12/31/07

Blueline contractor, owner get bail
Earthtimes - London,UK
New Delhi, Dec 28 - Nawab Khan, the contractor of the Blueline bus, which mowed down seven pedestrians nearly two months ago was granted bail by a city ...
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Blueline mows student, toll 116
Times of India - India
NOIDA: The Blueline fleet claimed its 116th victim this year when a Class XII student of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, was crushed under the rear ...
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2007 In Figures
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
3800 Blueline buses run on 346 routes in the city. * 36 new low-floor buses inducted on Delhi’s roads across 3 routes. * 525 to be added by 2009. ...
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TRANSLATION
By Manisha Jakhar(Manisha Jakhar)
Seven persons were killed and 10 others were injured today after a speeding Blue Line Bus plouged into a crowd waiting for a bus in the Badarpur area of South Delhi this morning.One person succumbed to his injuries on his way to AIIMS ...
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Transit users ringing in 2008 with fare hike
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
LOWER MAINLAND - Transit users planning a jaunt on New Year's Day will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to pay their fares. ...
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Dallas transit to offer shuttles to Cotton Bowl
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will offer shuttle buses to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic beginning at 7:30 am Tuesday from its Pearl Station downtown. ...
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Grand Valley Transit bus system has major changes
KJCT8.com - Grand Junction,CO,USA
BY CRYSTAL COSTA The new year brings big changes for the Grand Valley Transit bus system. New routes and schedules will start January 2nd, aiming to make ...
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Suez Canal to Increase Transit Fees by 7.1% in 2008 (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
Transit fees for oil tankers will rise 7.3 percent. Container ships will pay 5.7 percent more, while the cost for liquefied natural gas tankers will ...
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Wiregrass Transit expects ridership to grow with aging population
al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
(AP) — Wiregrass Transit Authority was created in 1993 as an idea that sprang from former Mayor Alfred Saliba and Houston County Commission Chairman Robert ...
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Improved Coast transit plan on way
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
AN improved draft proposal of the $600 million Gold Coast Rapid Transit System will be unveiled early next year following widespread criticism of the ...
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Extended public transit hours for New Year's Eve
AM900 CHML - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
In Hamilton, police are urging people to be safe while getting around on New Years Eve, to help ensure that, the HSR and DARTS transit are extending their ...
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Transit projects to keep concrete flowing
Seattle Times - United States
King County Metro Transit and Community Transit in Snohomish County collect 9 cents per $10 purchase to subsidize bus services. tax levy of $144 on a ...
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Weekend Summary
By Tom
The tax code already encourages employers to subsidize parking spots for workers who drive or fare cards for those who use mass transit. But it is silent on bikes… In a pinch, he will take a cab. And back in Portland, he and his wife ...
Climate Crisis Coalition - Daily News - http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/blog

Maritime Safety News Today - 31 December 2007
By Bob Couttie
In [Section] 401.34, “Vessels in tow,” the SLSDC is proposing to add a provision that would require every vessel in tow be inspected prior to every transit. How slight shift in the wind can turn a wave into deadly leviathan ...
Bob Couttie's Maritime Accident Casebook - http://maritimeaccident.wordpress.com

Miller and Transit Systems Offer New Year Safe Rides
For the 20th year, Miller Brewing Company is footing the bill for safe rides on New Year's Eve.
620 WTMJ - Local Headlines - http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local

Four-time Mayor arrested for Gambling:13 crores Drugs seized
By ukmad
... in Benakanahalli on the outskirts on Belgaum on Saturday. In another act against the Drug Mafia using belgaum as a transit point, this two people were arrested and seized 10 kg Heroine, 3 kg Hasish and 520 tablets of Cate mine tablets.
Belgaums Blog with latest info,news,h... - http://belgaumblog.blogspot.com/

Extended public transit hours for New Year's Eve
New Years Eve is tomorrow, and with it comes the duty of drinking responsibly.
900 CHML Hamilton - http://www.900chml.com

