[00:00.49]Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.
[00:04.34]The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
[00:07.19]No one knows how long it will last.
[00:10.03]The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
[00:18.36]Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.
[00:22.81]Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
[00:29.70]This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
[00:34.43]Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
[00:42.18]All the students are expert drivers,
[00:45.36]but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
[00:51.85]The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
[00:55.81]Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
[01:00.31]But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
[01:07.20]Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!