Wednesday, December 19, 2007

news updates ending 12/18/07

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

international news 12-18-07

Leadership in Governance
By Gary Agarwal(Gary Agarwal)
The distinction belongs to
Delhi 's Blueline buses. Desperate citizens tend to blame drivers, police, politicians, or transport officials. They are all guilty, of course. The real problem, however, lies elsewhere. ...
Gary Agarwal's Blog - http://garyagarwal.blogspot.com/

- remainconnected.blogspot.com
And and and uses the Delhi Blue line buses for his commute. His latest claim to fame is that Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali plans to make a film based on one of his pieces in Pakistan Paindabad. So all in all, I equate my blog life to ...
www.movies-tv-songs.com - FeedUp.com - http://www.feedup.com/news/readFeed?v=303&impact=1&cluster=1

Your Guide to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city's chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit's Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Diamler to produce hybrid transit buses
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
WHITESTOWN — Daimler Buses North America has received orders for more than 1000 of its Orion VII Next Generation diesel-electric hybrid transit buses. ...
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LU strikes transit deal with city
NorthernLife.ca - Sudbury,ON,Canada
BY KEITH LACEY It's taken months of negotiations, but Greater Sudbury Transit and Laurentian University have signed a deal which will allow students ...
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Discussion About Fare Free Transit Ends Quickly
Saskatoonhomepage.ca - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
City Council had a chance to have their opinoins heard regarding the idea of fare free transit in
Saskatoon. Councillor Pat Lorje was asking for the ...
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A&B donates Maui land for transit center
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. has donated land to the Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. for its new transportation center in Puunene. ...
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MTA orders hybrid buses from Daimler AG
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The new combined order will provide 745 new buses for
New York City Transit and 105 for the sister agency, MTA Bus, Daimler said. ...
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Increased gas consumption fuels transit funding
Belleville Intelligencer - Belleville,Ontario,Canada
Each year municipalities receive money from the province to improve or expand on existing transit systems. Last year,
Belleville received $693456. ...
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Daimler gets orders for 1052 diesel-electric buses The Business ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Daimler Buses North America announced Monday it has received orders for 1052 of its diesel-electric hybrid transit buses. Two major customers, MTA New York ...
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GO Transit extends rail service to the City of Barrie
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) - Ottawa,ON,Canada
BARRIE, ONTARIO — The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, GO Transit and the City of Barrie today celebrated the completion of construction on GO ...
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Ontario pumps gas cash into Mississauga Transit
Mississauga News - Ontario, Canada
"The gas tax is paying off for Mississauga because it provides long-term, stable funding, allowing Mississauga Transit to plan significant improvements," ...
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Best approach to ending transit crisis? Logrolling
Chicago Tribune - United States
20 (the next threatened doomsday for transit-service cuts and fare increases). The Madigan bill, already some 450 pages, will have to be reconciled with the ...
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Siemens gets rail-automation order from Canada's Go Transit
MarketWatch - USA
By MarketWatch , , ) Transportation Systems unit received its biggest ever rail automation order in
America worth EUR140 million from the Canadian transit ...
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GO feud blocks transit upgrade
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Mixed signals, intransigence and angry denials have stalled delivery of federal money for major improvements to public transit in
Toronto. ...
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Gas transit via Ukraine 12.8 pct down so far 2007
Reuters - USA
KIEV, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Gas transit through Ukraine fell by 12.8 percent to 101.8 billion cubic metres in January-November 2007 from 116.8 billion in the ...
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McGuinty Government Gives Municipal Transit Another Boost
Truck News - Toronto,ON,Canada
"Sustained funding is necessary to improving and expanding public transit systems across the province," said Michael Roschlau, President and CEO of the ...
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Ottawa gets $35.9M for transit from province
Ottawa Business Journal - Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is one of 108 municipalities to receive a total of $314 million for transit between October 2007 and September 2008, out of a percentage of the ...
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The Government of Canada supports improved public transit in Saint ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
17 /CNW Telbec/ - Residents of the City of Saint John will benefit from the construction of a new Transit Operations Centre made possible through federal ...
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Customer service changes still in transit
Czech Business Weekly - Prague,Czech Republic
Prague transit operator Dopravní podnik hl.m. Prahy (DP) says it wants to make changes in its system to be more customer friendly, but trying to find out ...
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WyCo getting involved in regional transit debate
Kansas City Kansan - Kansas City,KS,USA
But when
Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser last week announced continued efforts to push a regional mass transit plan to the Missouri and Kansas ...
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Our View: Transit that works for us all
Sierra Sun (subscription) - Truckee,CA,USA
A quote in Sierra Sun reporter Julie Brown's story, "The public transportation challenge," Friday about transit service in the North Tahoe-Truckee region ...
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Public transit void hits disabled hard
A couple of years ago, Travis Tittle was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, but he had to put treatments on hold for a year.
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Residents praise transit rail plans
"They're further along in the project than I thought," he said. "I think New Jersey Transit is keeping the project alive by talking about it."
Hillsborough Beacon/news from... - http://www.packetonline.com/

New low-energy, battery powered transit system to be introduced
By Kirstie
Heathrow Airport will start to use low-energy, battery powered transit systems to transport passengers around the airport. The systems will be driverless and will take people between the new Terminal 5 and the business car park. ...
News - Flightline.co.uk - http://www.flightline.co.uk/travelnews

'News' I Team Says 'Eff U' to MTA
Dredging through last year's records, The News found a total 112 lawyers with a $12 million payroll. Many of them are hidden in a sub agency practically no one has ever heard of: the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating ...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine - http://nymag.com/daily/intel/

GO Train Riders Deal With Weather-Related Delays
Transit crews were out clearing snow from tracks, but riders still faces significant slowdowns Monday.
CityNews: News Highlights - http://www.citynews.ca/

Bus and Subway Service Improvements Planned
New York Times - United States
By WILLIAM NEUMAN To sweeten the pill of a proposed fare increase, New York City Transit said on Monday that it was planning a series of subway and bus ...
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Thompson Starts His Bus Tour in Iowa
New York Times - United States
By Cate Doty DUBUQUE, Iowa – Fred D. Thompson kicked off his bus tour of
Iowa on Monday night in this town on the bank of the Mississippi River, ...
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Charges Dropped in Queens Bus-School Van Accident
New York Times - United States
Mr. Boyd, who neighbors said was a very careful driver, turned the van into the path of an oncoming Q46 bus at 184th Street and Union Turnpike in Fresh ...
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Computer failure closes downtown bus tunnel
Seattle Times - United States
By Seattle Times staff The downtown
Seattle bus tunnel is closed because of a failure of the computer system that controls tunnel operations. ...
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Bus stop death suspect mentally ill
ABC Online - Australia
A Sydney court has heard a woman who allegedly drove into a bus stop, killing a 20-year-old woman and injuring 11 others, has a mental condition. ...
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Man charged over bus assault
ABC Online - Australia
Police in
Perth have charged a man after a violent incident on a bus in Carlisle in which an elderly woman was hit with a martial arts weapon. ...
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680 Boston students stranded after 70 bus drivers skip work
Boston Globe - United States
By Globe Staff More than 680 students at
Boston public schools were stranded this morning after 70 bus drivers skipped work. Backups replaced 60 of the ...
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Bills forced to bus home after playoff hopes dashed in Cleveland
The Canadian Press -
Then, following an unscheduled overnight stay because of bad weather, the Bills were forced to bus home Monday after their charter plane got stuck in mud ...
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Bus stop death suspect mentally ill
A Sydney court has heard a woman who allegedly drove into a bus stop, killing a 20-year-old woman and injuring 11 others, has a mental condition.
ABC News : Just In - http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin

Bus driver admits causing death
A Bradford bus driver has been warned he could face jail after he admitted causing the death of an 82-year-old man by dangerous driving.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Marble Hill NYC (Bus Stop & IRT Subway Elevated Tracks)
By jag9889
Marble Hill NYC (Bus Stop & IRT Subway Elevated Tracks). Location:
W 228th Street at Broadway, New York City.
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Two students shot getting off bus
By Times staff
TAMPA -- Two students were shot today while getting off a school bus at Carriage Point Drive and Lilly Bay Court in Gibsonton, officals said. One was shot in the arm and the injuries of the second are unknown, but one student was ...
Breaking News | tampabay.com... - http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/

Man gropes visually impaired woman at bus stop
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Matsko said police do not believe this crime is related to six sexual abuse incidents that occurred between late 2005 and summer 2006 within a 1 1/2-mile ...
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Overturned truck causes city chaos
BBC News - UK
... standing sentry on streets and policing bus lanes and roads for illegal parking. But the garda were washing their hands of this latest incident. ...
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Patil condemns blast, MHA seeks report from Manipur govt
Zee News - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
... a powerful bomb planted on roadside exploded at Pourabi in Imphal East district when a bus was passing through. The incident occurred despite advisories ...
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PLA admits planting bomb, denies blasting
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
17: The Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) today owned up to planting the IED that exploded under a passenger bus last night at Pourabai in Imphal East ...
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A Call For Speed Restrictions
Wisbech Standard - Wisbech,England,UK
Mr Deville says apart from the recent incident, there had no accident on a 400 metre stretch either side of the school over the past three years. ...
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Any Proud Incidents?
By Jessica(Bookish)
I was just reminiscing humorously how I almost missed my bus spot because I was so enticed in the "Pastor and his Parishioner" chapter of The Scarlet Letter (I decided to jump in and read it as my first idea of the book). ...
Bookish - http://community.livejournal.com/bookish/

Monday, December 17, 2007

international news 12-17-07

HC refuses to pass order on blueline menace
Hindu - Chennai,India
The Bench was hearing a suo motu matter, which it had earlier taken into cognisance, in view of the growing accidents caused by blueline buses in the ...
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Blueline solution in Indore, Dec. 16, 2007
By gurcharan(gurcharan)
The distinction belongs to
Delhi's Blueline buses. Desperate citizens tend to blame drivers, police, politicians, or transport officials. They are all guilty, of course. The real problem, however, lies elsewhere. ...
Gurcharan Das - http://gurcharandas.blogspot.com/

Trenslations
By jassi jaan(jassi jaan)
New Delhi :55-year-old lady came yet another victim of Delhi;s Blueline buses on Wednesday morning . Ahmed died when his bike was hit by the bus , throwing him under the wheel of the bus . he sas immediately rushed toi AIIMS where he ...
jassicreative - http://jassicreative.blogspot.com/

MEN & IDEAS (The Times of India)
... 12 months in broad daylight is something of an accomplishment. The distinction belongs to Delhi's Blueline buses. Desperate citizens tend to blame drivers, police, politicians, or transport officials. They are all guilty, of course.
daylightsavingchange.com - http://daylightsavingchange.com/