Statewide Transit News
Grant Programs. Statewide Transit News · Transit Studies · Public Transportation Management System · Surface Transportation Program & Flexible Funding ...
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Brit crosses India-Nepal border with bus pass
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
London: A 72-year-old granny crossed over the Himalayan border checkpoint – not using her passport, but her pensioner's bus pass. ...
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Two killed sixteen injured after bus overturns near Jaipur
Times of India - India
JAIPUR: Two persons were killed and sixteen others injured on Sunday when the bus in which they were travelling overturned in Dholpur district, ...
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Woman Escorted Off Bus For Reading Bible Aloud
CBS 11 - Dallas,TX,USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) &#8213 A passenger on a Fort Worth bus says the T. Bus Service discriminated against her religion. ...
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Teen Charged in Bus Beating Presses Chargers
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
The attorney for one of nine Baltimore middle school students charged with beating a woman on a city bus says the student has filed assault charges against ...
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Bus station shelter under investigation
Redland Bayside Bulletin - Redland Bay,Queensland,Australia
Redland Shire Council has removed several large perspex panels from awnings at Capalaba Bus Station after one panel crashed onto the footpath on Thursday. ...
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School bus drivers ready to protest
AntiguaSun - St' John's,Antigua and Barbuda
School bus drivers and conductors who were issued letters from the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth Affairs, informing them that their positions will ...
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UND-to-bars bus test run expands
Grand Forks Herald (subscription) - Grand Forks,ND,USA
The test run of a bus route connecting the UND neighborhood and the downtown Grand Forks bar and restaurant scene is expected to be expanded. ...
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England to Germany by Bus or Train
Beats flying in price and time when traveling from London to Cologne.
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Woman Escorted Off Fort Worth Bus For Reading Bible Aloud
By rich glasgow(rich glasgow)
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) &#8213 A passenger on a Fort Worth bus says the T. Bus Service discriminated against her religion. Christine Lutz says she was reading her Bible to her children when the bus driver asked her to stop or get off the ...
Isn't It Rich - http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/

Bernie's a star
A 59-YEAR-OLD has been named the best bus driver in the north west.
This Is Cheshire | Runcorn & Widnes news - http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk

Take the Broweird News Quiz
By froomkin@law.tm(froomkin@law.tm)
That’s not completely fair, but you’d be forgiven for thinking it after you take the Miami Herald’s fun Broweird news quiz. Sample question (I had to think about this one):. 16. Which of the following in Fort Lauderdale terrorized two ...
Discourse.net - http://www.discourse.net/

Twenty Years Ago
By Keith Burgess-Jackson
After making a few inquiries, I found a bus service to the airport, paid six dollars, and waited in a hotel lobby. Oddly enough, I was the only person on the bus. The driver, a middle-aged black man, struck up a conversation with me. ...
Keith Burgess-Jackson - http://keithburgess-jackson.com

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Riding in shadow of attacks

Baltimore Sun - United States
Share your thoughts about the recent incident on a city bus in which a 26-year-old woman was severely beaten and three others were also attacked. ...
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RSS pracharak's murder sparks off violence
Central Chronicle - Bhopal,India
In the wake of scattered incidents of violence, many Dewas-bound buses were stopped at Sonkutch and Maksi. In order to further strengthen security measures ...
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Samjhauta Express resumes service
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
The service was suspended as there were wide-scale incidents of violence in Pakistan, and the authorities on both sides decided to halt it temporarily for ...
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11:27 AM, I-95 S, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 5 MPH at: I-95 S; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Labour Party Pakistan Statement on Mass Reaction
By twp77
There were no more public buses. Most of PMLQ government ministers had their own bus companies and were making huge gains out of mass poverty. There were also incidents of burning of trains in Sind. According to the Daily Jang, ...
Shiraz Socialist - http://shirazsocialist.wordpress.com

Storm Track Infiltration: Staying Up To Date With Jihad
By admin
Don’t be blindsided in your neighborhood by terrorist or suspicious activity like Bridge / Tunnel Incidents and Security, Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents, Assassination/ Assassination Attempt, Radiation Incidents/ ...
UK Politics - Can't Get Enough... - http://www.recycledart.org

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Three killed in accidents CriMe NOTES
Hindu - Chennai,India
Sangamadevaiah (55), a resident of Kodigehalli, died on the spot when a BMTC bus hit his motorcycle near Anandanagar Cross off Bellary Road on Friday night. ...
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Dangerous bus stops, home foreclosures top stories of 2007
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Blame for the accidents was laid on poor lighting, no sidewalks, dangerously placed bus stops, daylight-saving time, bad drivers and even the kids ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for December 30, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Fatal Road accident has been registered in Sullia Police Station. On 29/12/2007 at 2100 hrs on Sullia-Puttur State Highway at Halegetu Sullia Town one Naveen Kumar DS driver of KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No. ...
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12/30/07
By Al M(Al M)
Another issue for bus passengers is the lack of seat belts and shoulder belts. I have been in two bus accidents without injury, but one sudden stop sent me sailing four or five feet forward. I managed to grab a post and only received a ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

