Sunday, July 15, 2012

Commuters Should Get Twittered

Busways seem to be on top with commuters on safety issues, hailing buses and more. They are simple but important things to learn, that we should all know. They have placed these ideas on Twitter as follows:

  1. Travel Safely: Help your child travel safely by practising how to cross the road, especially before boarding and after leaving the bus.
  2. Travel Safely: If you have a stroller or shopping trolley, please put it in the designated storage racks at the front of the bus.
  3. Travel Safely: To stop the bus, press the button on the hand rail bars or pull the buzzer cord once & stay seated until the bus stops.
  4. Travel Safely: Signal to the bus driver with a wave & stand back away from the road. Before boarding make sure no-one is getting off first!
  5. Bus Travel Tip: Return buses often leave from a different bus stop- usually the opposite side of the road but ask your bus driver if unsure.
  6. Bus Travel Tip: Having the correct fare or small change ready to buy your ticket helps our bus drivers keep the bus service on schedule.
  7. Bus Travel Tip: Remember to keep your bus ticket handy for the entire bus journey as inspectors regularly check passenger bus tickets.
  8. Easy access buses have low floors, ramped entry, wider entry aisles, designated wheelchair spaces & priority seating for the less mobile.
  9. Easy access bus services improve transport accessibility for less mobile passengers including wheelchair & pram users and the elderly.
  10. Services marked with wheelchair symbols in our timetables are operated by easy access buses; better for less mobile transport users.
  11. Busways offers a number of ticket concessions - to find out if you are eligible, check out the concessions list on our website's Fares page.
  12. MyBus Single & TravelTen tickets - buy from your bus driver or a reseller for travel on Sydney & Central Coast private & government buses..
  13. Busways are always looking for outstanding Bus Drivers. If you think this could be you click here 
  14. Numerous Diesel Mechanics positions available at Busways- click here for more info 
  15. ATTENTION SCHOOL LEAVERS Busways has an Apprentice Mechanic position available at Kempsey. More details available here
  16. MyMulti Tickets - unlimited travel for Sydney & Central Coast travellers on gov & private buses + chosen zone CityRail trains + gov ferries.
  17. The train is now his office, could the bus be yours? 
  18. Revenue protection officers are now frequenting Busways Buses. Please ensure you keep your ticket for inspection 
  19. Pensioners get unlimited travel all day on rural & regional bus services in our northern networks on a $2.50 Regional Excursion Daily ticket 
  20. New services linking Blacktown & Mt Druitt with Eastern Creek Business Park & Raceway Ind. Park starting today 
  21. Travelling to school by bus is safer than driving by car, walking & riding a bike (according to a Uni of Sydney, ITLS study)
  22.  Often plain clothed inspectors are on board, therefore you would be unaware of their presence.
  23. gradually all buses will be painted in the blue and white livery.
  24. Got better things to do than sit behind the wheel in traffic? Like read? Phone a friend? Update your facebook status? 
  25. A full bus of passengers = up to 57 cars off the road! 
  26. High fuel costs, car maintenance, vehicle registration, insurance - don't drive your dollars away! Reduce the cost of travel -    Not sure where you're going? Our drivers are locals who make it their business to know where they're going & when to get there-
  27. 131500 has a great trip planner available, visit  to try it out!
  28. Need to charter a bus? Email us at infoline@busways.com.au.
  29. Do you use Sydney & Central Coast Bus, Train or Ferry services and a smartphone? Try TripView, a public transport app -
  30. Bus Travel Tip: Having the correct fare or small change ready to buy your ticket helps our bus drivers keep the bus service on schedule.




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