Citiliner How to aid back pain on a trip.

 

As with all types of pain, back pain is commonly caused by constant stress. This becomes a problem when we commute, and since we have recently started communing much further on average, it seems that the tension levels will begin rising steadily again as we go on. To avoid painful situations and back or neck problems, there are a few minor steps you can take to ensure that you are both as relaxed and as ergonomically supported as possible.

 

Firstly, if your seat is not comfortable enough for going the distance, see if using a seat cushion or lumbar support helps. You can also support your lumbar region by rolling up a towel or a similar material based object to the thickness of your forearm and tucking it into the space where the small of your back meets the seat.

 

The tension of driving in rush hour traffic sends your shoulders toward your ears. To combat this, roll your shoulders, loosen your grip on the wheel and spread out your fingers. Since most people hold tension in their neck and back, keep yours relaxed by stretching your neck from side to side when you’re safely stopped. Take advantage of sitting at a red light by doing shoulder shrugs and rolls, changing your sitting position, and stretching a bit.

 

Make it a habit to use your headrest rather than craning your head forward to focus on the road.

 

Give yourself at least five minutes of additional time before leaving the house to relieve some of the stress associated with commuting so if there is a delay you won’t feel the pressure or concern of being late.

 

Finally, before you begin your commute, take a few minutes to stretch and eliminate any stiffness in your arms, legs and torso. If you’ve had a stressful ride, stretch again and take a few deep breathes to get “centered” before starting your work day.

Citiliner Facebook App

 

 

 

Since most people use Facebook on almost a daily basis now, being able to book tickets and buy products straight from a Facebook page is something that helps tremendously.

 

Citiliner South Africa now features a handy App on the Facebook home page that provides the client with any information they might possibly need. Once you have clicked on the Citiliner app icon (which is the last link to the right of your screen, just beneath the Citiliner cover photo), you will be able to choose from one of five tabs, including the Home button (that lets you fill out your information to sign up for special offers), the ‘Support’ tab, which lets you read through a list of FAQ’s regarding Citiliners products and services,  “Bookings’ which allows you to book your ticket straight from Facebook, the ‘Timetable’ which gives you detailed lists of departure and arrival times, and finally the ‘Specials’ page which gives you information on any special offers that are running at that particular moment.

 

Citiliner is one of the most successful and recognized semi luxury bus service companies in the world. Citiliner South Africa offers bus routes that range between provinces, cities and even countries. The biggest international bus routes offered by Citiliner include South Africa to Zimbabwe, as well as frequent trips between Johannesburg and various other cities in SA. 

 

For more information on Citiliner South Africa and the routes available from your city, visit the Citiliner South Africa website and find your area.

Dealing with Asthma Attacks on a bus

 

 

Asthma attacks are generally considered minor threats, if maintained properly, and are treated timeously and with the right medication or methods. However, there may come a point where, when stuck on a long bus journey, a passenger may suffer from an attack. This happens for a number of reasons, and at certain times, it cannot be helped. During a long bus journey, there are generally limited resources available to help the situation. This is why it is important to know how to treat it as effectively as possible (especially as a bus driver, who may be exposed to these situations at any time). The following are a few tips (adapted from the healthcare procedural manual for School bus drivers in Minnesota, USA:

 

• Remain calm and reassure the person

• Have them sit up and breathe evenly, breathing in through nose, and breathing out with pursed lips.

• If an asthma episode is suspected, give sips of room temperature water (if available).

• Elevate arms to shoulder level and provide support for the arms (back of seat).

• Notify the bus dispatcher.

• Give medication if ordered and available (most sufferers carry asthma inhalers with them).

 

Call emergency service personnel if:

 

▪ Lips are blue or nail beds are blue

▪ The person is having difficulty talking, walking or drinking

▪ “Quick relief” or “reliever” medication (inhaled reliever such

▪ as albuterol) is ineffective, unavailable, or used too recently to repeat.