Mass Transit Ridership Up in Northern Va.
WTOP - Washington,DC,USA
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission found overall mass transit ridership grew by one percent. "There were 3, 000 more riders per day on public ...
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Transit system should go extra mile for Morris' senior citizens
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
"Now let's talk about our hot-button issue," said Chaput, which turned out to be a recent change in the operation of the transit system for seniors. ...
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One big push for public transit
Toronto Sun - Ontario, Canada
Even with provincial money flowing to the TTC, lost decades of investment plus insufficient transit outside the 416 makes leaving the car at home a ...
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Transit Matters
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
Marilyn Lee says, "Yet modern transit solutions take cars off the road, reduce traffic, shorten commuter time, improve the public health, ...
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Spending cuts may put transit at risk
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
The cuts would affect port security and transit security across the nation. "It's stunning that the federal government would consider cutting
New York ...
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Our missing mobility piece is commuter rail
Houston Chronicle - United States
The solution to our traffic problems involves a combination of freeways, toll roads and mass transit. It can be seen partly in the record-setting ...
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High-speed rail called transit fix
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... is to build a system that would connect the state's major metropolitan areas and get people out of their cars and onto mass transit. ...
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CDA shortlists three firms for Rapid Mass Transit project
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has short-listed three international consultant firms for a feasibility study of Rapid Mass Transit ...
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Parties differ on funds for mass transit
Bangkok Post - Thailand
All major political parties aim to use transport infrastructure, in particular
Bangkok mass transit, to revitalise the shrinking construction sector, ...
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MTA Rapid Response Plan for Elevators and Escalators
New York Times - United States
In August, New York City Transit, the branch of the authority that runs the subway system, began posting a list of broken elevators and escalators on its ...
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Beijing subway will cover city by 2015
By Gareth Powell
... all of the people living within
Beijing's Fourth Ring Road and that is a large slab of the population — will never be more than about one km from a subway station once a new citywide mass-transit rail network is completed in 2015. ...
China Logistics News - http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/logistics

PENNDOT's Money Fight, is Transportation Funding Good or Bad for ...
By John(John)
Act 44 will provide funding for mass transit and critical maintenance and rehabilitation projects for roads and deficient bridges. DVRPC has drafted a document that looks at how to fund transportation needs locally and how mcuh bang for ...
Philadelphia Bicycle News - http://bcgp.blogspot.com/

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Man arrested in Arcadia for false bus bomb threat
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Deputies in
Arcadia traced cell phone signals to find and arrest a man suspected of leaving a suspicious package on a bus then phoning in bomb threats. ...
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Seven killed when bus hits landmine
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
SEVEN people were killed and 25 injured when a packed passenger bus hit a landmine in the north-eastern state of Manipur, where rebels have been fighting to ...
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Bus horror family leaving Bahrain
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
By ANIQA HAIDER THE family of a seven-year-old boy who was crushed to death by a school bus outside his home leaves
Bahrain next Monday. ...
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20-cent hike on Sydney bus fares
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Sydney's bus fares are to rise by up to 20 cents per trip from January 2, 2008, following approval given by the prices regulator, IPART. ...
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Bus driver's sentence upsets victim
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Photo / Sarah Ivey A Korean woman who lost her right arm in a bus accident in February is upset at the sentence imposed on the driver of the tour coach, ...
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Bus fares up in cities, down in regions
ABC Online - Australia
Bus fares are set to rise in
Sydney and Newcastle next year but will fall in most outer metropolitan areas. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal ...
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Racial Allegations In Bus Beatings Stir Up Controversy
MSNBC - USA
Kerry Cavanaugh Reports The latest attack happened Monday on a bus in the
Brooklyn neighborhood of south Baltimore. On Friday, Mayor Sheila Dixon met with ...
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Bus fare may go up 50 paisas per 5 km
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Irfan Aligi KARACHI: The transport authorities of Sindh have responded favourably but cautiously to the demands of public transport workers in the city ...
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Charges dropped in NYC bus crash that left children hurt
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Prosecutors have dropped charges against the driver of a van that was carrying seven children who were hurt when it collided with a
New York City bus. ...
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Arcadia - Man Arrested For Bomb Threat Aboard Bus
By News Editor
Deputies in
Arcadia traced cell phone signals to find and arrest a man they say left a suspicious package on a public bus and then phoned in fake bomb threats. Sheriff's Lieutenant Keith Olberger says the suspect started calling ...
Homeland Security National Terror Alert - http://www.nationalterroralert.com

Seven killed as bus hits mine in northeast India
Police say seven civilians, including five women, were killed when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine in northeast India's Manipur state.
ABC News: Breaking Stories - http://www.abc.net.au/news/

12 hurt as bus, truck collide on I-78
UNION TOWNSHIP (Hunterdon County): Twelve people were treated at local hospitals following an early morning collision today on Route 78 involving a bus carrying 31 passengers and a jackknifed tractor trailer. New Jersey State Police, ...
Home News Tribune - News - http://www.thnt.com

'Eyesore' bus lane vow
AN "EYESORE" half-complete bus lane is set to be finished a year behind schedule.
Blackburn Citizen | News headlines - http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk

Louisiana school bus drivers union gets banned for study on bus ...
By Joe638NYC
When school started this year, bus drivers in one of our local unions in
Louisiana, the Caddo Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel, collected data on the temperatures in their buses. They found cases where the thermometer hit ...
Union Review - Labor Movement... - http://unionreview.com

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Seven bus passengers killed, 22 hurt as IED attack catches wrong ...
KanglaOnline - Kangla,Manipur,India
He also said he would ask the government to tighten security in the rural areas, and on inter district roads to prevent such incidents in the future. ...
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Breaking the rules
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
Brevard also reported minor incidents, like being late to class and bus misconduct, which are not tracked by the state. As part of the analysis, ...
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Bullying leaves lifelong scars
Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA
Statistics compiled by the New York State Education Department show that incidents of bullying and intimidation without the use of weapons have increased ...
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School district investigating delay in reporting school bus incidents
By Catherine
... the state Department of Children and Families, despite a law requiring district employees to immediately alert child welfare investigators to such cases." link: School district investigating delay in reporting school bus incidents.
Flying Hamster - http://flyinghamster.com/

Cops and me
By Naresh(Naresh)
He gets a call on his walkie talkie. something about a bus incident in a nearby area. they are asked to go there soon. The cops have a discussion and then come to a decision. They ask us to move ass asap. We reluctantly start. ...
illusions, illustrated - http://illusions-naresh.blogspot.com/

Suicide car bomber hits school bus, injuring 5 Pakistani children
By darktim3s(darktim3s)
There were no incidents such as gunfire to suggest an organized effort to spring him. Rauf was suspected of involvement in a plot last year to blow up planes flying from
London's Heathrow airport to US locations. ...
DarKtim3s | Truth reaches your steps - http://darktim3s.blogspot.com/

School district investigating delay in reporting school bus ...
School district investigating delay in reporting school bus incidents. State wasn't told of cases for 2 months. By Kathy Bushouse and Alexia Campbell ...

Sunday, December 16, 2007

international news reports 12-16-07

Spot Light: Promoting a 'safety culture'
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
Road Safety Department Director-General Datuk Suret Singh speaks to PATRICK SENNYAH on the issue Q: Numerous bus accidents have been blamed on faulty brakes ...
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Young drivers' crash rates 'worsen'
The Press Association -
... when statistics show most accidents involving young drivers occur, why not select an alternate form of transport such as bus, taxi, Tube or train? ...
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How you take care of your automobile?
By admin
When I have long holidays, I would drive back rather than taking bus. As SST told me yesterday, "Do you realized so many bus accident lately? It is safer to drive back." My opinion, accidents could happen on any kind of vehicles. ...
LifeLong Sharing - http://www.lifelongsharing.com/

Daily Crime Incidents for December 16, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of
Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Barke Police Station. On 15/12/2007 at 1330 hrs on MG road near Empire Mahal at Mangalore one unknown driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-1946 drove his vehicle in a rash and ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

In recent accidents, NYU bus drivers not sure about protocol - NYU ...
http://www.mart-smith.com/In+recent+accidents%2C+NYU+bus+drivers+not+sure+about+protocol+-+NYU+Washington+Square+News.
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Mass Transit & Gasoline Prices: Time to Go Public?
By joanne55638(joanne55638)
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 ...
Joanne99347 - http://joanne65298.blogspot.com/

Back to School: Bus Safety Tips
By amjyzpsc(amjyzpsc)
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 ...
wdszxq - http://rrgvzd.blogspot.com/

Blueline solution in Indore
Times of India - India
The distinction belongs to
Delhi's Blueline buses. Desperate citizens tend to blame drivers, police, politicians, or transport officials. ...
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Judicial activism created problems for people: Dikshit
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Touching upon the blueline menace, she said, ''in the next one-and-half years, the map of
Delhi's transport system will be changed. ...
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BJP pooh-poohs CM's claims
Hindu - Chennai,India
... to resolve the basic issue of providing electricity, roads and water in unauthorised colonies and also failed to rein in the killer Blueline buses. ...
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Your Guide to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city's chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit's Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Church leaders persuade transit union leaders to forgo walkout
Chicago Tribune - United States
Rod Blagojevich said he would call lawmakers back to Springfield next week to pass a transit plan before the end of the year. The CTA, facing a growing ...
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House cancels next week's session on gambling, mass transit
WTHI - Terre Haute,IN,USA
AP - December 14, 2007 4:34 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Feuding at the state Capitol over gambling expansion and mass transit aid has claimed another ...
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In Transit
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
British Airways is encouraging customers to jump the check-in queues this festive season by checking in and printing their boarding passes before they get ...
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HopStop site helps you navigate public transit
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
By Judy Babcock Wylie | Online & in print Figuring out how to use public transportation in an unfamiliar city can be confusing. For a head start, ...
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Public transit void hits disabled hard
A couple of years ago, Travis Tittle was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, but he had to put treatments on hold for a year.
News from meramecjournal.stltoday.com - http://meramecjournal.stltoday.com/

BC Transit Expands Its Fleet
Bus Company adds new double-deckers.
A-Channel News Victoria - http://www.achannel.ca/victoria/

House cancels next week's session on gambling, mass transit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Legislative feuding claimed another casualty Friday as House Speaker Michael Madigan canceled a session planned for next week on gambling expansion and blamed other leaders and the governor for more delays.
News from dailyregister.com - http://dailyregister.com/

Re: WMATA Latest N Route Silver line news (Sand Box John)
Your point that the east side has a transit dependent population leads me to believe that this no more then a wealth redistribution schema that subsidies the cost of transportation to those that can not or will not pay for it out of ...
SubChat.com: SubChat - http://www.subchat.com/

The Stranger News Hour. Tonight on KIRO. 710 AM.
By JOSH FEIT
And I've got a list of suggestions for the 2008 state legislature and some news from the latest Sound Transit board meeting where 2008 light rail came out swinging. There's also a closely-watched City Council meeting coming up on Monday ...
Slog - http://slog.thestranger.com/

Passengers angry after bus driver refused to let them off
MSNBC - USA
BOSTON -- A bus driver is under investigation after he allegedly refused to allow passengers to get off of the bus. Neil Bryant, a Peter Pan bus driver, ...
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Several Children Are Injured When Their Van Collides With a City ...
New York Times - United States
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR A private van that the police said was illegally carrying a group of young children to school collided with a city bus in Queens on ...
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Broken-down bus can't stop Appalachian State from celebrating ...
The Canadian Press -
A bus carrying several members of the team, including coach Jerry Moore, broke down Saturday afternoon on the ride back to campus, a day after the ...
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NH bus driver may face charges for abandoning school bus
Boston Globe - United States
ROCHESTER, NH—A New Hampshire school bus driver accused of abandoning his bus with students on it could face 29 child endangerment charges. ...
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MTA officials seek 5 after assault on bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
64 bus. Jawauna Greene, an MTA spokeswoman, said the pictures were captured by a video surveillance camera aboard the bus Monday night and Tuesday morning. ...
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Suspect arrested in bus stop shooting
An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that injured six young people, police said.
World News by Speeple - http://news.speeple.com/

