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Old Posted Oct 29, 2009, 4:07 PM
MalcolmTucker MalcolmTucker is offline
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Originally Posted by Kitchissippi View Post
And how much money are you going to spend on new buses so they can run in an enclosed tunnel? Don't tell me you want to run the current diesel buses and just vent the exhaust out. We've gone a long way in banning smoking in public spaces in this city and province and to suggest that we wait in tunnels breathing air laced with toxins is just a mega-step backwards. Try suggesting that we bring back smoking in bars as long as the ventilation is adequate, and see how far you get.
Well, you could buy duel mode trolley buses, or perhaps hybrids that have a true electric only mode (which is what they do in Seattle for their tunnel)
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