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Thursday, 21 September 2017

BBC News

• Safety call after girl falls out of school bus windowA mother wants safety checks after her daughter fell out of the window of an Education Authority bus.
• London bus controller strike called off after deal reachedHundreds of control centre staff had been expected to walk out in London for 24 hours on Friday.

London Evening Standard

• London bus strike: 24-hour walkout of controllers cancelled after last ditch talks with TfLA planned 24-hour strike of bus controllers across the capital has been cancelled after last ditch talks with Transport for London.

Green Miscellany

• Electric bus covers 1,100 miles on single chargeAn electric bus has covered over 1,000 miles on a single charge to claim a world record for driving the longest distance by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Proterra’s 40-foot bus squeezed 1,101.2 miles from 660 kWh of energy storage capacity. The creators of the bus hope their technology will have a disruptive impact on the transit market because of its… The post Electric bus covers 1,100 miles on single charge appeared first on ETA.
• Crank Brothers bicycle tool bling up for grabsIf a tool works well, why shouldn’t it look good great, too? The Crank Brothers 19-function multi tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction – and in anodised gold, it adds a bit of bicycle bling to your toolbox. With an overall length of less than 9 cm and tipping the scales at 175g, the multi tool comes… The post Crank Brothers bicycle tool bling up for grabs appeared first on ETA.