Bus fares cash crisis
THE leader of Essex County Council has called on the Government to provide "sufficient funding" for its concessionary bus fair scheme for over-60s.
Echo | South Essex news - http://www.echo-news.co.uk

Bus operator hits out at Government over transport changes
The operator of a transport service for people with disabilities in Launceston has spoken about the impact on his clients of changes to the system.
ABC News : Tasmania - http://www.abc.net.au/news/tas

I Can Think A Lot Of Things On The Bus To Work And Home
By handingchao
Go work by bus is one of my most hated things in the world. There are too many people on the bus! God knows why there are so many people in the world, just like ants in cloudy days. Good news is I have learned to bear it recently. ...
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic... - http://www.nowpublic.com

Back of the bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
MTA buses are immersed in the society they serve; that there are so few criminal incidents on them is a good reflection on
Baltimore. ...
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World Watch Sunflashes
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By SUN WIRE SERVICES NEW DELHI -- A bus collided with a train in northern India yesterday, killing at least 16 people, including nine children on their way ...
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Bullying without blows
Hindustan Times - India
Students can report incidents of bullying through a 'bully-box' located in the counselling office. Besides spreading rumours, bullies also twist the need to ...
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Runaway trailers are persistent cause of crashes
Chicago Tribune - United States
Because some accidents aren't reported by the news media or captured in electronic archives, the numbers likely understate the frequency of such incidents. ...
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4:56 PM, I-95 S, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 6 MPH at: I-95 S; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Boston Blotter: Too Much Information
By Caroline Roberts
--In a snow-related incident, a man who parked on
Blue Hill Avenue early Friday morning became enraged when police prepared to tow his car. He got in the car and wouldn't leave, yelling, "I don't have to listen to some little Boston ...
Bostonist - http://bostonist.com/

Saturday, December 15, 2007

national/international news 121507

Two killed, six injured in accidents
Hindu - Chennai,India
Preetam Meena (28), a resident of Jehangirpuri, was killed and four persons were injured when a mini bus carrying around 20 people overturned at Seelampur ...
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Hong Kong bus driver arrested after crash kills two women (Roundup)
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Witnesses said the accident was caused by one of the double-decker buses failing to stop at the intersection and ploughing into the other bus. ...
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Lawyer: Another car might have caused fatal accident
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
Mr. Holt reminded the court that two Metro Transit bus drivers testified that a silver SUV had caught their attention on Lacewood shortly before the ...
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School Bus Mishaps
By kaiglerelliot(kaiglerelliot)
However, they can be very dangerous if they are involved in an accident. Bus accidents often result in serious injuries and even death. Factors that contribute to these accidents are driver negligence, inadequate security, ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for December 15, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Fatal Road accident has been registered in Mulki Police Station. On 14/12/2007 at 1835 hrs on NH-17 at Haleyangady junction Mangalore Taluk one Ibrahim driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-20-A-7722 drove his vehicle in a rash ...
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America's Dumbest The picture above shows, I believe, the work of ...
By LAMETROmole(LAMETROmole)
Ambiguous too, in that since this is posted on the corner of Manchester and Sepulveda, a La Tijera bus stop is found by heading east on Manchester or South on Sepulveda. I know , but others may not, by the line numbers that they mean ...
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In recent accidents, NYU bus drivers not sure about protocol - NYU ...
http://www.igorsmith.com/In+recent+accidents%2C+NYU+bus+drivers+not+sure+about+protocol+-+NYU+Washington+Square+News.
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VI-20071214-14510-CAN - Vehicle Accident - North-America - Canada
By RSOE EDIS(RSOE EDIS)
A collision between a passenger bus and a tanker truck on what motorists call "Death Highway" sent 12 people to hospital, two with serious injuries, and temporarily closed the major link between Edmonton and Alberta's oilsands capital. ...
- http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?lang=eng

Nobody can stop the blue line!

After SC's call on restraint, HC refuses to hear Blueline case
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
The Bench was hearing a suo motu matter, which it had earlier taken into cognisance, in view of the growing accidents caused by Blueline buses in the ...
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'Judicial activism' order holds up court order on Bluelines
Earthtimes - London,UK
Meanwhile, senior counsel VP Singh for the Blueline bus operators whose permits have been cancelled following a high court order, said the order was not ...
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"Musical protest" at Sheila's residence tomorrow
Hindu - Chennai,India
The public transport system was also in a shambles, the MLA said, adding that while the reign of killer Blueline buses continues, the Government has found ...
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India Gate to get subways at 11 intersections: NDMC
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
Meanwhile, the court posted a hearing on the Blueline bus PIL to January 10 after noting that the recent Supreme Court decision on judicial "over-reach" is ...
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HC refuses to hear Blueline case
Delhi High Court refused to pass an order in a case dealing with Blueline buses despite a clarification by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan.
news.indiainfo.com - http://news.indiainfo.com/

'Judicial activism' order holds up court order on Bluelines
By India eNews
Despite the Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan clearing the air over judicial activism, Delhi High Court Friday did not pass an order on entertaining a public suit on Blueline buses.
India eNews - http://www.indiaenews.com/

Delhi High Court refuses to pass an order on curbing Blueline menace
By MINET(MINET)
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass an order to curb the menace posed by the capital's Blueline bus fleet. Justices Mukul Mudgal and Reva Khetrapal said: "We have to see the effect of the Supreme ...
My-India News - http://www.my-india.net/n/index.shtml

'Judicial activism' order holds up court order on Bluelines
By A C(A C)
New Delhi, Dec 14 Despite the Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan clearing the air over judicial activism, Delhi High Court Friday did not pass an order on entertaining a public suit on Blueline buses. A division bench headed by ...
Legal News India - Vakilno1.com - http://news.vakilno1.com/

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Portland, Ore., provides framework for Pinellas transit success
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
PETERSBURG -- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's new executive director is set to tap his most recent work experience to realize the psta's potential. ...
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CTA workers call off walkout
Chicago Tribune - United States
"We don't want to hurt the minorities and the school children who depend on mass transit," said Rick Harris, president of the rail workers union, ...
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Province plans boost for transit
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
The Ontario government will announce $400 million in new transit funding today, part of which will help the TTC maintain its fleet and GO Transit expand its ...
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Total lack of transit choice
Chilliwack Times - Chilliwack,British Columbia,Canada
Now a formal letter rejecting the South Fraser Area Transit draft plan will be mailed to Translink stating these objections. The mayors stated that it ...
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Chicago transit leaders call off one day walk off
WJBC News - Bloomington,IL,USA
CHICAGO (AP) -- Union leaders representing Chicago Transit Agency workers say they've called off plans for a one-day job walk-off to give lawmakers more ...
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Transit authority approves rail upgrade
Barron News-Shield - Barron,WI,USA
The Wisconsin West Rail Transit Authority, a group organized to tackle railway issues in Barron and Chippewa counties, met in Bloomer Dec. ...
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11-story mixed-use project planned near transit line
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Mike Lafferty is planning Union Square at 12th Street, an 11-story transit-oriented development for the southeast corner of 12th and Washington streets in ...
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Transit cash gives city budget boost
Globe and Mail - Canada
But Mr. Miller, based on what he says he was told by the province, estimates Toronto could reap "well over $100-million" in funds for day-to-day transit ...
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Items get lost en route to NYC transit lost-and-found: report
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority inspector general's office had investigators turn over 26 supposedly "found" items to transit workers. ...
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Highway 520's the better transit choice
Seattle Times - United States
The plan for high-capacity transit — light rail — on the I-90 floating bridge was adopted in May 1996, more than 11 years ago. ...
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The Mass Transit System from Hell
TIME - USA
"I hate Transantiago with every bone in my body," she says of the city's widely despised new transit system, watching a bus heaving with passengers trundle ...
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Ontario to deliver on $100-million it had promised for public transit
Globe and Mail - Canada
Ontario's Liberal government will make good on an election promise today, announcing $100-million for public transit in its fall economic statement, ...
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FBI: Bus-hopping bank robber nabbed
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
The teller saw the robber heading north toward University Avenue and he appeared to hail a Metro Transit bus. The bus was heading east on University. ...
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House cancels next week's session on gambling, mass transit
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL,USA
Mass transit systems face major cuts in January if no state help is provided, but many downstate lawmakers don't want to vote to help Chicago's transit ...
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Transit staff exodus fuels ethics talk
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
The exits of two of the city's top transit planners to a company that will shortly be bidding on a major project one of them developed is drawing renewed ...
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Mayor voted to lead Sound Transit board
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels was unanimously elected chairman of the Sound Transit board for a two-year term. Nickels, 52, is a longtime advocate of the light ...
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Many in Triangle Favor a Transit Tax
By rss@masstransitmag.com (From Staff Reports,...
A recent poll suggests that Triangle voters might be willing to pay new taxes to fund public transit projects.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

The Public Transit Challenge
By By Julie Brown Sierra Sun
My alarm clock woke me up a half-hour early this morning, just so I could catch the bus that would take me to work on time. An hour or so later, I'm leaning against a wooden post indicating the place where the TART bus should eventually ...
Sierra Sun - News - http://www.sierrasun.com

Highest ridership projected on Monmouth Junction route for MOM line
NEWARK — New ridership projections by NJ Transit for the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex passenger rail line show that more passengers would be aboard if trains run directly to New York through a proposed second Hudson River Tunnel, ...
Home News Tribune - News - http://www.thnt.com

Hybrid electric articulated bus arrives in Winnipeg for winter ...
Committed to improving public transit infrastructure in Winnipeg, the Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, ...
Winnipeg.ca News Releases - http://winnipeg.ca/cao/corporate_communications.stm

Six buses -- just the buses, not the money to drive them
By BlastFurnace(BlastFurnace)
And it's a good news / bad news story. The good news is that Pointy Head is giving the cities badly needed money for public transit. For Hamilton, that's $6.5 million. The cash will go towards the purchase of six new articulated ...
Blast Furnace Canada Blog - http://blastfurnacecanada.blogspot.co

Sixteen killed as bus rams speeding train
Hindu - Chennai,India
AP AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY: Relatives grieve beside the bodies of two schoolgirls who were among those killed when a train rammed a bus at a manned railway ...
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NYC Bus, Van Collide; 7 Kids Hurt
The Associated Press -
NEW YORK (AP) — A private van taking children to school collided with a city bus Friday, injuring seven children including a 9-year-old girl who was ...
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Peter Pan bus driver says NY-to-Boston passengers misunderstood delay
Boston Herald - United States
By AP BOSTON - A Peter Pan bus driver claims reports about him holding passengers captive have been exaggerated. Peter Pan is investigating whether Neil ...
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Woman stabbed after getting off bus
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
A WOMAN is in a critical condition in hospital after she was stabbed in the abdomen in an incident at a bus stop on the Gold Coast. The 26-year-old woman, ...
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Bus-semi crash sends 12 to hospital
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By CHUCK CHIANG, SUN MEDIA FORT McMURRAY -- A crash between a Red Arrow bus and a semi tanker truck on Highway 63 Wednesday night sent 12 people to hospital ...
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Bus stop sex abuse: Cops look for additional victims
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A 12-year-old girl told police that Kevin Lee Kittredge, 44, placed his arm around her and eventually grabbed her buttocks after she got off her school bus, ...
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Bus driver quits over fluffy toy ultimatum
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
By MICHAEL CUMMINGS - Waikato Times | Saturday, 15 December 2007 PINK PASSION: Hamilton bus driver Sandie Reddy has quit her job following a public spat ...
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Teen may face charges after shooting BB gun at school bus
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY KORIE WILKINS 16-year-old boy could face charges after shooting a BB gun at a school bus in Brandon Township. The teenager, whose name has not been ...
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Postcards from the Pug Bus - Tony Parker, Eva Longoria Deny He ...
San Antonio Spurs point guard, Tony Parker, and his bride of five months, Eva Longoria, deny that he ever went "back door" with French model Alexandra Paressant.
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Man drives into back of bus
A Cameron man drives into the back of an Addison school bus.
News 10 Now Top Stories - http://www.news10now.com