A Few Random Thoughts
By dimmi(dimmi)
I think that if people's brake lights were green, there would probably be a lot more accidents. If you see red while you're driving, it usually means stop. 2. Being interesting is not always a good thing. The other day I was on a bus ...
dimmi - http://michiedo.blogspot.com/

Tid Bits: The United States
By venu(venu)
But it doesn't provide safety to conductors and passengers:excessive hours of work and overcrowding in bus, accidents. Despite all this drawbacks, competitors aren't few. Others huge bus companies reduce their tickets prices like ...
interesting - http://interessting.blogspot.com/

Year 2007 Review....look back...
By Naga(Naga)
Our country too have suffered alot like the recent rallies,political confusion,disastrous flood,landslides,the LIMA exhibitions accidents,Bus accidents,The little kid who went missing at 'pasar malam' and body found into pieces,the ...
-The Forgotten- - http://theforgottendaily.blogspot.com/

12/30/07

12 family members killed in Zimbabwe road accident
Africasia - London,UK
At least 12 members of a family were killed and three injured when a truck they were travelling in collided with a bus in southern Zimbabwe, a state daily ...
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No end to blue terror Law & order
Hindu - Chennai,India
Once a helper in a Blueline bus, the accused graduated to become a driver and was involved in a fatal accident in Badarpur way back in 1999. ...
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Accident rate and ‘ember’ months
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
Last month, Twenty-one persons lost their lives in a motor accident involving a trailer and a 32-seater 608 bus at the Ohiya area along the Enugu-Port ...
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Bluelines: Damages to victims’ kin ‘depend on cases’
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
New Delhi, December 28 The Delhi government on Friday said a permanent compensation package for families of people killed in Blueline bus accidents was not ...
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Winter weather proving deadly on BC's northern roads
CBC British Columbia - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
RCMP are concerned about a rise in vehicle accidents on northern highways that have claimed the lives of 64 people in recent months. ...
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Tornado Bus Accident is Truly a Bad Storm for Victims
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Sach Oliver The US Department of Transportation found that the Tornado Bus Driver driving in the November 25th accident on I-40 near Forest City had been ...
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Five killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Our correspondent in Jhenaidah adds: A microbus driver was killed and three people were injured in a collision between the microbus and a bus at Kaliganj ...
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Bus video stokes road-safety debate
By Qatar Journal(ngourlay@gmail.com)
There are lots of stupid drivers on the road causing lots of accidents." Others felt that bus drivers should uphold higher standards: "The point is that it is a bus! It has passengers. That means if it is in an accident 40 people could ...
Qatar Journal - http://qatarjournal.com/

Injured in a Bicycle Accident in Los Angeles?
Negligent parties can include automobile drivers, bus drivers, as well as bicycle manufacturers and the makers of bicycle parts. Other negligent partied can include the State and the City of Los Angeles, for not properly maintaining the ...
Flixya.com Blogs - http://www.flixya.com

Mass Transit & Gasoline Prices: Time to Go Public?
By kristinachua1249(kristinachua1249)
Another issue for bus passengers is the lack of seat belts and shoulder belts. I have been in two bus accidents without injury, but one sudden stop sent me sailing four or five feet forward. I managed to grab a post and only received a ...
Kristina Chua66519 - http://kristinachua29669.blogspot.com/

