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1. 1. My gridlock buster

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 RIDING a scooter for the first time takes a bit of practice as M.E.N. reporter CLARISSA SATCHELL discovered during an exclusive test-drive.

2. 2. QBC: a recipe for chaos?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 M.E.N. transport correspondant Clarissa Satchell went to Chorlton's £1.48m Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) to ask local people for their opinions.

3. 3. New system 'makes traffic worse'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 A NEW £1.5m traffic system has made congestion worse in Chorlton, according to traders. Clarissa Satchell investigates.

4. 4. Crackdown on speeding buses

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 June 2005 SPEEDING bus drivers are facing a strict clampdown after a Manchester Evening News trap clocked buses breaking the speed limit on a busy shopping street.

5. 5. Electric scooter is torque of the town

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 THE answer to 21st century gridlock in Greater Manchester may have arrived - electric scooters. The M.E.N. gave the silent, petrol-free, vehicle-of-the-future a big thumbs-up after a test drive.

6. 6. Trees on the line - and I'm driving train at 125mph

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 September 2004 I WAS sitting at the controls of an electric train hurtling along at 125mph in tilt mode. It was my first day in the driver's seat of a Virgin Pendolino and it was proving to be a tough journey.

7. 7. Get on your bike to work

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 June 2005 FOR the hundreds of people who traverse the network of bike lanes to and from work, today is no different than any other. But for the rest of us there is an invitation to leave our cars at home to take part in Bike to Work Day.

8. 8. Speeding buses put lives at risk

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 April 2005 BUS drivers are flouting safety rules introduced after a Manchester Evening News investigation showed how pedestrians are being put in danger.

9. 9. C-Charge: The case FOR

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 January 2007 BEFORE you say no, make sure you're asking the right question. The Government has made it quite clear that, sooner or later, everyone in the country will be paying more for driving at peak times.

10. 10. New bus stop causes traffic chaos

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 August 2005 IS this the daftest bus stop in Britain? Buses stopping on Barlow Moor Road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy can no longer pull up next to the bus stop and instead have to stop in the middle of the road to let passengers on, causing long queues of traffic.

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