Bus stuck on boulder in Boulder
Bus nick-named "Hop" hopped onto a boulder in Boulder Colorado.
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Today's news
By Jeff Solochek
TOO SCARED TO RIDE: A Pasco mom gets the scare of her life, and prompts some change at her daughter's school, after her daughter boards the wrong bus to go home, columnist Andrew Skerritt writes. In other bus news, eight Valrico kids ...
The Gradebook | Tampabay.com... - http://blogs.tampabay.com/schools/

Child Left On Bus For Hours
An autistic child was left on a school bus for hours Thursday.
Today's TMJ4 - News - Local - http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local

Alleged Hollywood School Bus Abuse Goes Unreported
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Two separate incidents of alleged school bus abuse went unreported in Hollywood, leading to the suspension of five Broward ...
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Children risk lives in stupid bus jumping craze
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston,England,UK
Preston Bus and Stagecoach have recorded several incidents of potentially life-threatening "bus surfing" incidents over the past few months. ...
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Broward school officials investigating delayed reaction to abuse ...
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The first incident happened Sept. 26, when a school bus video allegedly shows driver Michael Clough waving what looks like a broom handle while ordering an ...
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School incidents keep force busy
Nogales International - Nogales,AZ,USA
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office investigated an accident involving a school bus on Nov. 29. Between 6-7 pm, school bus No. ...
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EGG ATTACK!
Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore
She added that such incidents inconvenience passengers by disrupting their trips. The bus also had to be taken off service to be cleaned. ...
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Show of Hands: Was This a Defining Moment?
New York Times - United States
Bus Tour in Iowa." The campaign is highlighting the episode in a letter to fund-raisers, claiming that it parallels a much more famous incident involving ...
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Baltimore: Blacks Repeatedly Attack Whites, But It's Not A Hate Crime
By Pastorius(Pastorius)
In a similar incident, Sarah Kreager said she suffered broken facial bones and other injuries after she was punched, kicked and dragged off a bus Dec. 4. Kreager's companion, Troy Ellis, was also attacked, but not beaten as severely. ...
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Alleged Hollywood School Bus Abuse Goes Unreported
Two separate incidents of alleged school bus abuse went unreported in Hollywood, leading to the suspension of five Broward County Public Schools bus employees.
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9:09 AM, I-85 S, Construction, Lanes Closed
Various lane closures will be installed on I-85 Bus. Southbound between the US-220 Interchange and Groometown Road for work on the Overhead Signs.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Too thick for Uni
By Xf(Xf)
My first call directed me to a stand-by point around the corner from the location of the incident. A 20 year-old had apparently been attacked and stabbed somewhere in the student complex and I was waiting for police to arrive. ...
The Paramedic's Diary - http://theparamedicsdiary.blogspot.com/

India accident kills at least 10
BBC News - UK
Railway official Sriprakash said the bus rammed into a manned railway crossing and hit a train. Road accidents are common in India, claiming thousands of ...
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Horror N1 crash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The horror accident near the Rigel Avenue off-ramp involved eight vehicles - one bus, one truck and six cars. Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Johan ...
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Bus hits truck, killing 5 in northern Vietnam
Earthtimes - London,UK
Police arrested the driver of the bus, Vu Van Nam, 32, who suffered minor injuries in the crash. "The accident happened due to driver's failure to pay ...
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Snow plow accidents prelude a return to roads
Marshalltown Times Republican - Marshalltown,IA,USA
Staff started at 4 am clearing the bus lot and scraping ice from bus windows. "Anytime you start getting snow on the side of the street, people start ...
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Motion on Jelapang toll accident shot down
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
A MOTION to discuss Tuesday's Jelapang toll plaza accident involving an express bus was rejected by the House. Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP - Ipoh ...
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10 die in Kogi multiple accidents
Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan,Nigeria
The accident, according to the Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Kayode Olagunju, involved a luxury bus, ...
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Police reveal plan to reduce M4 chaos after accidents
ic Wales - United Kingdom
"If someone drives a bus professionally or is a lorry driver, they may have little chance to see their GP. "We will bring them in and give them surveys to ...
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Accidents on "Death Highway" Cause Outcry from Opposition
Alberta's opposition parties are giving the provincial government a rough ride over a crash involving a tanker truck and a passenger bus on a northern highway.
630 CHED Edmonton - http://www.630ched.com

Daily Crime Incidents for December 14, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Ullal Police Station. On 12/12/2007 at 1915 hrs on NH 17 at Thokkottu junction Mangalore Taluk one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-A-3880 drove his vehicle in a rash and ...
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Bus Accident Attorneys and Bus Injury Claims
By Jurist(Jurist)
Excellent Orange County and Los Angeles injury attorneys excel in representing plaintiffs in accident cases such as bus accident claims. The best bus lawyers have handled literally hundreds of bus accident cases to successful outcomes. ...
California Bus Accident Lawsuit Center - http://california-bus-accident-lawsuits.blogspot.com/

Several Important Point Regarding Bus Accidents
By Legal: Personal Injury Articles from EzineArtic...
It was generally assumed by the riding public that buses are a safe and secure method of mass transportation or travel. This common assumption may be on account of the fact that buses are larger in size and weight than the other ...
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VI-20071214-14505-IND - Vehicle Accident - Asia - India
By RSOE EDIS(RSOE EDIS)
Children were among those killed in the accident in Moga district.Railway official Sriprakash said the bus rammed into a manned railway crossing and hit a train.Road accidents are common in India, claiming thousands of lives every year. ...
RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster... - http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?lang=eng

Friday, December 14, 2007

international bus news 121407

Boy dies as DTC bus hits bike
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: A twelve-year-old boy was crushed to death and his father was injured when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a DTC bus near Tihar Jail ...
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HC refuses to rule in Blueline case
Times of India - India
The Bench was hearing a suo motu matter, which it had earlier taken into cognisance, in view of the growing accidents caused by Blueline buses in the ...
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INDIA'S KILLER BUSES
By Gaurav Shukla(Gaurav Shukla)
New Delhi, which has 14 million inhabitants, is home to some of the deadliest traffic accidents in the world, and its fleet of 4000 privately owned Blueline buses - nicknamed "Bloodlines" - are virtual serial killers, according to ...
Blueline Terror - http://bluelineterror.blogspot.com/

INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS
By Rahul_Sharma(Rahul_Sharma)
At the rears of blue line buses are postures of the Hero Honda "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" and daily soaps of Zee TV and Sony TV. During his travel, he also reads advertisements of inverter, steel rod and cement companies painted on the walls of ...
MY_WORLD_MY_SPACE - http://dreampaar.blogspot.com/

Your Guide to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city's chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit's Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Chicago transit union leaders plan 1-day job walk-off
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
FROM AP Union leaders representing Chicago Transit Agency workers say they've approved a 24-hour job walk-off that would start Sunday night. ...
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Ontario to offer $400M for transit improvements
CTV.ca - Canada
The Ontario government is expected to announce $400 million for transit improvements in southern
Ontario in its fall financial update on Thursday afternoon. ...
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Transit development contracts approved
Baltimore Sun - United States
The state Board of Public Works yesterday approved a pair of contracts that advance transit-oriented development projects. The board approved an interim ...
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Dooley will seek delay in transit tax vote
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
AP
St.
Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley said Thursday he will seek to delay - for now - a transit sales tax increase scheduled for the Feb. 5 ballot. ...
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No new talks in strike by van drivers for disabled
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Transit officials have arranged other transportation, including private carriers, and have provided taxi and car service vouchers. ...
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$500 Million Investment a Significant Commitment to Transit Needs
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
13 /CNW/ - The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) and the Ontario Public Transit Association (OPTA) applaud the Ontario government's announcement of ...
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CTA plans to add buses—but only if state oks transit fix
Chicago Tribune - United States
But he said he would only ask the transit agency's board to move forward on the bus lease if the state approves new transit funding to help erase a ...
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Express Track to a Fare Increase
New York Times - United States
Next week, the board of the state Metropolitan Transportation Authority is scheduled to vote on raising tolls and fares for mass transit. ...
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Buses, not streetcars, needed to solve downtown Dallas transit woes
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
One way or another, Dallas desperately needs a transit system to move people around our big, blossoming downtown. The Dallas City Council was briefed on ...
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Striking drivers for New York's disabled, bus firms stop talking
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The four companies are among the city's Access-A-Ride providers, which serve riders who cannot use regular public transit. As many as 20000 riders use the ...
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Mechanical fault hits 25 private buses
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The State Transit Authority (STA) pulled 200 buses out of service on Tuesday, after a fault in the steering mechanism of its gas-fuelled Mercedes fleet was ...
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Lawmakers to consider capital, transit plans again
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
Rod Blagojevich and Senate President Emil Jones Jr., all Chicago Democrats, say they want to bail out the cash-strapped Chicago Transit Authority and other ...
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Transit cash could put city in the black
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The province's decision to shower cities with $500-million in new transit cash means Toronto likely can balance its 2008 budget without a huge tax hike, ...
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End of an era at Metro Transit Agency
Mathaba.Net - London,UK
CEO of the Metro Agency Larry E. Salci's departure with the transit agency came six days after the trial juror favored the Cross County Collaborative and ...
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Federal cuts create roadblocks for OATS public transit service
Columbia Business Times - Columbia,MO,USA
by Randy McConnell It's tough to operate a public transit system—especially if your buses won't function. That's the challenge facing Linda Yaeger, ...
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Has Seattle's dream for rail transit run its course?
Crosscut - Seattle,WA,USA
This skeptic of rail transit also suggests how to recraft the proposal. Has
Seattle's dream for rail transit run its course? All the factors that made such ...
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Bickering Over Mass Transit Could Cost Area $1.5 Billion in ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Chicago Tribune)
The legislative deadlock over state funding for mass transit may jeopardize federal dollars for major commuter rail improvements in the Chicago region, two Illinois congressmen and the head of Metra warned Tuesday.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Handi-Transit service delays
Due to current weather and road conditions, Handi-Transit is experiencing service delays of up to 45 minutes.
Winnipeg.ca News Releases - http://winnipeg.ca/cao/corporate_communications.stm

Green Transit Route has Some Seeing Red
Businesses along Douglas say they will suffer.
A-Channel News Victoria - http://www.achannel.ca/victoria/

Phila. mayor-elect wants improved transit, homeless shelters
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor-elect Michael Nutter has ambitious goals ranging from improved transit to better homeless shelters.
Pennsylvania News - http://www.phillyburbs.com

