Buscycle, United States and Netherlands. Forget the bus… All I want to do is bicycle!Now you can do both. Peddling its wa
y across the United States, here comes the Buscycle. It’s a 15 passenger bus, stripped to the bolts and refitted with bicycle parts.But believe it or not, the U.S. Buscycle isn’t the only one of its kind. Buscycles have
also appeared in Eindhoven, Netherlands, courtesy of some creative students. In fact,
businesses are even invited to use a modified buscycle in team building workshops.
As the Utne Reader observes, if this catches on, it could hail a whole new era of
carbon-free transit.
General Class Rail Ticket, India. Indian trains are a travel experience unlike any other in the world. There are nine classes of trains i
n India. Travelers can take the easy route in air-conditioned first class on the 140 km/h Rajdhani Express. Tea lovers can visit Darjeeling, a World Heritage Area, on the Darjeeling “Toy Train.” Vacationers can even partake in some extravagance and pampering on the Palace on Wheels.But some would say that you haven’t traveled in India until you buy a general class rail ticket during the summer. It’s not always as packed as in this picture, but you’re sure to get to know your neighbors. Passengers unable to fit inside the cars sometimes ride on top, as parodied in this Ballywood video. Before you go, here’s some advice on Indian rail travel.
Hitchhiking, Worldwide. Hitchhiking, alas, is no longer the symbol of freedom and travel that it once was. Today, it’s
illegal on many major roadways and the current generations have heard so many hitchhiking horror stories that many are afraid to try. In some ways, these stories are self-prophetic. It may be the marginalization of hitchhiking today that makes unsavory sorts that think they can mistreat hitchhikers. MSN wrote an interesting story on this too.Despite all this, hitchhiking can be safe, fun, and the cheapest way to travel. I’ve hitchhiked across Eastern Canada and through Colorado. On the way, I met many friendly people: a truck driver, a young guy just back from India, a woman who had the interesting job of wining and dining rich casino goers, and other amiable folks. I’ve even heard of people hitching their way across the ocean by freight ship.
Whatever your method of public transportation, whether it be ordinary or extraordinary, enjoy your freedom of travel, your good spirits, and the community around you that’s sharing your transit ride. Happy trails.
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Well, that's a start. So, people really do look for any possible way just to make transportation cheap, or free. Even risking thier own life :)
