Public Transport news

• UK to introduce new offence of causing death or injury by dangerous cycling

  15-05-2024 21:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Law change not ‘anti-cycling’ says Iain Duncan Smith, who brought the amendment to the criminal justice billA new offence of causing death or serious injury by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling is to be introduced.The law will be changed after a deal was reached between the government and the former Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, whose amendment to the criminal justice bill was backed by 37 fellow Tory backbenchers. Continue reading...
  
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• Commercial Manager – Stagecoach South

  15-05-2024 18:15 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Commercial Manager – Stagecoach South
  We’ve got a great commercial team at Stagecoach South, ensuring our bus services deliver for our customer, colleague and community partners.
  All they need is someone to lead them forward – and that’s where you come in.
  Our business is growing quickly and we’re looking for a Commercial Manager to help steer the team.It’s a new role and a fantastic opportunity for the right person to take a career step and help shape
  
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• My fellow citizens – we share confined spaces, but do I have to overhear your chat, your music, your TikTok? | Zoe Williams

  15-05-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With telephone signal now more available on the London underground, it’s time for a new etiquette about how we co-exist Phone signal went live this week across a quarter of the underground system in the capital, mainly in central London, with further coverage planned by the end of summer. This is great news for people who can’t go five minutes without talking, and bad news for everyone else. The previous lack of network coverage was just about the only thing keeping us civil.Across a
  
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