Beloit Transit Marks 100th Anniversary
WISC - Madison,WI,USA
To mark its 100th anniversary, Beloit Transit has decided to make the everyday rider the face of the company. Each bus displays a Beloit Transit rider and ...
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Enid family absorbs Transit bill so those who drink get home safely
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
Just before leaving town in December 1997, Jerry saw a newspaper article asking for sponsors for Enid Transit’s program to provide free rides to revelers on ...
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Hendrick’s Transit Damage Depot opens in Ranlo
Shelby Star - Shelby,NC,USA
Since then, they’ve added Hendrick’s Transit Damage Depot locations in Cherryville and Forest City. You can add Ranlo to that list since the next generation ...
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Nickels chair of Sound Transit board
Ballard News Tribune - Seattle,WA,USA
"This is both an exciting and important time for Sound Transit as we prepare to open Link light rail service in 2009," Nickels said. ...
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Court extend transit remand of UP blast accused
News Agency of Kashmir - Jammu Tawi,Jammu and Kashmir,India
The UP police had earlier sought a transit remand of the accused, which was extended by the court today, sources said on the condition of anonymity. ...
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Year In Review: Chamber and Transit
Saskatoonhomepage.ca - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
Meanwhile, riders can expect some changes to Saskatoon Transit come 2008. There will be 20 more buses in March and April with four of them being hybrid and ...
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VIPs celebrate Sprinter line
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
About 100 invited dignitaries and their families boarded the Sprinter at noon at the Oceanside Transit Center to make the 53-minute trip to Escondido. ...
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Free Ride on PG Transit New Year's Eve
Opinion250 News - Prince George,British Columbia,Canada
By 250 News Prince George, BC - No fuss, take the bus.....yes, New Year’s Eve is the chance for a free ride on Prince George Transit. Routes 11, 15, 16, 46, ...
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Comment on Washtenaw County Transit Plan
By anash@annarbornews.com
Local residents are invited to review and comment on the Draft Washtenaw County Transit Plan created by the Washtenaw Area Transportation Study. The draft plan is available for review online. Residents can comment until Feb. ...
Latest from the Ann Arbor News... - http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/

Beloit Transit Celebrate 100 Years, Launches New Campaign
BELOIT - Beloit celebrates 100 years keeping the wheels on the bus going round and round.
WREX TV :: Last Added Channels - http://www.wrex.com

CU defends way it handles bus money
City Utilities needs to do a better job of handling and tracking the steady stream of cash that flows through the transit department from bus patrons. That was a key finding by Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee, who released her ...
News-Leader.com - News - http://www.news-leader.com

Best of 2007 on CommuterPageBlog #3: Twenty Reports That Made Us Think
By Chris Hamilton
US News Explores America's War on Traffic, May 10; Cheaper Housing, Better Pay - But at What Price?, June 3; Pedestrians Faster Than Cars?, June 6; Can Transit Revive a City?, June 15; More Data on Congestion, June 29; Vanquishing the ...
CommuterPageBlog - http://commuter.typepad.com/commuterpageblog

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High school sophomore dies after being run over by Muni bus
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
According to police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens, the 60-foot-long, articulated bus had just made a right turn from northbound San Bruno Avenue onto ...
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Bus System Serves 1 Million
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
By KEVIN WIATROWSKI, The Tampa Tribune NEW PORT RICHEY - A few days before Christmas, Pasco County's public bus system served its millionth customer in a ...
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What I see on my No 18 bus tells me Britain is still a decent place
Daily Mail - UK
The 62-year-old Sunderland bus driver and Church of the Nazarene Minister awarded the MBE in the New Year's Honours List for services to transport – and for ...
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Hurricane bus plan needs reality check
Daily News - Galveston County - TX,USA
Is he to be put off the bus? Or do officials plan to segregate different classes of offenders on separate buses? What about the 85-year-old man who served ...
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Bus-driving minister and Salvation Army worker among those honored ...
ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: assistnews@aol.com. Saturday, December 29, 2007 Bus-driving minister and Salvation Army worker among those ...
ASSIST News Service - http://www.assistnews.net

Aina Haina gets interim bus
As part of an interim plan to address residents' concerns about the loss of a main bus route through 'Aina Haina, the city will send a new circulator bus through the community while continuing to work on a long-term solution that will ...
The Honolulu Advertiser: Local News - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/localnews

AOL tosses Netscape under the Bus
AOL is abandoning all work on the Netscape browser and wants users to migrate to Firefox.
Digg / World News / upcoming - http://digg.com/world_news

Dallas-based Tornado Bus ordered by the feds to cease all operations
By Pegasus News wire
The bus company catered to the Hispanic community.
PegasusNews.com stories - http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/

Bus fares go up again
BUS passengers will be hit with another inflation-busting price rise in the New Year.
The Bolton News | Bolton News - http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk

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Year saw 2000 deaths on city roads
The Asian Age - Bombay,India
Sources said the year saw about 2000 deaths on the city roads due to fatal incidents, including 124 due to the killer Blueline buses alone. ...
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Blueline crushed 19 year old
PunjabNewsline.com - Nagar,Punjab,India
NEW DELHI: A Blueline bus crushed a 19-year-old to death last evening at a crossing in Noida. The victim was identified as Aditya, an IIT aspirant was on ...
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12/29/07

