruise ship....more16minPlay
January 27, 2020Airlines Reset Allowable Service Animals, the TSA and Guns, Efficiency Experts Look At Loading Passengers.Airlines are the in place to be this week. They are revisiting service animals allowed in passenger flight cabins, checking out how to load passengers on planes more efficiently while the TSA says its finding more guns....more13minPlay
FAQs about Accidental Passengers:How many episodes does Accidental Passengers have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.