▪ You see neck, throat, or chest retractions (Sucking in of the skin between

▪ There is nasal flaring when inhaling

 

Citiliner offers semi-luxury bus trips all over South Africa in stylish coaches, at some of the most affordable rates on the market. To find out more about how to book a trip, or for route and timetable information to any of Citiliner’s destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Maputo and many more, visit the website or contact the 24 hour customer care line on 083 915 9000.

Dealing with Asthma Attacks on a bus

 

Asthma attacks are generally considered minor threats, if maintained properly, and are treated timeously and with the right medication or methods. However, there may come a point where, when stuck on a long bus journey, a passenger may suffer from an attack. This happens for a number of reasons, and at certain times, it cannot be helped. During a long bus journey, there are generally limited resources available to help the situation. This is why it is important to know how to treat it as effectively as possible (especially as a bus driver, who may be exposed to these situations at any time). The following are a few tips (adapted from the healthcare procedural manual for School bus drivers in Minnesota, USA:

 

·         Remain calm and reassure the person

·         Have them sit up and breathe evenly, breathing in through nose, and breathing out with pursed lips.

·         If an asthma episode is suspected, give sips of room temperature water (if available).

·         Elevate arms to shoulder level and provide support for the arms (back of seat).

·         Notify the bus dispatcher.

·         Give medication if ordered and available (most sufferers carry asthma inhalers with them).

 

Call emergency service personnel if:

 

▪      Lips are blue or nail beds are blue

▪      The person is having difficulty talking, walking or drinking

▪      “Quick relief” or “reliever” medication (inhaled reliever such

▪      as albuterol) is ineffective, unavailable, or used too recently to repeat.

▪      You see neck, throat, or chest retractions (Sucking in of the skin between

▪      There is nasal flaring when inhaling

 

Citiliner offers semi-luxury bus trips all over South Africa in stylish coaches, at some of the most affordable rates on the market. To find out more about how to book a trip, or for route and timetable information to any of Citiliner’s destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Maputo and many more, visit the websiteor contact the 24 hour customer care line on 083 915 9000.Asthma attacks are generally considered minor threats, if maintained properly, and are treated timeously and with the right medication or methods. However, there may come a point where, when stuck on a long bus journey, a passenger may suffer from an attack. This happens for a number of reasons, and at certain times, it cannot be helped. During a long bus journey, there are generally limited resources available to help the situation. This is why it is important to know how to treat it as effectively as possible (especially as a bus driver, who may be exposed to these situations at any time). The following are a few tips (adapted from the healthcare procedural manual for School bus drivers in Minnesota, USA:

 

·         Remain calm and reassure the person

·         Have them sit up and breathe evenly, breathing in through nose, and breathing out with pursed lips.

·         If an asthma episode is suspected, give sips of room temperature water (if available).

·         Elevate arms to shoulder level and provide support for the arms (back of seat).

·         Notify the bus dispatcher.

·         Give medication if ordered and available (most sufferers carry asthma inhalers with them).

 

Call emergency service personnel if:

 

▪      Lips are blue or nail beds are blue

▪      The person is having difficulty talking, walking or drinking

▪      “Quick relief” or “reliever” medication (inhaled reliever such

▪      as albuterol) is ineffective, unavailable, or used too recently to repeat.

▪      You see neck, throat, or chest retractions (Sucking in of the skin between

▪      There is nasal flaring when inhaling

 

Citiliner offers semi-luxury bus trips all over South Africa in stylish coaches, at some of the most affordable rates on the market. To find out more about how to book a trip, or for route and timetable information to any of Citiliner’s destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Maputo and many more, visit the websiteor contact the 24 hour customer care line on 083 915 9000.

How to keep your kids entertained on the bus

 

We all know how kids can be when they are taken on long journeys. Their ability to sit still for hours on end is limited at best, and when confined to a tiny space it gets even worse. It is quite easy for a child to become restless or bored on a long distance drive, so it is important to bring something along that will help them keep their minds off of the distance and boredom.