2900 Blueline buses to be phased out by June 2009
Hindu - Chennai,India
Standing up firmly to the charge by Leader of Opposition Jagdish Mukhi that Blueline buses had already taken 116 lives this year and yet the Delhi ...
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Blueline owner, contractor get bail
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: A court here on Friday granted bail to the contractor and owner of a Blueline bus which was involved in an accident killing seven persons in ...
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Polluted water, Blueline issues raised in House
Hindu - Chennai,India
Also speaking under Rule 280, BJP MLA from Saket Vijay Jolly demanded that urgent steps be taken to rein in the Blueline buses which had killed a large ...
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High Court seeks details of absconding driver, conductor
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a Blueline bus operator to furnish details of the driver and the conductor if he wanted his bus to be ...
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Blueline crushes DPS student to death
Earthtimes - London,UK
Noida, Dec 26 - A Blueline bus crushed a Class XII student of Delhi Public School (DPS) to death here Wednesday evening, making him the 114th victim this ...
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Cops nab Blueline contractor
After more than two months, the Delhi police nabbed Nawab Khan, the bus operator and Manish Kakkar, the owner of the Blueline bus that mowed down seven people in Badarpur.
Mid-Day - Delhi City News - http://www.mid-day.com/news/delhi

Blueline contractor, owner get bail
By admin
New Delhi:Nawab Khan, the contractor of the Blueline bus, which mowed down seven pedestrians nearly two months ago was granted bail by a city court Friday. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal while granting bail to Khan and the bus ...
Telugu Portal - http://www.teluguportal.net

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GDWarrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
New York Times - United States
The cause was pancreatic cancer, said a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman, Lynn Bowersox. During more than 30 years in public transportation, Mr. Warrington ...
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Waco Transit offering a safe alternative for New Year’s Eve partygoers
KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA
As Central Texans gear up for New Year's Eve celebrations, Waco Transit announced Friday an initiative to cut down on drunk driving. ...
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Feds: NJ Transit train crew to blame for fatal accident
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ (AP) _ A train crew is to blame for a 2006 accident that killed a Neptune man, who was dragged as he got off an NJ Transit train at the ...
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Grand Opening Held For New Transit Line
NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego,CA,USA
Transit officials held an invitation-only grand opening preview of the transit line Friday afternoon. The Sprinter is a 22-mile light-rail system that will ...
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Carl M. Lehman: Rail transit would be good for SA
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
Of the nine cities in the United States with a population over 1 million, San Antonio is the only one without rail transit in service or being built. ...
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Ben Franklin Transit offering free shared taxi rides on New Year's Eve
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
Ben Franklin Transit is offering free shared taxi rides to late-night revelers to get home. They can book a round trip to their destination and home again ...
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Amendments in ATTA for Pakistan: Afghanistan to give transit ...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Sajid Chaudhry ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan would provide transit rights to Pakistan to export its products to Central Asian Republics (CARs) through land ...
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Eagle Team: NYC Transit's Anti-Graffiti Squad
Gothamist - NY,USA
The NYPD may have the anti-graffiti task force, but with many graffiti crimes perpetrated in the subway tunnels, the NYC Transit Authority has created its ...
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NJ Transit Sees Record Ridership
NJBIZ - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
The number of passengers on NJ Transit buses and trains reached a record high for the three months ended September 2007. Passengers took 64.4 million trips, ...
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Commentary: AC Transit Will Not Replace Parking Loss
Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley,CA,USA
By Sharon Hudson Regarding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), it’s time for Charles Siegel to put up or shut up. For months Mr. Siegel has asserted without evidence ...
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Toll Roads, Trains, Taxes and Traffic: the Year in Austin Transit
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Ben Wear, staff,...
The year just ending was rich with compelling and telling transportation news: a legislative revolution against the Perry Way; final resolution (uh, maybe) of debate over a second wave of toll roads; a tumultuous year at Capital Metro, ...
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

GDWarrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.
Rootly: Latest news - http://www.rootly.com/

2008 Transit Fares
With the exception of all monthly passes - new transit fares will be in effect January 1, 2008.
Winnipeg.ca News Releases - http://winnipeg.ca/cao/corporate_communications.stm

Feds: NJ Transit train crew to blame for fatal accident
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ - A train crew is to blame for a 2006 accident that killed a Neptune man, who was dragged as he got off an NJ Transit train at the Bradley Beach station, according to a federal report.
- http://www.phillyburbs.com

Congress, president sign off on transit-related bills
12/28/2007.
Progressive Railroading.com News - http://www.progressiverailroading.com

