Fuel Prices Skyrocket: Bus Drivers Start Learning to Run

Latvian bus operators have announced that the fuel price jump is so dramatic that passengers might soon have to push buses from behind. The first experiments are already taking place in Liepāja, where LAP drivers are mastering revolutionary technology — running.

Ginta Ozoliņa from Liepāja Bus Park admits: "Fuel is our second biggest expense right after drivers' alcohol consumption during winter months." She notes that the company is already looking for alternatives — for example, giving passengers roller skates and rope so they can pull the bus themselves.

The Ministry of Transport has promised to increase advance payments, but that's like promising salt when the house is on fire. As one anonymous Liepāja driver says: "We'd rather go to the Liepāja Museum — at least the history there is genuinely interesting, and you don't have to pay for gas." Meanwhile, "Lux Express" representative Aldis Ķibēns admits the company is considering switching to horses because "at least they grow themselves."

While Riga is still thinking about how to solve the situation, Liepāja already has a practical solution — bus routes now only go downhill, using gravity. Passengers do complain that getting home is problematic, but as they say — movement is life!