12/27/07

Road accidents kill 10
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
UNB from Habiganj says: Six people were killed in a road accident in Habiganj yesterday. The accident occurred when a speeding bus hit an overloaded tempo ...
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Uganda: Country Deploys Undercover Police On Highways
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
In the latest accident, on December 18, a Jaguar bus swerved off the road at Nyahinga, Ntungamo district in Uganda, killing three people- one of them a ...
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Mother of 12-year-old freeway traffic victim grieves
Houston Chronicle - United States
Traveon — one of five people killed in area auto-pedestrian accidents in a four-day period — died after he was struck by multiple vehicles while darting ...
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Christmas witnesses over 600 deaths in accidents across L America
Xinhua - China
The worst accident occurred on Friday when 21 people were killed and 50 others injured as a bus fell from a cliff in Oruro. Mexico was comparatively calm ...
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Fog causes accidents, 7 dead
Hindu - Chennai,India
A Gopalganj-bound bus from Motihari in East Champaran capsized, injuring 25. In Madhubani, 18 suffered injuries in an accident.
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Delhi govt warns city bus drivers
Blueline bus accidents prompted the Delhi government to issue a public notice warning city bus drivers not to stop their vehicles at unspecified locations to pick up passengers.
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Daily Crime Incidents for December 27, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
KA-07-F-1231 that was parked in the premise of KSRTC bus stand at Mangalore. The stolen property is worth Rs. 8000/. Motor Vehicle Theft: Nil Crime against Women: Nil. Road Traffic Accidents: 01. Fatal: Nil Non-Fatal: 01 ...
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Taking a bus to school is the safest way to go, statistics show ...
By luck(luck)
But accidents sometimes happen, and children may face other hazards on a bus besides the risk of being hurt in a crash. When it comes to getting kids safely to and from school, there's always room for improvement. ...
reconsolidation discussion - http://reconsolidation-discussion.blogspot.com/

Food, traffic madness, retail theraphy, marital problems and ...
By Nodrin King(Nodrin King)
After 3 years staying in NZ, this is the first time I witnessed an accident up close and personal. I was travelling back from Auckland today in a bus (Intercity Coach) and while passing the Dome Valley ever so slowly due to the heavy ...
A Flat with a View - http://aflatwithaview.blogspot.com/

Mass Transit & Gasoline Prices: Time to Go Public?
By leslyho14747(leslyho14747)
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 ...
Lesly Ho48664 - http://leslyho57601.blogspot.com/

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NOBODY CAN STOP THE BLUE LINE!

Blueline crushes DPS student in Noida
Hindustan Times - India
A Blueline crushed a class XII student of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, near Sector 12 on Wednesday evening, taking this year’s toll of deaths caused ...
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Blueline crushes DPS student to death
Indian Muslims - San Diego,CA,USA
By IANS Noida : 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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Express news service
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
Fifteen eco-friendly buses drove into the narrow bylanes of Chandni Chowk, too. As the diesel debate rages on, Delhi University took to the bicycle. ...
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“Few Assembly sittings a ploy to avoid criticism”
Hindu - Chennai,India
Mukhi said because of just three sittings in this session various important issues such as full Statehood for Delhi, transport, Blueline bus accidents, ...
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Power woes: ‘BSES Yamuna is the worst’
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
Mukhi also said his party had issued as many as 47 notices to the government on issues such as power shortage, Blueline buses, inflation, ...
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Blueline crushes DPS student to death
By India eNews
A Blueline bus crushed a Class XII student of Delhi Public School (DPS) to death here Wednesday evening, making him the 114th victim this year of the capital's notorious 'killer' buses.
IndiaeNews.com: Asia News - http://www.indiaenews.com/