 

Technology:

 

One of the easiest ways to keep a child entertained nowadays is by giving them access to technology. It will allow them to keep themselves entertained without having to bug you too much, so you are free to enjoy the scenery on your trip, or take a nap to pass the time.

 

Various technological options are available for your children, ranging from portable media players that can hold their favorite movies and TV shows, or handheld game consoles that will keep them entertained for a large portion of your trip.

 

Books:

 

While technology is the obvious choice children in this day and age, taking books and fun reading or puzzle solving material along for the ride might help entertain them when the batteries run dead, or they eventually get bored of playing the same game over and over.

 

Depending o your child’s reading level, take along some books that will entertain them, teach them, or allow them to develop skills such as puzzle solving and math skills (Sudoku and crosswords are always fun alternatives to books, as they are easily turned into games by children).

 

Traditional Fun:

 

If neither of the above options seem viable to you, you could always opt for more traditional methods of fun and time wasting. Since children love playing games, no matter where they are, use the scenery around you to amuse them. Play Eye Spy, word games or use sing-alongs (if you’re sure you’ll be able to live through all the noise).

 

Citiliner offers semi-luxury bus trips all over South Africa in stylish coaches, at some of the most affordable rates on the market. To find out more about how to book a trip, or for route and timetable information to any of Citiliner’s destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Maputo and many more, visit the websiteor contact the 24 hour customer care line on 083 915 9000.

Why busses sometimes run late

 

We all know how frustrating it can be to get held up in traffic or waiting for our selected mode of public transport to arrive, only to find out that it has been held up for almost an hour. At this point, a lot of people end up blaming the driver of the driver, or someone makes a comment on the poor service offered by the company in question.

However, these situations can occur for a number of reasons, many of which are completely out of the control of the driver or management of the service provider. For instance, if a public bus or any other shuttle service should end up running later than usual, or in some cases miss the scheduled trip completely it may be due to factors such as unscheduled breakdowns and/or mechanical issues, road blocks, faulty traffic lights or abnormal peak traffic times.

While most professional bus and public transport companies make it their objective to run operations that work on time every day, there will sometimes be challenges that have to be dealt with.

Citiliner offers semi-luxury bus trips all over South Africa in stylish coaches, at some of the most affordable rates on the market. To find out more about how to book a trip, or for route and timetable information to any of Citiliner’s destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Maputo and many more, visit the websiteor contact the 24 hour customer care line on 083 915 9000.

The Best part of Bus Travel.

 

The debate between whether the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to long distance bus travel has been drawn out countless times, and has never really been settled.

 

The cons, most obviously are that the ride is generally much longer than other forms of transport such as cars trains or planes. If you’re not a people person you should also stay away from it, as being stuck in a limited space with strangers could get some people a little worked up.

 

However, the upside to this form of travel, especially with larger, luxury coaches and busses (such as the ones offered by Citiliner), is that not only are you safer and more relaxed throughout your trip, it saves you money and allows you to spend more time with those around you.

 

When going on a long bus ride, remember that you will be spending a lot more time on the road than usual. Take something you enjoy doing with you, like a book, crossword, laptop, handheld game, etc. Try no to carry anything too bulky, because you have other people around you to consider.

 

You will also be able to sleep on the road (which is something you possibly couldn’t do if you were travelling alone in a car. The bus drivers at Citiliner are professional and are conditioned to take long trips. Frequent stops are made for everyone aboard to take a rest and refresh him or herself before hitting the road again.

 

Apart from being safer and more fun (due to the fact that you are surrounded by so many new people that you could converse with or entertain), the costs of travelling are generally lowered when moving in a bigger group. Toll fees, petrol fees and mechanical fees are all worked into the cost of your ticket, so the percentage paid by every person is generally much lower than it would be if you were travelling in a car with no one to split expenses with.

 

With all of this being said, the upside of bus travel seems to greatly outweigh the downside. So why not try it for yourself? You may find yourself enjoying it more than you would have imagined. Visit the Citiliner website or call the 24-hour dedicated customer care line with any enquiry on (083) 915-9000.