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Accidental Passengers

  • Southwest Slow Down, TSA Bonanza, and Traffic is Our Bellweather

    17 OCT 2021 · Was it the weather or the vaccine mandate that caused the Southwest Airlines scheduling cluster bleep last week? Also up the TSA finds a record number of weapons at airport checkpoints and Rod Morrison has noticed something about our traffic patterns....
    16m 46s
  • Waiting for the Bus, Loop Tunnels Are Here, and Watch Out for Deer!

    10 OCT 2021 · Waiting for the bus is getting longer and longer with fewer and fewer drivers available. Elon Musk's The Boring Company has completed its first public loop project in Nevada and beware of deer this time of year as car vs Bambi accidents are on the rise.
    16m 54s
  • The MBTA is Scaring People Off, SpaceX Makes History, and the MTA Laid Off too Many!

    3 OCT 2021 · Boston's MBTA has had so many accidents it's ridership is defaulting back to the highways creating massive commuter back-ups. SpaceX launches the first fully civilian tourist crew for a three day orbital excursion, and New York's MTA laid off so many workers during the pandemic there are not enough to restart the system.
    14m 12s
  • Teenage Truck Drivers, and Earthquake Commuter Trains

    26 SEP 2021 · To combat the critical shortage of commercial truck drivers the Biden Administration is proposing a pilot program to license teenage interstate truck drivers. On the west coast, an earthquake detection system allegedly alerts commuter trains to shock waves.
    10m 25s
  • Zero Fare Transit and National Guardsman Become School Bus Drivers

    19 SEP 2021 · While the city of Albuquerque supports the idea of free public transit they are worried that zero fare does not equal zero crime. An in Massachusetts the dearth of school bus drivers has forced the Governor to bring in the National Guard to get kids to school.
    9m 19s
  • Rideshare and the Texas Abortion Law, Autonomous Cargo Ships, and the Great Teslas Scammer

    13 SEP 2021 · Under a new abortion law in the Lone Star state, rideshare drivers can be fined for taking patients to have the procedure. Uber and Lyft say they will cover all fines incurred by drivers under the new regulations. In Japan and Sweden, trial runs of autonomous container ships are beginning, and a Vermont man breaks a record for scamming Tesla out of brand new vehicles.
    14m 41s
  • Submarine Subways, Besos vs. Musk in Space, and FlashFlood Road Rescue

    6 SEP 2021 · Subways in the Northeast, including Boston and New York are flooded by the remains of Hurricane Ida as travel bans in the major cities were called. Two of the wealthiest men in the world are competing to help NASA reclaim space. One of them is a very poor loser. And a personal story of rescue after a flash flood turns the morning commute into a life threatening nightmare.
    18m 10s
  • A Dearth of School Bus Drivers, Sick and Tired at Southwest, and a Subway Ride for the Records!

    29 AUG 2021 · Schools are desperate for bus drivers and are actually resorting to paying parents not to use the service. Southwest Airlines flight crews are exhausted and begging the company for relief, and the Boston "T" may have a new Guinness World Record!
    13m 2s
  • Airlifting Out of Afghanistan,Public Transit Mask Mandate, and Tesla AVs Love Ambulances

    23 AUG 2021 · Tens of thousands of Americans and U.S. allies are stuck behind Taliban lines in Afghanistan with a military airlift as their only hope of escape. The CDC has extended it's public transit mask mandate for 4 more months, and Tesla's autopilot system seems to really really like bright lights such as those atop ambulances and cop cars....
    14m 52s
  • The Secret Milage Tax Pilot Program, Pandemic Speeders, and Spirit Airlines Cracks

    15 AUG 2021 · Inside the newly passed federal infrastructure bill is a surprise chewy center called a Milage Tax Pilot Program designed to make driving more expensive. A pandemic legacy is infecting our roadways - feral drivers who cant stop speeding. And finally, the CEO of Spirit Airlines is blaming weather and the lack of flight crews for epic airline cancellations and delays. But is that the real reason?
    16m 19s

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...

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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? Then there are the questions about who is allowed to ride in that brand new bike lane or where did all these scooters come from? Rod Morrison and Nancy Shack look for the answers and bring you the latest in transportation news!
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