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Train, bus services to Pakistan suspended
Hindu - Chennai,India
The Delhi-Lahore bus service run by the Delhi Transport Corporation was cancelled on Friday. “As of now, the service has been suspended for Friday only. ...
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High school sophomore dies after being run over by Muni bus
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
San Francisco police are investigating how a high school sophomore was trapped and killed beneath the wheels of a city bus Thursday night. ...
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Deal struck in bus dispute
ABC Online - Australia
Metro and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union have agreed to work on a number of issues together. The two parties met for conciliation talks in Hobart yesterday ...
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Morning drug bus nabs 6 drivers
ABC Online - Australia
The police drug bus was set up at the east Perth exit of the Graham Farmer Freeway just before 5:00am AWDT and pulled over hundreds of drivers. ...
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Woman, child in hospital after vehicle hits bus shelter
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
A woman and a little girl were taken to hospital tonight around 7:30 pm after a vehicle plowed into the Weston Rd. bus shelter they were waiting in. ...
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Booze bus leaves drivers breathless
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
The booze bus was parked in a spot most people wouldn't expect to see it, about 10.30pm on a Friday, causing unexpected delays and anguish for some ...
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3 Of 4 Accused In Las Vegas Bus Stop Shooting Plead Not Guilty
AHN - USA
Las Vegas, NV (AHN) -- Prosecutors filed additional felony charges on Wednesday against three teens accused of the shooting incident at a Las Vegas bus stop ...
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Bus mugging prompts questions about safety
ESCONDIDO -- Kevin Stevenson can tell you exactly how to get to Bear Valley Middle School, or anywhere else in a four-county area. The high-functioning autistic 12-year-old has largely memorized Thomas Guides to San Diego, Riverside, ...
/news/inland from www.nctimes.com - http://www.nctimes.com/

The Big Green Bus
Thirteen students, a fry-grease powered bus, and one monumental goal makes for the summer’s most wicked road trip. On a mission to empower Americans to take charge of their environmental impact, the Bus will hit over 45 cities between ...
Vegnews.Org Vegan news portal - http://vegnews.org

Stop smoking bus to visit
The North Yorkshire Stop Smoking Service will be popping into Skipton in the New Year to give people information and advice to help them give up smoking.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

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Vancouver police warn elderly pedestrians
CBC British Columbia - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
Police say at least two of the incidents are attributable to the fact that pedestrians were either jaywalking or attempting to cross the road when the ...
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City riders declare buses safe, young riders biggest problem

Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - The day after a shooting on a city bus added to a string of violent incidents involving mass transit in Baltimore, many bus riders ...
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Bus patrons: Young riders are problem
The day after a shooting on a city bus added to a string of violent incidents involving mass transit in Baltimore, many bus riders said they felt safe despite the headlines.
Examiner Baltimore - http://www.examiner.com/Baltimore-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Baltimore

12/28/07

South Africa: Fewer Fatal Accidents in Busier Kwazulu
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Govender said there had been some "tragic accidents" on the roads. In the week before Christmas, 10 people died in a bus accident on the N3. ...
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Delhi govt warns city bus drivers
PunjabNewsline.com - Nagar,Punjab,India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government noticing the rising Blueline bus accidents has issued public notice warning to city bus drivers that, not to stop their ...
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Supermarkets in park or ride row
ic Wales - United Kingdom
“We could have them designed with the shop up front, right by bus stops with good, regular bus services.” Shoppers with small children might fear accidents ...
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(UPDATE) 1 killed, 6 hospitalized in Benguet bus accident
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Vincent Cabreza, Desiree Caluza BAGUIO CITY — A bus driver of a university in Bicol was killed while at least six others were hurt on Sunday when their ...
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FRSC identifies cause of road accidents in Nigeria
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
According to the statement, another report from Ile Ife indicated that a Toyota Hiace Bus (XA939GBA) and a lorry (XC448KAK) collided as a result of ...
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Tornado Bus Accident is Truly a Bad Storm for Victims
By Sach Oliver
The US Department of Transportation found that the Tornado Bus Driver driving in the November 25th accident on I-40 near Forest City had been driving too many hours. Too many hours means the Tornado Bus Company disregarded the ...
Bentonville Personal Injury Lawyer - http://bentonville.injuryboard.com/