Arrest Is Made in Bus Shooting
New York Times - United States
By AP LAS VEGAS (AP) — An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a shooting at a school bus stop that wounded six people on Tuesday ...
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Six shot leaving Vegas school bus; officials add security
Hindu - Chennai,India
Las Vegas (AP): Authorities were looking for two suspects in the shooting of six young people at a school bus stop in
Las Vegas following a fight about a ...
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Riders Say Angry Driver Kept Them on Bus
The Associated Press -
BOSTON (AP) — Passengers on a bus traveling from New York to Boston claim the driver kept the bus on a layover for an extra half hour and would not let them ...
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Colombian Bandits Set Bus Afire, 10 Die
The Associated Press -
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Highway bandits set fire to a bus during a botched robbery near Colombia's capital, burning to death 10 people, authorities said ...
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Eight Students Injured in Florida Bus Crash
FOX News - USA
13: The scene of an accident where a school bus and a minvan collided in Valrico, Fla. Eight middle school students were injured Thursday after their school ...
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Bus pins its driver to railway crossing
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
A BUS driver has escaped being crushed by his bus when it rolled forward at a
Melbourne railway crossing, pushing him up against a sign, ...
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Bus, semi collide near Fort McMurray, Alta., injuring 12 people
The Canadian Press -
A collision Wednesday night between a passenger bus and a semi-trailer unit on the main highway to Alberta's oilsands capital sent 12 people to hospital, ...
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Revenge trip to Blackpool in a stolen bus
Scotsman - United Kingdom
By GORDON CURRIE A SACKED school bus driver took revenge on his former employer by stealing a £35000 coach and taking it on a 150-mile joyride to
Blackpool, ...
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VTA unveils plan to revamp bus service to Palo Alto's Gunn High
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The plan relieves some of the intense public concern sparked by earlier proposals that showed a major reduction in bus service to the school. ...
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Dogs attack children walking to bus - News 14 Carolina
Dogs attack students at bus stop News 14 CarolinaRottweilers Attack Boy, Girl on Way to Bus Stop MyFox WGHPall 5 news articles. Keywords Associated With This Item:. Link to full story dog attack - Google News and Content aggregated by ...
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Strike 'illegal', bus services continue
Bus services in Darwin have been running as normal this morning, after the Industrial Relations Commission deemed planned strike action by drivers illegal.
ABC News: Breaking Stories - http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Bus and streetcar options studied for Lake Oswego to South ...
By The Oregonian
Though years away, a streetcar linking South Waterfront to
Lake Oswego took another step closer to reality this afternoon when Metro councilors approved an environmental impact study. The study will examine the effects of two ...
Breaking News Updates - OregonLive.com - http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/

Teen Arrested In Bus Stop Shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that injured six young people, police said.
WLBZ2.com - NEWS CENTER National/Worl... - http://www.wlbz2.com

Woman killed by bus
A WOMAN was killed after being run over by a bus in the city centre. The elderly victim was hit on Parker Street, near Piccadilly bus station, at 2pm on Thursday.


Manch
One dead, 4 injured in separate traffic incidents
Inquirer.net - Philippines
In another incident, a driver and three others were injured late yesterday morning when a speeding passenger bus slammed into their van along the Coastal ...
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School bus attack taped, posted online
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Mark Church,
San Mateo County supervisor: "When they combine it with music, they're glorifying the incidents." San Mateo Supervisor Mark Church has been ...
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3 killed, 25 hurt in separate incidents in two districts
The New Nation - Bangladesh
Two persons were killed and 25 others injured when a Dhaka bound passenger bus from Kurigram fell into a ditch at Royhati point of Dhaka-Bogra Highway under ...
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Pupils are banned from using school bus
Comet 24 - Welwyn Garden City,England,UK
"He has been involved in a number of incidents on the bus. There has been a food fight on the upper deck. Jam was smeared over the windows and seats, ...
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Bus vandalism is cut by half
Limerick Leader - Limerick,Ireland
By David Hurley INCIDENTS of vandalism on buses have halved in the last year, according to new figures. In 2006, there were nearly 140 cases of damage to ...
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Ex-soldier sues bus firms over wheelchair ramps
This is London - London,England,UK
... kept of more than 100 alleged incidents in the past year alone. He is seeking a declaration that the bus companies have unlawfully discriminated against ...
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Blind woman stranded by local transit
WTOL - Toledo,OH,USA
He apologized for the situation and said the driver of that bus will be disciplined. He also said he wasn't aware of any other incidents, but told Highsmith ...
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Arrest In Vegas School Bus Stop Shooting
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
Six young people were shot Tuesday after they got off a school bus that left a high school. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A look at major incidents at US schools ...
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War News for Thuraday, December 13, 2007
By whisker(Cervantes)
Meanwhile the Italian Embassy confirmed the bombing in northern
Baghdad's Adhamiya neighborhood which killed one person but had no further details about the incident. Three police were among the wounded when the parked car blew up, ...
Iraq Today - http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Beat the Whitey!!!
By Eludius(Eludius)
And finally, don't worry about the MTA getting you in trouble, like the last incident where a bus full of young kids beat the crap out of 2 guys, they will look the other way while simultaneously informing the press that, ...
Vote No'Malley - http://votenomalley.blogspot.com/

Revelations: Jokes abound...: Exciting bus incidents...
Exciting bus incidents... Exam week is very draining on a lot of people... I find that I can't find an opportunity to spend some time with internet gaming, ...

ester Evening News - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/

Safety training for school bus drivers
Siasat Daily - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India
The DTC said that the most of the accidents occur due to high speed, rash, negligent and drunken driving. As many as 11000 people die in road accidents ...
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Fatal Bus Accidents Could Result in Law Change
WVNS-TV - Ghent,WV,USA
... Vic Sprouse said Wednesday the rules of the road, including stiffer penalties, may change as a result of this week's two fatal school bus accidents. ...
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Truck Driver Not At Fault In Fatal Gambling Bus Accident
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Claude Wyle The CHP have determined that the pick up truck driver who was killed in last week's gambling bus accident was not the cause of the fatal ...
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On The Bus
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
Our new bus seats 52 people, but only seven reporters made use of it yesterday. Check out the behind-the-scenes video below, which documents the inaugural ...
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Bus mows down minor, injures father in Delhi
Earthtimes - London,UK
The accident occurred near Tihar Jail when Yogender, driver of the DTC bus, plying on Route No.721 between Kashmiri Gate and Manglapuri, while trying to ...
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Another San Francisco Muni Pedestrian Accident!
By Claude Wyle
Of these 18 reported MUNI pedestrian accidents, five have caused deaths. While this time, the MUNI bus did not kill anyone, the lady who was struck was taken to San Francisco General with personal injuries. ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

Daily Crime Incidents for December 13, 2007
By spdk(spdk)
A case of
Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Ullal Police Station. On 12/12/2007 at 0925 hrs on at Ullalabail Ullal Mangalore one Rajesh driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-4977 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Several Important Point regarding Bus Accidents
By default@goarticles.com (Lala C. Ballatan)
It was generally assumed by the riding public that buses are a safe and secure method of mass transportation or travel. This common assumption may be on account of the fact that buses are larger in si...
GoArticles Law Category - http://www.goarticles.com

In recent accidents, NYU bus drivers not sure about protocol - NYU ...
By admin
Now today In recent accidents, NYU bus drivers not sure about protocol - NYU Washington Square News is something many people is interested in. If you are interested about In recent accidents, NYU bus drivers not sure about protocol ...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

international news 121307

Six more bus corridors get Govt sanction
Hindustan Times - India
"This would be the modern and hi-tech alternative of the Blueline buses," Walia said. Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf was also present in the meeting. ...
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BEST buses claim three lives in one day
Mumbai Newsline - Mumbai,India
Mumbai, December 12 Three deaths in one day and four since Sunday—Mumbai's BEST buses are going
Delhi's Blueline way, if their accident statistics are any ...
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The AmishThrasher Wrap, July 21st
This then is the key to driving successfully on Delhi?s roads: don?t bother about the traffic rules, simply defer to all vehicles that are bigger than yours. This is why Blueline buses, being bigger than almost anything else on the ...
dvd - http://dv8a.bbnyz.com

And now DP did a thing!
By Bui(Bui)
Now let me also add that in
delhi, if a bus passes near a college or through a campus then students make sure that they are not made to pay for the ticket, with or without a pass. Even in blueline buses. For example, ten years back i ...
Sands of Time - http://sablesdetemps.blogspot.com/

Transit gridlock may put federal funding at risk
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Richard Wronski | Tribune staff reporter December 12, 2007 The legislative deadlock over state funding for mass transit may jeopardize federal dollars ...
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Time For A Transit Chief
Hartford Courant - United States
M. Jodi Rell must appoint a transit advocate, a transportation professional committed to using all appropriate modes of transportation to improve the ...
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Ont. to provide $100M for GO Transit improvements
CTV.ca - Canada
The Ontario government will announce $100 million in immediate improvements to GO Transit in its fall financial update on Thursday, CTV News has learned. ...
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Bus rapid transit plan dies
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
29 letter to civic officials and politicians that he has decided to remove city material that mentions "bus rapid transit," including the website devoted to ...
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Federal transit aid at risk over gridlock
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Richard Wronski | Tribune staff reporter 12:01 AM CST, December 12, 2007 The legislative deadlock over state funding for mass transit may jeopardize ...
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GO Transit must reduce delays, collect unpaid fares
Globe and Mail - Canada
Delay-prone GO Transit not only needs to do more to keep its trains on time, it should crack down on passengers who fail to pay their fares, ...
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Community Transit, Everett form 17-mile partnership
Seattle Times - United States
A Community Transit (CT) bus heading north turns right onto
Airport Road to disgorge a load of passengers who need to continue north. ...
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GO Transit sputtering
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
GO Transit service is going off the rails due to poor planning and inadequate funding, leaving commuters stuck in overcrowded, tardy trains, warns Ontario ...
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Dallas transit board approves controversial route changes
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News The changes take effect in March and are designed to allow the agency to boost the number of riders ...
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Hamilton getting $5.5 million for transit from province
The Ontario government will announce at least $400 million in new transit funding Thursday, including $100 million for the fledgling regional Metrolinx system, sources told the Star.
The Spectator News - http://www.thespec.com

NJ Transit may buy 27 new locomotives
NEWARK: The board of NJ Transit at its meeting today will consider the purchase of 27 new electric locomotives at a cost of $245 million. The new fleet would pull NJT's new multilevel rail cars, which are being added to accommodate ...
Home News Tribune - News - http://www.thnt.com

Street Car Openning, other transit
By daimajin(daimajin)
In other transit news: Community Transit and
Everett Transit are jumping on the BRT bandwagon with a "trainlike" (rofl) bus-service on 99 from Aurora Station in Shoreline to Everett. They have a nice map and describe BRT as this region ...
Seattle Transit Blog - http://seatrans.blogspot.com/

New: Bean: Transit battle could hurt federal funds
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two Illinois congressmen say the legislative deadlock over state funding for mass transit may jeopardize federal dollars for major commuter rail improvements in the Chicago region.
News/state from www.kcchronicle.com - http://www.kcchronicle.com/

