NO MORE BUS JUMPS.Byline: Daily News wire services Open-back double-decker buses A double-decker bus is a bus that has two levels. While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world, double-decker city buses are less common. , a staple 1. (language) STAPLE - A programming language written at Manchester (University?) and used at ICL in the early 1970s for writing the test suites. STAPLE was based on Algol 68 and had a very advanced optimising compiler. 2. of public transit in London since the 1950s, are on their way out. The city's transit department has decided to phase them out over the next five years, replacing them with newer models that have enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. rear ends. The open-ended models, which commuters could leap onto from behind as they rolled slowly away from a stop, were deemed unsuitable by modern safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. . The change will have no effect on the open-topped double-deckers that haul tourists around the city. |
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