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Do not be chicken - Take the bus!

Last week I went to a cheerful to Lancashire. Despite being a wonderful part of England, including Rose County Red has its thorn - a miserable 6 hour drive from my home in Devon. So if, like me, has the driving ability of salmon from Norway and the reactions of a sloth 3 fingers, do what I do, going by bus. Being trapped in a job for several hours with little else to do that compete for supremacy center armrest may sound like purgatory for some, but it offers endless opportunities to read at all, and, best of all, to dream. Before that drove the bus station was Bolton thinking back to my recent trip through Central America and, in particular, the Latin equivalent of our luxury bus network - the chicken bus always faithful.

To the benefit of those yet to travel by chicken bus, allows me to set the scene. These machines start their life as a U.S. school bus and then of the life of North America has expired, the rise of a new lease of life south of the border. Possibly the ultimate in recycling, these workhorses veteran - that have been put out to pasture long ago officials - now loyal to countless millions of Latin Americans. Just goes to show that there is still life in the old dogs yet.

After arrival in the land of machetes and banana palms of the vehicles to a complete facelift. Out with the old and new, foreign yellow soon becomes known in history, when the former ugly duckling finally emerges as a chrome front, hand-painted religious sign on wheels. It's like MTV Pimp 'My Ride 'on LSD cords steroids.

Excessive chrome, pious stickers, and garish paint schemes are definitely the new yellow and black. And that's Only the outside. The interior also undergoes the same transformation. Once inside, the aesthetic in the background between the sacks of rice and beans and functionality now dictates the design. Fore and aft spacing between seats remains unchanged, ie legroom is barely adequate for young children America, but on the one hand, the seats are replaced by a little over the versions that now devour half of what used to be the corridor. Although it is possible to negotiate this midway, now the width of tape, the question arises awkward stranger to the West armed with 20 kilos of poorly packed backpack. After climbing to bus rapid approval should be done to ensure an empty seat, and it does not stay empty for long. Unfortunately, besides quick maneuvers small spaces equals leather knees. You may not know this, but as chicken bus seats remove more hinges on a single day that the IRA in a full year. Closure and the spaces in front of the bus roof not stay empty for long either. The empty space allows room for adhesives, and Chicken Bus Jockey just love these things. In general, consist of stickers religious messages interspersed with Real Madrid and Barcelona FC Logos. God is Light, Beckham God, Jesus loves me, and I love him.

For the rest of the decor, simply pull two racks of overhead luggage racks to accommodate cardboard boxes containing shopping and the odd armadillo, a TV in a cage of soldiers (usually provided after missing the first man of size of the bumps), 25 strong speakers who would not look out of place in a Steppenwolf concert, and a head-breaking air horn powerful enough to remove the tooth enamel, and yourself a bad-ass Chicken Bus. But the guys running the show that really impressed me. Not only the driver foolhardy, but his companion - the Chicken Bus Jockey. With the tenacity of an Everest double glazing salesman and the physical ability of a class runner World 400 meters fitted as standard, these chapters are a breed apart. I remember one in particular that had a dangerous habit of squeezing his way by bus to collect rates, then exits the rear of the bus when it slowed to an easy Rumble, Sprint Back Around since started to gain pace, and then plunge again through the open door at the front. A routine repeated at least twice an hour. Obviously, this must have been easier to fight back through a bus full. On one occasion, however, the driver was thrown a little too soon, leaving his friend behind in a swirling cloud of dust and black smoke. Looking back through small gaps in the sea of armpits and crotch I could see this maniac, in full speed with his arms in the air, desperately trying to bridge the gap widening between him and the bus. The look of despair on his face reminded me of that scene at the end of the Roger Moore film 'The Wild Geese " where Richard Harris, while being chased by a lot of rather angry natives, tried in vain to catch up with the plane in which accelerated along the runway. In our case, and a final completely different and less bloody intervention of the passengers saved the day. A final chapter piped to the loss of signal, forcing Stan Laurel to reluctantly hit the brakes and pick up a whistle and a little tired, Mr. Hardy.

A chicken bus ride almost guaranteed fun in one way or another, and the anxiety and exhilaration in equal measure. Forget Alton Towers and Disneyland for cheap thrills, these machines offer greater kicks for less. And after surviving a five hour trip hosting numerous close and personal with oncoming traffic, you believe that Jesus must actually I love you.

Golden Backpack Awards 2009