Gunmen Sought in Bus Stop Shooting
New York Times - United States
By AP LAS VEGAS (AP) — The police on Wednesday were searching for two gunmen who wounded six young people at a bus stop in an attack that officials say may ...
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BEA Announces aqualogic Service Bus 3.0 to Enable Enterprise-Wide ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
BEA aqualogic Service Bus 3.0 Can Help Organizations Achieve Faster ROI with Easy-to-use, Code-free and Configuration-based Service Integration; ...
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Six students shot at school bus stop in Las Vegas
AFP -
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Six teenagers were wounded by gunfire Tuesday in a shooting at a school bus stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, local police said. ...
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HISD requests funds for bus environmental clean-up program
Milwaukee Business Journal - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The Houston Independent School District has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's program to clean up school bus emissions. ...
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Bus driver found guilty
TVNZ - New Zealand
The Korean bus driver whose careless driving lead to the amputation of three of his passengers' arms has been sentenced at the Tokoroa District Court. ...
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Revenge trip to Blackpool in a stolen bus
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A SACKED school bus driver took revenge on his former employer by stealing a £35000 coach and taking it on a 150-mile joyride to
Blackpool, a court heard ...
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Bus drivers' grouses to be addressed soon
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: Bus drivers' grouses about low salaries will be addressed soon when the Human Resources Ministry sets up a Commission of Inquiry to study their ...
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Darwin bus drivers to go ahead with strike
ABC Online - Australia
The Northern Territory Transport Workers Union says
Darwin bus drivers will go on strike tomorrow. The union's Ian Gallacher says the 24-hour industrial ...
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New bus a first for sunny Adelaide
Adelaide's first solar-powered bus has gone into service.
ABC News: Science and Technology - http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Euclid School Bus Accident Sends Students to Hospital
A school bus accident sends students to the hospital with minor injuries Wednesday afternoon.
Local News for MyFox Cleveland - http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox

6 Shot Exiting School Bus in Las Vegas
By sywer
Authorities were looking for two suspects Wednesday in the shooting of six young people at a school bus stop in
Las Vegas following a fight about a girl. Channel: News Tags: news Las Vegas USA school bus shot people girl.
Propeller.com News Stories - http://www.propeller.com

No one seriously injured in bus accident in Lyndhurst
By Angela Townsend
Lyndhurst -- No one was seriously injured when a school bus transporting 13 students hit a car this afternoon. All of the students - eight Euclid High students and five students from
Julie Billiart School, a private school in Lyndhurst. ...
Cleveland Metro News – The... - http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/

6 Shot Getting Off School Bus In Vegas
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
Six young people were shot Tuesday after they got off a school bus that left a high school. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A look at major incidents at US schools ...
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School District and Parents Discuss Holland Patent Bus Shooting
... a gun on a Holland Patent school bus. No one was injured, but the event left an impression on the students and the whole district. Tuesday night the topic was discussed, and changes as to how to handle future incidents was laid out.
WKTV - News - Local - http://www.wktv.com/news/local

Katrathu Kaiyalavu
By admin
I said thanks to empty air.:). This incident is very usual one and It made me help people who were under such incidents on bus, couple of times. "Katrathu Tamil" , incident has to be the worst of all, on similar grounds. Incident 2: ...
Smart Pandian - http://smartpandian.com

Bus accident led to Unit 5 cancelling routes
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
By Phyllis Coulter NEW 10 am NORMAL -- An in-town accident with a school bus carrying about a half-dozen children is what led to Unit 5 cancelling township ...
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Former Kentucky Attorney Suing Over Devastating Bus Crash
By Daryl Dixon
Kevin Halbe, a former managing partner for Wyatt Tarrant & Combs in Louisville is suing the Transit Authority of River City for a 2005 traffic accident that left him with a traumatic brain that left him unable to continue the practice ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

satan, go away
By shynium(shynium)
I read newspapers, i see so many accidents, loved ones gone, this and that. Christmas is already round the corner, yet people still continuing to die in an accident way. A father even lost his wife and daughter in a car-bus accident. ...
My One and Only Life - http://missstupidfool-life.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

international bus news 12/12/07

SC Bench declines to hear pending PIL
The Tribune - Chandigarh,India
... it in the form of pils on various issues concerning children's education, pollution, erratic bus service, rising accidents by blue line buses and others.
See all stories on this topic

Buses still sidelined but delays 'should be minimal'
ABC Online - Australia
State Transit says there should be minimal disruption to Sydney's bus services this morning, despite warning commuters yesterday they face nine more days of ...
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Maximum force
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A Hollywood-style gun battle left 11 would-be robbers dead and one in a critical condition when police foiled a cash-in-transit robbery near Bela-Bela, ...
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Strike to halt transit systems
Aftenposten - Oslo,Norway
Just as calls go out for better mass transit systems, their workers in
Oslo are planning a strike that will shut down tram and bus service in the capital ...
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Disabled Transit Strike Continues
WNYC - New York,NY,USA
NEW YORK, NY December 11, 2007 —The union and the Paratransit Operators Coalition will return to the bargaining table tomorrow, at the urging of a federal ...
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Springfield stalemate could cost transit
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
Congressman Kirk says that $1.5 billion federal dollars that Metra is counting on to build four new transit lines in the suburbs could end up paying for ...
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Smart cards come to Montreal transit
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
A few select
Montreal bus and métro users will soon start using smart cards instead of old-fashioned transit passes. Before the Montreal Transit Corp. ...
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Transit district to pay $160000 fine for runoff
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Michael Burge The North County Transit District will pay a $160000 penalty for failing to prevent storm runoff from fouling streams and for falsifying ...
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Transit-first street plan hailed
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Transit planners might normally attend four community meetings on a project like this, but they've met with residents dozens of times. ...
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Transit, Parking, Sport Fee Hikes in 08
580 CFRA Radio - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
OC Transpo users will see a 30% hike in transit fares compounded over the next three years through 2010. A 7.5% increase in transit fares will take effect ...
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Auditor: GO Transit Not Ready For Future
CityNews - Toronto,Canada
Current delays and overcrowding mean bad things for the future of GO Transit if a report from Ontario's auditor general proves to be correct. ...
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NJ Transit to stop idling trains starting next year
Woodbridge Sentinel - NJ, USA
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEWARK - Richard Sarles, NJ Transit executive director, announced in November that NJ Transit would move to a new policy that ...
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Houston Metro Faces Rail Speed Bump
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Staff, The Houston...
Federal request for extensive new data on two Metro light rail lines is unjustified but should not threaten major construction delays.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Metro Transit Weather Delays: Tuesday, December 11
As of 1:04 PM, Metro Transit buses are running approximately 20 minutes behind schedule due to the winter weather. Drivers will maintain schedules ...
City of Madison, Wisconsin News Releases - http://www.cityofmadison.com

Daley Urges Lawmakers to Pass Mass Transit Bill {audio}
Daley Says Lawmakers Shouldn't Wait for Casino Bill (WGN-AM) - As the latest version of a casino expansion plan runs into criticism in Springfield, Mayor Daley says that's all the more reason to pass the mass transit funding measure, ...
WGN Radio News Feed - http://wgnradio.com

6 People Shot After Exiting a School Bus
New York Times - United States
By AP LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six young people were shot Tuesday after they got off a school bus that left a high school, and one suffered critical injuries, ...
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Sydney bus commuters faring better
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Sydney bus commuters have more chance of catching their usual service following Tuesday's mechanical problems, but are warned disruptions are expected to ...
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Six Hurt In School Bus Shooting
Sky News - United Kingdom
Two gunmen fired ten shots at the bus, according to Ramon Denby, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer. None of the six children shot have ...
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Bus company to probe crash cause
ABC Online - Australia
The southbound bus hit the back of a semitrailer carrying a demountable building near Yandaran at
midday AEST. Twenty-one people, mostly European travellers ...
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Suicide bombing hits children's bus: 7 injured
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan
Attock District Police Officer Tariq Hanif Joyia told Dawn that the vehicle, a truck converted into a bus, was carrying 19 boys and girls, all aged under 12 ...
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Seven killed in bus crash at toll plaza
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Those were the last words that tour coach co-driver Saad Salleh, 55, shouted before the bus crashed into the back of a latex tanker at the Jelapang toll ...
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'Long bus' breaks in two
Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
Passengers prayed as their articulated bus jackknifed and slid along a rain-slicked highway during
midday traffic yesterday. Five women were aboard when the ...
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Lawrence can longer bus kids to private schools
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... of Education Commissioner Richard Mills, who said that districts aren't authorized to pay for bus service for pre-K students in private schools. ...
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6 students shot at school bus stop in Las Vegas, police say
By TechnologyExpert
Six junior high or high school students were shot Tuesday after getting off a school bus, and two were critically hurt, police said. Channel: News Tags:
Las Vegas Shooting Students.
Propeller.com News Stories - http://www.propeller.com

Police: 6 students shot after getting off school bus in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS: Six junior high or high school students were shot Tuesday after they got off a school bus, and two were critically hurt, police said.
Local Breaking News - http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news

6 Las Vegas Teens Shot At School Bus Stop
By News Editor
6 Las Vegas teenagers were shot at a bus stop this afternoon. 2 of the students are in critical condition. The shootings appear to be gang related according to witnesses. The students were exiting a bus after their school day at Mojave ...
Homeland Security National Terror Alert - http://www.nationalterroralert.com

Six Children Shot In Las Vegas Getting Off A Bus
Six children have been shot getting off a school bus in Las Vegas.
Sky News | Home | First For Breaking... - http://news.sky.com/skynews/home

6 Shot After Exiting Vegas School Bus
Six young people were shot Tuesday after they got off a school bus that left a high school, and one suffered critical injuries, authorities said. At least two individuals are suspected in the shooting in northeast Las Vegas, ...
National News for MyFox Cleveland - http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox

Gun crimes taint last weekend
SKNVibes.com - Basseterre,St. Kitts and Nevis
One incident occurred at the West Line Bus Terminal, during the Grand Masters' jam session, on Friday night, December 7th. A young man, Devon Jeffers, ...
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Police to display accident statistics at major crossings
Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India
"We are also worried about the incidents of rash driving and misbehaviour by bus and taxi drivers. It is a fact that when we cancel the licences of errant ...
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Student Information Found In Off-Campus Trash Bin
By Adam Dodge
The documents were discovered by a C-Train bus driver in a trash bin on
East Mill Plain Boulevard. According to Kim Kapp, a police spokeswoman, about 23 student names were identified in the trashed paperwork but Kapp would not say what ...
Educational Security Incidents... - http://www.adamdodge.com/esi

HAZARDS OF BUSES
By Saman(Saman)
This incident took place at
6:15 in the morning at RK Puram Area in Southwest Delhi. Three hour later after this incident, 36 year old pedestrian was run over by a Delhi Transport Cooperation bus. The incident took place at at 9 am at ...
Exchange Of Ideas - http://samanhasan.blogspot.com/

Bus line looks to shed its reputation for risk
By webmaster
ON THE ROAD TO BOSTON As the big white bus cruises smoothly along a lightly trafficked stretch of Interstate 84 in Connecticut, it's easy to forget you're riding Fung Wah, notorious for overworked, lead-footed drivers who are strangers ...
Business Daily News - http://businessdailynews.org/

