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Buses and coaches are the most important of urban and rural passenger transport.
Increases in population, shifting mobility patterns and greater focus on environmental issues are changing the face of public transport.
Whether over short or long distances, buses or coaches are one of the safest, greenest, most user-friendly, affordable and inclusive means of transport.
Buses and coaches have been shaping sustainable mobility for more than a century.
Buses are the most common way to move people over short or medium distances in towns and cities, as well as in most rural areas. They also play a crucial role in connecting different modes of urban transport. Coaches move people comfortably along long distances and allow people to explore new places through tourism. They are often the only means of long distance transport for much of the world's population.
Flexible, fast, green and clean.
With minimum investment, new routes - across town and across countries - can be launched. Buses and coaches are the most flexible, affordable and adaptable form of passenger transport.
Aside from redusing congestion, buses and coaches also have the lowest carbon footprint per passenger of any form of motorised transport. And with fleets being constantly renewed - at 10% per year in many countries - buses and coaches are leading the way in implementing new low emission technology.
