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jit·ney: noun
jitney service

jit·ney [Am ˈʤɪtni] N Am

jitney

jitney service PUBL TRANS

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jitney service

Linienbetrieb mit Bedarfshalten

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Free jitneys shuttle passengers to the shore and the various casinos. en.wikipedia.org

As enforcement is lax, jitney drivers have even created cooperatives to support each other and to establish jitney stands. en.wikipedia.org

Travelers cite safety, comfort, reliability and cost as factors in choosing larger bus service over jitneys. en.wikipedia.org

Admission was 10 cents per person, 25 cents for swimming and 10 cents for a jitney dance per couple. en.wikipedia.org

Concerns over fares, insurance liabilities, and passenger safety have kept legislative support for jitneys decidedly tepid. en.wikipedia.org

Once at the island, visitors are brought to the fort on a jitney. en.wikipedia.org

By the end of 1916, only 6,000 jitneys remained. en.wikipedia.org

This became the only centrally controlled network of high capacity buses in the city where, up to that point, surface transportation was provided by driver-owned jitneys. en.wikipedia.org

Others choose buses because, they claim, jitney drivers are less safe, and are prone to using cell phones and playing loud music while driving. en.wikipedia.org

Jitney dramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneysunofficial, unlicensed taxi cab drivers. en.wikipedia.org

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