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

world transit news 12/11/07

No kids hurt in two school bus accidents
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
About 30 minutes later, a school bus toting three children was involved in an accident in the 400 block of Royal Avenue. The bus driver was ticketed for ...
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Holidaymakers die in Malaysia bus crash
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Pandemonium broke out and the passengers panicked for fear that the bus would explode," she told Bernama. The crash was one of several major accidents this ...
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On the wild slide Car slides into school bus; no one injured
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
About 8:30 am at Sterling Street and Euclid Avenue, a school bus was involved in an accident minutes after the bus driver stopped the bus atop an icy hill ...
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Nine killed in accidents in State
Hindu - Chennai,India
Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred when the car was overtaking a tourist bus. The KSRTC bus was proceeding to Karunagapally from Attingal. ...
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BPO staffer among five killed in city road accidents
Hindu - Chennai,India
In another incident, a marketing executive died after the motorcycle he was riding was run over by an RTC bus at Uppal. The victim, S. Santosh Kumar (28), ...
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Birmingham school bus, car collide
Detroit Free Press - United States
Icy roads were a factor in several accidents this morning, and some side streets and residential areas are still slick. Police were not able to comment on ...
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School run faces being driven out
Scotsman - United Kingdom
And from then on I either cadged a lift or took the service bus as I tried to avoid the dangers of Fife's clapped-out school buses and their clientele. ...
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Fighting crashes, cops launch roadblock blitz
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... but the department of health's emergency medical services spokesperson Mark Obrey said on Monday morning that an accident between a bus and a bakkie on ...
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3 die in nlex mishap
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Carmela Reyes CITY OF MALOLOS, Philippines -- Three persons were killed while 30 others were injured in two separate bus accidents on Monday on the North ...
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Snow Sports: Snowfall saves skiing adventure in Rocky Mountains
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
That type of reckless driving may have caused the accidents, including a jack-knifed tractor trailer, that closed an east-bound section of the interstate ...
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Homeowners resist bus stop plan
Richmond and Twickenham Times - UK
... children at a nearby nursery would be at risk of "traffic accidents, of intimidation by youths and other unsavoury characters who linger at bus stops". ...
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Snowplows ease traffic woes
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
By Journal staff Monday, December 10, 2007 Rapid City police Sgt. Rich Fox credited the city's snowplow crew for the small number of car accidents Saturday. ...
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Kenya: 32 Travellers Killed in Accidents
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
At least 32 people died at the weekend in motor accidents, which have been on the rise for the past few months. The gory sight of bus wreckage and passenger ...
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Reader Views
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
Some say every bus needs seat belts, and it'll save lives. The TV media have shown repeatedly the video of high-profile school bus accidents and the ...
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31 persons injured in two separate accidents
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
LAHAN, Dec 10 - Altogether 31 persons were injured in two separate bus accidents in Saptari district and Bara district Monday morning. ...
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MMDA blames reckless drivers (11:55 am)
Sun.Star - Philippines
The barriers should not be blamed for the road accidents because the MMAD before putting it on the highway have already installed the necessary safety ...
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Harrismith in full (part two)
By Andrew Cook(Andrew Cook)
It's relatively cheap, but these guys drive like no tomorrow, and they are frequently involved in accidents through bad driving and sometimes poor maintenance. The drivers are notoriously unsavoury customers too! ...
The Durban Adventure - http://cooksdurbantrip.blogspot.com/

on transportations and commuting...
By Richard Henrick Beltran(Richard Henrick Beltran)
as pedestrians, we should remeber that crossing the road on the wrong timing causes accidents. therefore, crossing the street on the right manner saves not only ourselves but also the drivers'. however, the main solution to this problem ...
hodgepodge - http://biboy-x-i.livejournal.com/

Funny and interesting advertisements...
By lacyne(lacyne)
The car was placed at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the message reads 'Death from car accidents: 370, Death from smoking-related causes: 6027, Quit now before it kills you.' Life size images were stuck on glass doors at shops, ...
LaCyNe%=LaUsLaYeR - http://lauslayer.blogspot.com/

The Gene Pool...
By Teddy(Teddy)
According to Industrial Machinery News, the film's depiction of gory industrial accidents was so graphic that twenty five workers suffered minor injuries in their rush to leave the screening room. Thirteen others fainted, and one man ...
The world according to Teddy. - http://theworldaccordingtoteddy.blogspot.com/

Understanding Busway’s Brutal Design
By Zenin Adrian(Zenin Adrian)
Contrary, pedestrians face higher risk for accidents when they have to struggle into a super busy four lanes traffic on Gajah Mada Street (Picture 3) where it has no pedestrian bridges nor zebra cross available. ...
Zenin Adrian - http://zeninadrian.blogspot.com/

Christmas Car Park Mayhem - 1 In 10 Uk Motorists Admit Hit And Run ...
By Supertoy(Supertoy)
Take special care when reversing, is another car also reversing? If you drive a Mercedes R- Class, bad luck, the average parking bay is 2.4m by 4.8 m and the car is nearly 2.2m wide and 5.2m long. I suggest taking the bus instead. ...
Car Accessories UK - http://caraccessoriesuk.blogspot.com/

Busway : a solution or a new trouble ?
By InitialR(Administrator (Nicholas))
Being not patience, more accidents and breaking up the laws are some of physical impact that we can see right away. As for the emotional effect, many families now lose their precious family time together since most of the members are ...
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Hand-held Cell Phone Driving Bans: Useless Legislation-Kirsten Meid
By Elli(Michael Siegel)
Data collected has shown a rising trend in accidents with at least one driver using a cell phone (2). Some studies have indicated that the number of accidents attributable to cell phone use is comparable to driving drunk, ...
Challenging Dogma - Fall 2007 - http://sb721blog.blogspot.com/

Headlines | Road carnage claim ten people
By Anton Small
Police said the accident occurred at a black spot at Kombewa, when a bus rammed into a matatu after it burst a front tyre. The matatu was heading to Bondo from Kisumu while the bus, belonging to St Augustine Secondary School, ...
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Calamity Thursday
Ever played bumper cars???How bout Bumper cars on ice??? How about Bumper cars on ice in a mini-bus with eight freaked out kids on board??? I am not sure how many accidents actually happened with our busses yesterday, but let's just say ...
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TWO DAYS AND IM TRAINING TO BE A TRUCKER:-) - WAS 22 WHEN DROVE ...
By TravelPod.com TravelStream(tm)(TravelPod.com TravelStream(tm))
Anyone interested in trucking make sure you put down all your accidents and required information about your past so that the process goes MUCH faster. If you FORGET or HIDE anything the company will FIND something. ...
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christian, yet something men of all religion can agree
By kamekona(kamekona)
A young woman from Toronto hit a tree, a 74-year-old man from Holland, New York, collided with a tour bus, and a young man, in his thirties, drove into the path of an oncoming truck. All were terrible accidents, plunging families into ...
kamekona - http://kamekona.livejournal.com/

In the name of God Sample test based on book three Lesson one ,two ...
By english-meh
a. to do b. doing c. do d. to be doing. 6. Did the bus cause the accident? I don’t know what-------------------. a. did cause the accident b. caused the accident. c. did the accident cause d. the accident caused ...
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Look Out For Zombies!
By Dutch(Dutch)
But there were still Zombies wandering around the countryside, nabbing the stray tourist or two, causing all sorts of accidents and generally being nuisances. Eventually they caused a bus load of Adventists to go off a road near ...
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Back in New Delhi - Arleta here - Mom & Craig en route home
By Adventure in India(Adventure in India)
I have yet to witness someone get upset because another car/person/bus/cart/bike has cut them off. We saw 3 overturned or broken-axled trucks, but no accidents. Bodhgaya was beautiful, more tropical (for the desert). ...
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SATURDAY DECEMBER 8, 2007
By Bernie Williams(Bernie Williams)
GO #07-183995 - Injury Motor Vehicle Accident - At 6:55 pm, police responded to a two vehicle accident involving a Metro Transit bus at Broadholme Lane and Kearney Lake Road in Halifax. The bus was parked on Broadholme Lane when an ...
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SDRS demands eye bank in Himachal in its manifesto
By विविधादित्य
Spine injury causes paraplegia and quadriplegia, in which two limbs and four limbs become invalid respectively, is a very common problem in Himachal Pradesh due to high rate of bus and other road accidents. ...
HimVani :: Voice of Himachal - http://www.himvani.com

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My Schoolbus Seatbelt Law
By PiFry(PiFry)
A ten year study showed that there are, on average, 10.2 school bus passenger deaths per year in the entire country. Furthermore, the design of school buses makes fatalities most likely to occur in accidents which tip buses over--which ...
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From Baby to Teen
By goodspirits42988(goodspirits42988)
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Back to School Safety
By ridenourylxwkb(ridenourylxwkb)
Have a safe place to wait for your bus, away from traffic and the street. Stay away from the bus until it comes to a complete stop. When being dropped off, exit the bus and walk ten steps away from the bus. Also, remember that the bus ...
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By 55743177@qq.com(「潞薖」)
In my opinion, although automobiles have been playing a vital part in the daily activities of our society, they also bring us numerous troubles such as more serious environmental pollution, more traffic accidents and more energy ...
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Vacationing with (at) your Family
By Toby(Toby)
... different NYC bus tours and experiences, a car accident (actually three: we stopped to help at one and then, only moments later, both family vehicles slid off the side of the road), a snow storm (see the bit about the accidents), ...
The Crowley Chronicles - http://crowleychronicles.blogspot.com/


Cell Phone Reviews And Driving - What To Do When The Cell Phone Rings?
By sainidorothy(sainidorothy)
We also know that there have been accidents caused as a result of talking on the cell phone. However we must keep in mind that cell phones are beneficial most of the time. The vast majority of people purchase cell phones because of ...
sainidorothy - http://sainidorothy.blogspot.com/

Hitting The Bus
By Jill(Jill)
Did I mention that I had a Minor Altercation with a large red metro bus? Mmmm… I didn’t think so. That was fun. And now I have a formal introduction to the ways of processing a car accident here in Turkey. I dearly hope I won’t need the ...
A Broad in Ankara - http://abroadinankara.blogspot.com/

Fatal accidents spotlight bike-riding dangers
By John Valenti(Newsday)
5 in a bizarre accident on 6th Avenue near 36th Street. Then, Franco Scorcia, 72, was killed in a collision with a charter bus on West 40th Street and Broadway. The accident that killed Smith was most-disconcerting for cyclists. ...
Newsday Local-Motion - http://newsdayontheroad.blogspot.com/

School Bus Safety: Are Seatbelts Needed?
Recent school bus accidents bring to light the issue of children's safety on buses. Should seat belts be required?
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the peace that reigned in Upper Dreamland was badly negated when ...
By it's a great life, if you don't weaken(it's a great life, if you don't weaken)
(This is very much how the one I remember from college started too--I have a fairly serious personal horror of car accidents.) What was very interesting was that this particular dream was tightly plotted, and involved some detective ...
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Stratford Bus Accident News Footage
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Stratford Bus Accident News Footage. Author: capt6069 Keywords: Laurel Springs nj stratford Added: December 6, 2007.
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Comment on The Mighty 3 by Clint
By Clint
If you miss the bus, then you get even more exercise! You aren’t stuck inside the bus as long, thus reducing the probability of any bus-related accidents, fights, or hostage situations. Walking circulates more blood to your brain, ...
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Truck Driver Not At Fault In Fatal Gambling Bus Accident
By Claude Wyle
The CHP have determined that the pick up truck driver who was killed in last week's gambling bus accident was not the cause of the fatal collision. Although the truck driver had been driving aggressively before the bus crash, ...
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School Bus Accidents Can Be Prevented by Safety Training and ...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 25 million students are in school with an average of 500000 school buses on the roads. While school buses are statistically one ... [Author: Alan Haburchak - Legal ...
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School Districts and Legal Responsibility
By Joe Stanley
Children are at risk for falls , bus accidents, and attacks from other students. If any thing goes wrong much sure a report is filed. Claims against school districts generally require immediate legal help. So dont be afraid to call a ...
Northern New York Personal Injury Lawyer - http://northern-newyork.injuryboard.com/

Accidents Happen
By Kathleen Maher
As my children grew, I drove more, even though they took the bus to school. I drove them to soccer and little league practices and games, to swimming lessons at the Y, and music lessons. I drove them to the orthodontist, dance classes, ...
Diary of a Heretic - http://diaryofaheretic.blogs.com/diary_of_a_heretic/

A post on what's wrong with (big) one way systems
By Charlie Bolton(Charlie Bolton)
According to Transport for London, there are twice as many pedestrian accidents per kilometre on one way sections of the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) as there are on the TLRN as a whole. In the year 2000, 12.8% of pedestrian ...
Charlie Bolton's Southville blog - http://charlie-boltons-southville-blog.blogspot.com/

Google Web Alert for: bus accidents

KMEG 14 Your Hometown News - Sioux City News, Weather, and Sports ...
There were accidents across the tri-state region including one that involved a school bus full of children. Around 2 p.m. Thursday, Woodbury County ...

