buses

Vehicles

The Wheels On The Broadband Bus Offer Wi-Fi

4:43PM Nick Broughall | I never, ever thought I’d say this, but I want to move to Adelaide. Not for any practical reason, but for the free Wi-Fi on the Broadband Bus. More »
Science

San Francisco Bus Stops To Offer Free Solar-Powered Wi-Fi

7:40AM Dan Nosowitz | By 2013, San Francisco is planning to construct 360 new Municipal bus stops that’ll further the causes of both solar power and blanketed Wi-Fi at the same time. More »
Phones

Video: Bus Driver Texting and Crashing

1:30PM Brian Lam | No, no, that’s not how you do it. You’re supposed to hold your phone up above the steering wheel so you can see traffic with your peripheral vision. Not good. [CNN] More »
Vehicles

50 Cars Assemble 1 Bus

12:50AM Mark Wilson | Swedish advertising agency Acne assembled this junkyard monster, a bus sculpture assembled from 50 cars, to make a point about C02 emissions. More »
Vehicles

Buses in Oslo to Get Poop Power

2:20AM Adam Frucci | Next time you hop on a bus in Oslo, it might not run on regular gas. Instead, it may be running on methane fermented from human waste. Awesome? More »
Cameras

Americans Blow Up A Bus For Science (And Fun!)

10:00AM Nick Broughall | That’s right, these people are blowing up a bus for science. In particular, they’re testing out new forensic cameras that are disaster-proof. In other words, cameras that can withstand the impact of being blown up in a bus, or other natural disasters like flooding and volcanoes. More »
Vehicles

China’s Death Buses Deliver Executions, Organ Harvesting On the Go

2:10AM Adam Frucci | If you’re a criminal in China, you’ll want to avoid its new death buses, vehicles that carry out executions while streaming live video of them, then provide some privacy for organ harvesting. More »
Vehicles

80 Buses in Oslo Will Be Powered by Raw Sewage

10:20AM Adrian Covert | This might be the most disgusting use of green technology I’ve ever seen, but yes, Norweigan fecal matter will keep their Buses up and running. More »
Gadgets

NYC Buses Testing Digtial Ads That Change Depending on Location

4:45AM Sean Fallon | Creative marketing minds have developed a plan to use GPS to deliver neighbourhood-specific digital advertising on the side of buses in NYC. Apparently, the ads run like TV commercials and they have begun airing on a single Manhattan route with expansion to 200 buses planned for Q1 of next year. Obviously, targeted advertising is the name of the game, so I wouldn’t be surprised to find GPS systems like this one popping up in major cities across the country in the very near future. [WCBSTV]
Random Stuff

Bus Stop Swing Set: A Public Transportation Playground

9:00AM Sean Fallon | The idea of making public spaces more playful is the brainchild of artist Bruno Taylor. In this project, he modified several London bus stops with swings to brighten the day of busy commuters. Never mind the smell, the noise, or that dude rubbing up against you–a swing set at the bus stop would melt away all of the stress associated with public transportation. That is until you get a little too carried away with the swinging motion and knock out someone walking behind the bus stop with your arse. On the playground that’s detention–in the adult world it’s called assault. Haha…(ass)ault. [Pixelsumo via PSFK via Dvice] More »