Daily Crime Incidents for December 28, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Mangalore North Police Station. On 27/12/2007 at 1930 hrs at Bunts Hostel Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-D-3899 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Greyhound bus involved in accident off of I-70 in Colorado
By caseycolo
At Bachus & Schanker, we understand the importance of safety while traveling. If you or someone you know has been injured involving a commercial bus accident, we can help. For more information on our firm and bus accidents, please click ...
Colorado Law Blog - http://www.coloradolaw.net/blog

The Dreams of North Korea’s Youth Is to Succeed as Merchants
By Curtis Melvin
There are 40 staff, but close to 100 people can be pushed into a bus at one time, so massive accidents involving the 116 moving bus in the Musanryeong site alone is quite frequent.” Concurrently, with the worsening water pollution in ...
North Korean Economy Watch - http://www.nkeconwatch.com

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‘Protector’ of ‘Killerlines’ arrested
Hindustan Times - India
Nawab Khan, the name had often been painted in bold letters on some of city's Blueline buses, as a signal for the traffic police that the bus was beyond ...
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Bus to be released only after absconding driver is caught: HC
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to release a blueline bus, seized after being involved in an accident, saying it cannot be released until ...
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stock taking 2007 - four
To add to the woes of the common man, there were the innumerable accidents of the Blueline buses in Delhi and kidnapping of kids for ransom. Credit card frauds were on the rise and strong arm tactics were employed by financial ...
rediscovering india - http://o3.indiatimes.com/rediscoveringindia/

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VIA Metropolitan Transit Selects Constellation Software's Trapeze ...
FOX News - USA
VIA Metropolitan Transit has been providing public transportation service in the San Antonio area since 1978. In 2006, VIA transported over 43.5 million ...
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COMPANIES GO GREEN BY PROVIDING TRANSIT COMMUTER BENEFITS
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
The transit commuter benefits are still less than the amount given in parking commuter benefits, which will increase by $5 to $220 a month in 2008. ...
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2007 an annus horribilis for Metro Transit drivers
The Daily News - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
“She’s doing OK, but she’s pretty shook up,” MacDonald, president of Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, said Thursday.
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Taxes, trash and transit: The year that was
Inside Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
He and TTC Chair Adam Giambrone (Ward 18 Davenport) announced a massive public transit light rail expansion plan, Transit City, that would criss-cross the ...
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MTA board votes to raise transit fares in March '08
Forest Hills Ledger - Forest Hills,NY,USA
By Philip Newman For an hour, elected officials, transit activists and angry riders filed up to a lecturn to implore the Metropolitan Transportation ...
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A Tribute to George Warrington
Mobilizing the Region - New York,NY,USA
Transit advocates lost a great champion when George Warrington passed away on December 24th. Warrington, 55, enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a ...
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Boston Transit Adds Cell Service
IT Business Edge - Louisville,KY,USA
The transit authority, however, is urging a text-only use of the service with the slogan: “Peace and quiet. It has a nice ring to it.”
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Transit hub will open Jan. 12
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
By ANDREA ALEXANDER The first transit hub in the counties of Bergen and Passaic that will provide commuters a choice between getting on the bus or train ...
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transit hub lets commuters choose
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
By ANDREA ALEXANDER WAYNE -- The first transit hub in the counties of Bergen and Passaic that will provide commuters a choice between getting on the bus or ...
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VTA needs efficiency, not more taxes, to thrive
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Our concern isn't about the virtues of Bay Area Rapid Transit, it's about VTA's high costs and whether another raid on our pocketbooks is necessary. ...
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Mass Transit Loses 'Forceful Advocate': Ex-Jersey Boss George ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Joe Malinconico,...
Warrington died yesterday at his home in Mendham after an eight month-battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 55.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

NJ Transit to unveil Mount Arlington Station next month
12/27/2007.
Progressive Railroading.com News - http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Try public transit on Friday
By Express-Times staff
Express-Times File Photo | KEN WHITEFriday is Try Transit Day, a day to encourage people who never have tried public transportation to ride a LANTA bus. Some leaders who have pledged to try public transportation on Friday include Percy ...
Lehigh Valley Live Breaking News - http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/

Travel free this New Year's Eve on GO Transit
GO Transit is offering free transportation on New Year's Eve. "We're pleased to offer a safe travel option to people ringing in the new year," said GO Chair Peter Smith in a statement.
- http://www.insidetoronto.com

Feds Slap Union for Violating Employee’s Wishes
By Warner Todd Huston
You and your co-workers go to the effort to gather together in true democratic fashion and vote to opt out of your union at Laidlaw Transit. The next thing you know, the union is STILL claiming to represent you in contract talks with ...
Blogger News Network - http://www.bloggernews.net

