Monday, December 31, 2007

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 ...
Hello friends - http://manishajakhar.blogspot.com/

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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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Google Blogs Alert for: bus news

England to Germany by Bus or Train
Beats flying in price and time when traveling from London to Cologne.
Digg / news / upcoming - http://digg.com/

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. ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

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/











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