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In order to raise awareness on how dangerous Distracted driving is to everyone on the road from the driver themselves, or the passengers or to other drivers on the road.
A safe alternative to driving while distracted is, not driving. Instead take a bus. Megabus is one of the most reliable cost effective ways to get from city to city across the country. Megabus.com is an affordable, express bus service offering city center-to-city center travel for as low as $1. Megabus.com operates service to and from more than 120 major cities in North America from 23 hubs in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Gainesville, Los Angeles, Memphis, Mobile, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, San Francisco, St. Louis, Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Washington, D.C. and Toronto.
Megabus is a leader among double decker bus lines. They have:
1. Invested $1.5M in a central support system which monitors all the buses activities in real time supported by a staff 24-7. With a SmartTire alert system, speeding alerts, real time and GPS tracking. The GPS tracking system allows megabus.com to identify any low bridges and automatically lowers the suspension when going through planned routes with low clearance, like the Lincoln Tunnel.
2. Put seatbelts in all buses in 2007, which is not currently a federal requirement.
3. Instituted a policy requiring two drivers onboard between 12 and 5 a.m. and drivers are required to take nine hours off in between shifts instead of the required eight hours.
4. megabus.com utilizes GreenRoad Eco-Driving Technology: GreenRoad gives drivers the information, tools and motivation they need to drive safer. The system detects risky maneuvers and warns drivers so they can self-correct in real-time. GreenRoad analyzes more than 150 maneuvers, across 5 categories – acceleration, braking, lane changing, cornering, and speeding. At the management level, powerful analytic tools let megabus.com identify potentially hazardous areas and problematic trends before they lead to serious incidents.
Personally we enjoy a road trip as much as the next family, but for daily commutes my husband does take mass transportation and thoroughly enjoys it. That may sound strange- but remember, we live in NJ- AKA the land of eternal traffic. It can easily take 2 hours to go 12 miles in rush hour traffic, and that’s not a joke. Mass transit helps, a lot. And it’s easier then driving.
The ability to nap, read, or play on his portable gaming devices in the hour long commute is a great way to wind down at the end of the day and leave work at work and leave the stress at the office.
Megabus is also great for students coming for the weekend or holiday, relatives coming in to visit, or just to take a trip toa new city for the day, weekend of longer. Whatever the trip is, pick safety and fun and pick Megabus.com
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of megabus.com. The opinions and text are all mine.
I have heard of it only one other time, and that was recently. I thought it was here!! I must have mixed up my blogs. I think it’s a cool concept.