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Back to School – How to Plan the Perfect Carpool Ride

Chip Sandalwood — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:09:21 +0000

Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? With a good carpool in place, you can save time and money. It just takes a little bit of planning and a willingness to flow with whatever the morning gives you. Here are five tips to help your carpool get off without a hitch.

Back to School – 5 Tips for Kids Waiting at the Bus Stop

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:37:22 +0000

School is almost back in session, which means it’s time to start brushing up on tips for taking the bus. The school bus can be a great resource for time-strapped parents and independence-seeking children alike. But it also needs to be approached with safety and care.

Here are five tips to make your child’s bus ride the best it can be.

Flint's MTA Encourages National Dump The Pump Day

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:19:13 +0000

Today, June 16, 2011, the Flint MTA, the American Public Transportation Association, and several public transportation systems across the United States are celebrating the 6th Annual National Dump the Pump Day.

Ed Benning, General Manager of the Flint MTA, says that even driving to one of their stations and taking the bus can save you up to $8,000 annually.

Saggy Pants Means No Bus Ride

Erin Bishop — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:24:49 +0000

If you're wearing baggy pants and trying to ride the bus in Fort Worth, Texas it looks like you're not going to be able to hop on. Reuters reports that the drivers think it's disrespectful to other passengers.

Foldable, Electric-Powered Bicycles Just Might Be the Wave of the Future [VIDEO]

J. Patrick — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:06:02 +0000

If you've got $3,600 to spare and don't mind folks gawking at you from behind the wheel, it might be time to invest in a "YikeBike." Conceived as a faster and lighter alternative to the Segway, the YikeBike is a foldable electric bicycle that was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2009.

It looks kind of like a unicycle with a training wheel, but its inventors say it could change the way we get around. What do you think — wacky invention or wave of the future? CNN's full video story on the YikeBike is after the jump.

Today's Life-Saving Tip: Avoid Playing Video Games Near Train Tracks [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:33:29 +0000

Luck was on the side of this 10-year-old Italian boy. He was so absorbed with his PSP that he fell onto the tracks at a rail station in Italy. He is OK. As always, somebody caught it on video.

Bishop Airport Keeps Growing…..

J. Patrick — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:51:04 +0000

Another expansion at Bishop Airport is in the works. The new $16.8 million dollar project could begin this spring. The construction will add four new gates and 47,000 square feet of new terminal space. It will also double the size of the corridor in which passengers walk to and from their planes and pass through [...]

$3/Gallon For Gas May Seem Like A Deal Come Spring

Rod Prahin — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:38:14 +0000

Gas pump prices that are around $3 a gallon now, may seem like a bargain by the time your kids are gearing up for Easter egg hunts. Pump prices are at their highest level since October 2008. Now, analysts are expecting prices to to be upwards of $3.75 per gallon, by April. For those of [...]

Workday 108 Trivia – 1-3-11

George McIntyre — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:49:44 +0000

Name two forms of transportation that are palindromes – words that read the same frontward and backward. Read more to hear the answer. Congratulations to today’s winner, Rose Adams from Flint.