TRANSPORTATION : BUS

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     A bus is a road vechile designed to carry many passangers.Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers.The most common type of bus is the single-decker rigid bus,with larger loads carried by double-decker and articulated buses and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses,coaches are used for longer distance service.Many type of buses such as city transit buses and inter-city ciaches,charge a fare.Other types,such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post.Secondary education campus does not charge a fare.In many jurisdictions,bus driver's require a special licence above and beyond a regular driver's licence.

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    Buses may be used for scheduled bus transport,scheduled coach transport,school transport,private hire or tourism;promotional buses may be used for political campaigns and others are privately operated for a wide range of purpose,including rock and pop band tour vehicle.A few years ago,Bas mini was one of oldest and popular Malaysian public bus service,having served in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley region.The buses were primarily painted pink with a white stripe on the sides and had a capacity of 20-30 passengers,due to its smaller size.

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    The mini bus service was discontinued from 1 July 1998 onwards,to be replaced by the Intrakota bus service and later Rapid KL buses in 2005.Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd is the largest bus operator in Malaysia operating mainly in Urban areas of Klang Valley,Putrajaya and Kuantan.As of 2011,Nadi Putra service brands unit of Nadi Putra,has operate 167 routes with 1400 buses covering 980 residentrial areas with a ridership of about 400000 per day.