Sunday, December 30, 2007

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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