Tornado bus firm closed after crash, safety violations
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By MICHAEL GRABELL / The Dallas Morning News Federal regulators have taken the rare step of shutting down a Dallas bus company after one of its tour buses ...
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Man charged over bus station stabbing
ABC Online - Australia
Police have charged a 22-year-old man over a fatal stabbing at Perth's Wellington Street bus station. It is alleged he produced a knife during a dispute ...
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Police: Grandfather left toddler at bus stop
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
BY MARA H. GOTTFRIED A toddler was placed in protective custody after her grandfather left her at a St. Paul bus stop for about 15 minutes because he said ...
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Bus, taxi fare increase likely next year, says Henry
Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica
Transport Minister Mike Henry said an increase in bus and taxi fares is likely very early in the new year. However, the size of the hike has not yet been ...
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Bus service to resume in downtown tunnel
Seattle Times - United States
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will reopen for bus service this morning, after computer problems caused a shutdown last week. The tunnel will return to ...
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Nationwide Free Bus Travel News
By nicnewman
From the 01 April the England bus concession is changing. No longer will local pnsioners and disabled be restricted to Oxford for free bus travel. Your new bus pass will allow you free off peak local bus travel anywhere in England. ...
Oxfordprospect.co.uk - Oxford News - http://oxfordprospect.wordpress.com

Feds shut down Texas bus company involved in deadly Ark. crash
DALLAS (AP) — A charter bus company involved in a deadly crash in Arkansas last month must immediately shut down because it is an “imminent hazard to public safety,” federal officials said Thursday.
News/state from www.kcchronicle.com - http://www.kcchronicle.com/

Bus drivers 'frustrated by broken promises'
The union representing Tasmania's Metro bus drivers and management are in conciliation talks in Hobart today over driver safety.
ABC News : Tasmania - http://www.abc.net.au/news/tas

Truck, bus wreck closes Oregon 6 near Banks
By The Oregonian
Oregon State Police have closed Oregon 6 west of Banks near milepost 34 because of a crash involving a jackknifed truck and a bus. Initial reports say it is a non-injury accident and that tow trucks are en route but...
Breaking News Updates - OregonLive.com - http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/

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MTA calls gunfire on bus 1st case in '07
Baltimore Sun - United States
MTA officials also said they would more quickly notify city officers when an incident occurs on a bus or on MTA property so that the closest officer could ...
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Ban on evening bus services lifted
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Buses were withheld from the area in 2006 by former operator Shamrock following reported incidents but were restored in April of last year before being ...
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6 killed in separate incidents in Bagerhat, Jessore
The New Nation - Bangladesh
The first accident took place near Katakhali bus stand in Fakirhat upazila in the district when a passenger bus crashed two motorcycle riders. ...
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Information Released in Highway 6 Closure Incident
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
A Tillamook County Transportation Bus, occupied by its driver and 8 passengers, was attempting to pass a second commercial truck that was chaining up when ...
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Bus driver hurt as bottle tossed through window
CBC Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia,Canada
MacDonald said this is the eighth assault on a Metro Transit bus driver since May, including rock-throwing incidents and various attacks from passengers.
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Police log: Unusual incidents from 2007
Andover Townsman - Andover,MA,USA
Friday, May 11 | At 2:45 pm, vandalism to a motor vehicle was reported on River Road after a juvenile from a passing school bus allegedly threw a battery at ...
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Kuwait's transport blues
Kuwait Times - Kuwait
Recently while talking to a friend, she was narrating incidents where she was standing on the road flagging down for a cab for 15 minutes before one finally ...
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MTA calls gunfire on bus 1st case in '07 (Property investments)
Baltimore Sun - MTA officials also said they would more quickly notify city officers when an incident occurs on a bus or on MTA property so that the closest officer could respond. Greene said there's little the MTA can do to prevent ...
Estate agents - http://sleepapneatreatment.spaces.live.com/

12/27/07
By Al M(Al M)
Seventeen die in two separate bus accidents Talk Radio 702 - Both accidents happened yesterday and both buses were on route to the Eastern Cape. In the first incident, ten people died near Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal after the bus they . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Teenager in CA arrested for aiming his laser pointer at a jetliner ...
By Mark Frauenfelder
Here's an article about other recent laser pointer incidents. One couple in California faces up to 20 years in prison for shining a green laser beam into the cockpit of a Kern County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. Link.
Boing Boing - http://www.boingboing.net/