An outrageous, but now obsolete, nineteenth-century English law made it illegal for ladies to eat chocolate on public transport. Young people are among the biggest users of bus services , whilst 40 per cent of people over 60 use the bus at least once a week. Around 20% of full time employed and 30% of part […]
Buses got their names after a hat shop in France! The word “bus” itself comes from the Latin word “Omnibus” but this was actually a reference to “Omnes Omnibus,” which was the name of the hatter shop located next to the first bus station in Nantes, France back in 1823, which was in turn a Latin […]
One fifth of working age population outside of London use bus at least once a week. The first bus ever made was in 1662. With 1.4 billion shopping trips per year, and an average spend of £29.66 this gives a total estimated retail spend by bus users in GB of £21 billion. Blaise Pascal invented […]
In Norway, any kind of vehicle wrap advertising, including public transportation advertising, is prohibited. Norwegian officials believe that, in the case of an accident, passengers would have a hard time breaking a window that is covered with a thick decal. Even though advertisers attempted to dispute this claim, the law against wrap advertising still exists […]
The oldest un-changed bus route is in London; route 24. It runs from Hampstead Heath to Pimlico and began back in 1910. Five billion bus journeys are made a year in Great Britain, with one billion to or from work. Over two-thirds of Jobseekers Allowance claimants have no access to their own car or cannot […]
China is said to be home to the world’s largest bus; the Neoplan Jumbocruiser which has three sections, five doors, and a 300-person capacity. How did the opportunity for bus advertising first arrive? It is suggested that when double deck omnibuses first appeared on the streets of London, a banner was fixed to the lower […]
The term ‘bus’ derives from the word ‘omnibus’. The average number of people in a coach is 32 compared to 1.58 in a car. Bus passenger journeys make up over two thirds of all public transport usage. The first two omnibuses departed on July 4th 1929 from Paddington New Road London, now Marylebone Road, bound […]
Over 50% of businesses surveyed in the report considered bus had a role in recruitment and retention. 1,245 bus companies operate in England, Scotland and Wales. The oldest un-changed bus route is in London; route 24. It runs from Hampstead Heath to Pimlico and began back in 1910. Five billion bus journeys are made a […]
Over two-thirds of Jobseekers’ Allowance claimants have no access to their own car or cannot drive (Total Transport, pteg 2011). China is said to be home to the world’s largest bus; the Neoplan Jumbocruiser which has three sections, five doors, and a 300-person capacity. How did the opportunity for bus advertising first arrive? It is […]