Blueline crushes DPS student to death
By admin
Noida, Dec 26 (IANS) A Blueline bus crushed a Class XII student of Delhi Public School (DPS) to death here Wednesday evening, making him the 114th victim this year of the capital&#39s notorious &#39killer&#39 buses. ...
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Blueline crushes DPS student to death
Noida, Dec 26 (IANS) A Blueline bus crushed a Class XII student of Delhi Public School (DPS) to death here Wednesday evening, making him the ...
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Transit hub will open Jan. 12
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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Lawmakers think transit bail-out might not come
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
By Andy Shaw The deadline is approaching for a funding bailout for mass transit in the Chicago area. Two of Illinois' top legislative leaders are raising ...
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Driver hurt in NJ Transit bus brawl
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
by Joe Malinconico/The Star-Ledger An apparent dispute about the fare on NJ Transit's #27 bus escalated into a brawl between the driver and a cane-wielding ...
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Island Transit celebrates 20 years
Whidbey News Times - Whidbey Island,WA,USA
Since hitting Whidbey Island roads 20 years ago, Island Transit has transported 15 million people. Yes, they actually count people when they get on the bus. ...
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Chicago mass transit: A system at a crossroads
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
The Chicago Transit Authority’s trains provide about 500000 customer trips each day. Pat Steimel came from St. Louis with his buddies to watch the Cardinals ...
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RTA: Big Transit Cuts Are Possible
Cape Cod Chronicle - Chatham,MA,USA
by Alan Pollock Though members of the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hope to avoid a worst-case scenario, they’re warning that sweeping service ...
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Supervisors decide how to divvy up fewer county transit funds
Range News - Willcox,AZ,USA
By Shar Porier/Wick Communications BISBEE - Divvying up $86588 in Local Transportation Assistance Fund II money among three city transit systems, ...
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NYC Transit Refurbishes Trains, Staff
AHN - USA
New York City, NY (AHN) - With new fare hikes, the New York City Transit seeks to come up with a better image of its coaches and staff by refurbishing ...
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James Rowen: Road building gets lion's share; transit gets squat
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
John Norquist, transit advocate and former Milwaukee mayor for whom I worked from 1996 to 2004, used to joke that balanced transportation in Wisconsin meant ...
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Transit that works for us all
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Incline Village,NV,USA
A quote in a story on page 4, "The public transportation challenge," about transit service in the North Tahoe-Truckee region struck us as particularly ...
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Idaho Eyes Voter-OK'd Road Taxes
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Deseret Morning News)
A group of government and business leaders in southwest Idaho has put together a bill to allow voters to approve local sales taxes to pay for highway and public transit projects.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

New NYC Transit squad out to erase subway graffiti plague - The ...
By Graff Man
[Via:www.nydailynews.com]

Rows of steel subway trains, dark and silent, sit idle on parallel sets of tracks in the rail-yard tucked in a corner of Manhattan and encircled by barbed-wire fences. On a recent night, a sheet of ice ...
Graffiti News: - http://www.graffnews.com

