Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
PARTY BUSES * New Zealand - Inspectors to tail teenagers' ones
Auckland,NZ -The New Zealand Herald, by Alanah May Eriksen -17 May 2010: -- Manukau's liquor licensing agency is drawing up a list of school ball dates, and will send inspectors to follow buses to after-ball parties in a bid to stop alcohol being supplied to minors... The agency has vowed to block all "after-balls" supplying alcohol to minors following an early-morning bust at the weekend of a van-load of booze meant for party-hopeful teens... Principals in the area have given the agency and police a list of school ball dates... The Herald on Sunday said a large white van full of ready-to-drink spirit mixes and beer, driven by an adult who was said to be the parent of a student, left the venue... After the alcohol was removed, police cars followed the buses to make sure students still went to the alcohol-free event, rather than elsewhere... Mr Radich said police could lay several charges including unauthorised sale and supply which carries a fine of $40,000 or up to three months in prison for sale and supply of liquor to a minor, and providing a place for the consumption of liquor... Police on Wednesday sent a letter to about 40 Auckland high schools saying they would not accept excuses for supplying alcohol to under-18s at parties... The Auckland City Council's chairman of city development, Aaron Bhatnager, said the council was also acting against after-balls...Labels: Party Bus
BTB Party Bus * USA - Gets a move on using vegetable oil
The BTB Party Bus was born
Ann Arbor,MI,USA -MLive.com/The Ann Arbor News, by Donn Fresard -November 11, 2008: -- The shuttle is outfitted with comfortable seats, a powerful sound system and blue Christmas lights lining the ceiling. Initial plans called for a loop around downtown, but that was quickly nixed in favor of a more cab-like operation. Customers can call the driver to arrange a pickup, or flag down the distinctive red shuttle bus on the street. A ride within the near-campus area costs $2, or you can pay $3 to $4 to go further from downtown. Unlike a normal cab, though, the BTB bus will pick up other riders on the way to your destination, and likely will go out of your way to drop others off. (It can also be rented out, limo-style, for a couple of hours or a whole night.) ... "It minimizes the carbon footprint, and at the same time it gets us home super cheap," Sam Langberg, 22, a recent U-M alumnus, said. "What's not to like?" ... Early feedback has been so encouraging, BTB's transportation arm already is eyeing expansion... Lowenstein said if there's enough demand, they will convert a second bus (a $4,000 process) to work in tandem with the first. The owners also are looking into buying another vehicle - perhaps a cab running on natural gas - to handle excess demand during peak hours... (Photo by Eliyahu Gurfinkel The Ann Arbor News - From left, U-M freshmen Zach Kadden and Austyn Weiner and their friend Gal Geri, who was visiting from Florida, get off the BTB Party Bus on North Ingalls Street in Ann Arbor on Friday evening) Labels: Party Bus
Auckland,NZ -The New Zealand Herald, by Alanah May Eriksen -17 May 2010: -- Manukau's liquor licensing agency is drawing up a list of school ball dates, and will send inspectors to follow buses to after-ball parties in a bid to stop alcohol being supplied to minors... The agency has vowed to block all "after-balls" supplying alcohol to minors following an early-morning bust at the weekend of a van-load of booze meant for party-hopeful teens... Principals in the area have given the agency and police a list of school ball dates... The Herald on Sunday said a large white van full of ready-to-drink spirit mixes and beer, driven by an adult who was said to be the parent of a student, left the venue... After the alcohol was removed, police cars followed the buses to make sure students still went to the alcohol-free event, rather than elsewhere... Mr Radich said police could lay several charges including unauthorised sale and supply which carries a fine of $40,000 or up to three months in prison for sale and supply of liquor to a minor, and providing a place for the consumption of liquor... Police on Wednesday sent a letter to about 40 Auckland high schools saying they would not accept excuses for supplying alcohol to under-18s at parties... The Auckland City Council's chairman of city development, Aaron Bhatnager, said the council was also acting against after-balls...
