21.   Private bus drivers are not required to take driving safety classes or regular tests to check their competence.

22.   A second blast in a private bus injured five passengers, while a third explosion in a government-owned bus left two people injured, police said.

23.   A parcel bomb exploded while passengers were boarding a private bus on Friday, injuring at least four people, police said.

24.   Addressing Parliament later that day, Pickersgill warned private bus owners against withholding their buses from the system.

25.   And this year, his last in office, he plans to begin a public bus system over fierce opposition from the powerful private bus companies.

26.   But private bus owners doubled their fares.

27.   But private bus owners doubled their fares anyway.

28.   Employees of private bus companies went on strike Thursday for higher pay, forcing more than a half-million commuters to scramble for alternate transportation or stay home.

29.   For the most part, commuters continued to use alternate transportation, including bicycles, roller skates, private buses and bus-boats cruising the Seine.

30.   In the past few months, New Delhi has seen long lines of taxis, auto-rickshaws and private buses lining up each evening.