Philadelphia transit officer helps deliver special Christmas ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Transit officer Steven Rocher got up before dawn on Christmas to deliver a few more presents to his mother’s house. He ended up delivering a very special gift indeed.
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Former Amtrak and NJ Transit leader Warrington passes away
12/26/2007.
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GOV. Doyle Announces $1 Million For Public Transit Projects to Aid ...
Jim Doyle, D-Wis., issued the following news release: Governor Jim Doyle today announced grants totaling $1056449 for 18 projects that will help provide transportation for people with disabilities. The grants will support new public ...
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3 Plead Not Guilty in Bus Stop Shooting
The Associated Press -
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Additional felony charges were filed Wednesday against three co-defendants who pleaded not guilty in a school bus stop shooting that ...
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Downtown bus tunnel to reopen Thursday
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By KERY MURAKAMI Thousands of bus riders won't have to stand out in the cold anymore. The downtown Seattle bus tunnel is finally reopening Thursday morning. ...
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Bus Radio tames raunchy music
Boston Herald - United States
Michael Yanoff and Steven Shulman want to build the nation’s next media empire - one school bus at a time. The pair of local entrepreneurs last year ...
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Alice Springs bus driver found dead at work
ABC Online - Australia
NT WorkSafe inspectors are investigating the death of a bus driver in Alice Springs this week. A workmate found the man's body at the Cobb and Co depot on ...
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Police recover six crude bombs in bus
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
26: The police recovered six crude bombs from a Raiganj bound bus on NH 31 near Panjipara under Goalpokhar police station of North Dinajpur district this ...
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A queen makes way for a bus
Times of India - India
But the queen of west Ahmedabad is set to make way for a bus. ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ the most famous landmark of new Ahmedabad will soon be relocated. ...
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For alleged bus holdup man, Christmas is spent in a jail cell
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Erin Alberty Posted: 11:12 AM- A bus driver was held up Christmas Eve in an armed robbery that led to a police standoff in Murray. ...
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After online courtship, girl's tryst with 'traveler' ends at bus ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Anticipating his holiday leave, Lance Cpl. Johnathan Plaisance, 20, had booked a room at the Holiday Inn off Route 28 in O'Hara and bought Greyhound bus ...
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Daimler's 60% stake in bus & truck JV with Hero
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
NEW DELHI: German auto major Daimler will hold 60% stake in its commercial vehicle joint venture in India with the Hero group holding the remaining 40%. ...
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Alice Springs bus driver found dead at work
NT WorkSafe inspectors are investigating the death of a bus driver in Alice Springs this week.
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Daimler's 60 per cent stake in bus & truck JV with Hero
New Delhi: German auto major Daimler will hold 60 per cent stake in its commercial vehicle joint venture in India with the Hero group.
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Postcards from the Pug Bus - Will Smith Denounced by JDL for ...
Actor, rapper, and Tom Cruise butt buddy Will Smith got royally tarred and feathered by the JDL for advancing the theory that Adolph Hitler, despite his record, may have been human.
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Seattle bus tunnel to reopen tomorrow
SEATTLE (AP) -- The downtown Seattle transit tunnel will reopen for bus service tomorrow morning after being shut down by computer problems last week. The tunnel will return to its regular 5 am...
The Columbian News: State News - http://www.columbian.com/

Bus Driver
In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers. ...
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Boy, 14, shot in the leg on bus in West Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - United States
Agent Donny Moses, a department spokesman, said the incident occurred about 12:45 am on the No. 15 bus in the 1100 block of Poplar Grove St. He said the ...
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Security to increase at major bus stations
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
... at Dubai's major bus stations will be beefed up following complaints of queue jumping, harassment of female passengers and incidents of pick pockets, ...
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Automobile arson continues to set İstanbul vehicles ablaze
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
An investigation launched by the police into the incidents is still under way. The first arson of this kind in İstanbul occurred on Dec. ...
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No end in sight for transit system violence
By Brian Griffiths(streiff)
In the latest of a series of violent incidents on Maryland Transit Administration property, a 14-year-old boy was shot and wounded on board a bus in West Baltimore this morning, according to city police. Agent Donny Moses, a department ...
Red Maryland - http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/

12:10 PM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 21 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

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35 killed in road accidents in Bolivia over last three days
Xinhua - China
The most serious accident took place on Friday, when a bus plunged 40 meters into a ravine in the southwestern province of Oruro, killing 21 and injuring 55 ...
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Serial traffic accidents kill one, injure 10
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
A series of accidents on Christmas Eve involving a bus, two cars, and a motorcycle left one dead and 10 injured on National Highway 1 in Quang Binh Province ...
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12/26/07
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 . ...
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Back to School: Bus Safety Tips
By bainesowen
Every year children die or are injured in school bus related accidents. Many die as a result of a collision involving their bus with another vehicle while others are killed or hurt as they fail to clear the area around the bus or are ...
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Mass Transit & Gasoline Prices: Time to Go Public?
By michaelaseow33667(michaelaseow33667)
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 ...
Michaela Seow13609 - http://michaelaseow55525.blogspot.com/

Parkway southbound shut after bus accident - Breaking News From ...
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