HumorFreak - Incredible School Bus Accident
Incredible School Bus Accident. These kids should probably have been wearing a seatbelt. ... HSN Sword Accident - This guy impales hi. ...

3 die in bus accident on Ark. interstate - Boston.com
A passenger bus driving in late-night rain veered across an interstate highway and collided with a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck, killing three people.

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Blueline kills again, death toll touches 113
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
New Delhi: An unidentified youth became the 113th victim of the capital's notorious 'killer' buses in 2007, after he was crushed by a private Blueline bus ...
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High Court rules and rules
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
Government says it is helpless and can't replace about 300 Blueline buses taken off the road for violations, HC is focussing on finding an immediate ...
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35-yr-old is Blueline victim no. 112
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
New delhi, December 9 The killer Bluelime fleet claimed its 112nd victim on Sunday when it ran over a 35-year-old man near Azadpur Mandi, police said. ...
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My World Tour 2007
By Richard Madders(Richard Madders)
The next stops on the Brown Line were Novoslobodskya, Belorusskyawe and finally once again Kievskaya where we changed to the Blue Line (Line 4) and headed for Smolenskya where we left the Metro and emerged onto the street just opposite ...
BR MADDERS - http://brmadders.blogspot.com/

EasyRSS: Clipmarks | Live Clips
By Olympia Viet Nam(Olympia Viet Nam)
For Indian commuters who have never knowingly waited for the little green man before crossing the road, there was a rude awakening on the way to work yesterday as Delhi police enforced a jaywalking law for the first time in 27 years. ...
Clipmarks - http://clipmark.blogspot.com/

Whose Line is it Anyway?
By Shiv(Shiv)
He was cribbing a lot about the crowd in the blueline which is the lifeline of Delhi. He was so afraid about the beeline of accidents which has no signs of decline and hitting the headline every other day. ...
Mindless Diaries! - http://blog-shiv.blogspot.com/

Blueline kills again, toll touches 113
By India eNews
An unidentified youth became the 113th victim of the capital's notorious 'killer' buses this year, after he was crushed by a private Blueline bus Monday evening near Delhi University campus, police said.
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City Trends - Tea Rooms in Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
In the evening rush hour, harried commuters are running after blue line buses that seem to slow down but never stop. I'm worried for these 9-to-6 people. The reverie is broken as the steward appears with a large brass kettle. ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Blueline kills again, toll touches 113
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) An unidentified youth became the 113th victim of the capital's notorious 'killer' buses this year, after he was crushed by ...
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Blue Line buses to be phased out in Delhi - India
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Delhi travel guide - Wikitravel
There are two kinds of buses in Delhi:. Government run DTC [5] buses; Privately run Blue-Line buses. If you have a choice, go for a DTC bus: they will stop ...

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CANDLI LIGHT MARCH TO PAY HOMAGE TO 96 PEOPLE KILLED BY BLUE BLINE ...
96 people have been killed in New Delhi, capital city of India by blue line buses in last 8 months, "Youth for Justice" is organising a candle light march ...

Delhiites bear the brunt as govt clamps down on Blue Line buses
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi government, asking it why ... removing blue line buses from road is not the only solution for stopping ...

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Roads, public transit: Closures, cancellations
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Flood waters were receding Monday, but slowly in places, and more rain was forecast for Tuesday. Here is a list of major roads and other transportation ...
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Mediator to Enter Talks With Drivers of Wheelchair Vans
New York Times - United States
The four companies whose drivers are on strike — Atlantic Paratrans, Maggie's Paratransit, Transit Facility Management and MV Transportation — account for ...
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Regional Transit launches video surveillance system
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Sacramento Regional Transit District on Monday unveiled a video surveillance system that allows RT officials to monitor the 47 light-rail stations from ...
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Transit meeting canceled tonight
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
A transit workshop planned for tonight at the Kansas City Central Library has been delayed until next week. The workshop, being held by the Mid-America ...
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Ask Phoebe: Note to Transit - Please give us our harbour view back
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Transit New Zealand has now put up a high concrete barrier between the bus and traffic lanes where the Esmonde Rd onramp meets the motorway. ...
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Several Go Transit trains delayed due to problems
CTV.ca - Canada
TORONTO — Several GO Transit trains have been cancelled or delayed due to what the company calls equipment problems. On the Lakeshore West line, ...
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NYC Drivers for Disabled on Strike
Forbes - NY,USA
AP 12.10.07, 11:54 AM ET Drivers of buses that often provide the only means of public transit to thousands of disabled and chronically ill riders went on ...
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Senator Edwards on Funding for Mass Transit/Transportation
WCBC Radio - Cumberland,MD,USA
State Senator George Edwards says it imperative for the state to work toward separating funding for mass transit projects and the regular transportation ...
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Transit grant application up for vote
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign,IL,USA
By Pam G. Dempsey DANVILLE – Julie Brandenburg may get to pay 75 cents for a three-mile ride to work instead of $11.75 in cab fare if Danville Mass Transit ...
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Steering 'breakage' takes 300 buses off road
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
A metal "breakage" has been found in the steering mechanism of one of the city's gas-powered Mercedes buses, State Transit acting chief executive Peter ...
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Phase Two of Public Transit Engagement Series Starts Next Week
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
Kansas City, MO - infozine - In these hands-on public participation events, citizens will help transportation planners and transit providers identify ...
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City lists transit experts for panel
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
The city administration has given the City Council a list of 16 transit engineers and administrators who could advise the city on its new transit system. ...
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Operators say drivers for nyc's disabled are on strike
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - Drivers of buses and vans that often provide the only means of public transit to thousands of disabled and chronically ill riders went on strike ...
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Rapid transit
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
"We are putting the rapid back into transit." And while the slow zone repairs won't be done until at least the end of next year, riders such as Migdalia ...
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Ukraine agrees to raise 2008 gas transit volume
Reuters - USA
KIEV, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine has agreed to increase the volume of westward gas transit to 113.7 billion cubic metres next year from 110 billion cubic ...
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Getting There: Parked cars get in the way during rush hour
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Question: Sound Transit's light rail might one day make life easier for lots of commuters. But Ruben Owen says it's making life dangerous for pedestrians. ...
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Metrolinx the right link
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
And it should end confusion between the old name and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and the Greater Toronto Transit Authority, which is what GO ...
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Goods In-Transit Tax To Continue
Hillsboro Reporter - Hillsboro,TX,USA
A motion to negate a tax exemption on "goods in transit" was approved Tuesday, December 4, by the Hill College Board of Regents. ...
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South Lake Union streetcar on the past track
Seattle Times - United States
Drivers, supplied by King County Metro Transit, are being taught to avoid what Carl Jackson, an operations supervisor, calls the "nod factor," where a quick ...
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Public transit system offering free rides
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
For more information about the transit system or to find out about routes, call (772) 286-8818 in Martin County or (772) 464-8878 in St. Lucie County or or ...
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HISD Hearing On Taxation Of In-Transit Goods
Hillsboro Reporter - Hillsboro,TX,USA
The hearing will be held to discuss taxation of in-transit goods. It will start at 6:15 pm in the district's administration building, located at 121 East ...
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NYC Transit Puts Vintage Buses Into Service
1010 Wins - New York,NY,USA
New York City Transit is putting into service a fleet of vintage buses for the holiday season. Starting Monday morning and continuing through December 28th, ...
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Birmingham's Brian Hamilton man making his mark in mass transit at ...
al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
Hamilton, CEO and president of his own engineering and management firm, is the newly-elected chairman of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority ...
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Railways transit traffic drops
Republic of Botswana - Gaberones,Botswana
PARLIAMENT - During his first year in office, the Chief Executive Officer for Botswana Railways recorded 123 000 tonnes of transit traffic, says the works ...
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PARA-TRANSIT VAN DRIVERS GO ON STRIKE
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
By ED ROBINSON December 10, 2007 -- Access-A-Ride drivers, who transport thousands of disabled and elderly New Yorkers, went on strike this morning. ...
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Monthly Fare for Transit to Rise 6.6% in Proposal
New York Times - United States
By WILLIAM NEUMAN Subway and bus riders who use monthly unlimited-ride metrocards would be hit the hardest under a revised proposal to increase transit ...
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Caught in a jam after taking mass transit
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Every so often this reporter takes mass transit to work. Rarely do such good deeds go unpunished. ...
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'Some guards don't even carry guns'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Agiza Hlongwane A former cash-in-transit security guard has lifted the lid on the dangers faced by guards due to poor training and a lack of resources. ...
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Time to rethink transport policy
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
The mothballing of a potential rapid rail transit system comes at a time when increasingly worldwide, this is becoming the essential means of public ...
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Charges shock many in Newton
Boston Globe - United States
The Newton man accused of harassing and groping Boston Latin School students while riding the Green Line posted bail yesterday and was released by Transit ...
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No smooth run for bus lane trial
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Despite the provision of a well-regarded Metro rail service, controversy persists over the mass rapid transit system best suited for the national capital. ...
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Drivers for New York's disabled say strike likely
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061 rejected a contract offer in the fall. Since then, the union said, ...
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Fund transit with more pay-as-you-use
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
It is a crying shame that our state and local legislators feel the only way to bail out mass transit in the six collar counties and the city of Chicago is ...
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Transit surplus may go toward 'clean' buses
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
translink's outgoing board of directors may give transit users a special Christmas gift of 32 more "clean" buses at their last meeting Dec. 12. ...
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Border a favorite transit point
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Attari, December 9 Attari border has emerged as a favourite transit point for foreign tourists travelling between India and Pakistan. ...
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Transit leaders to rethink fleet, routes of TARA service
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
By DAVID PATCH Spurred by the relatively close margin by which a TARTA levy request passed last month, the transit agency's general manager has promised a ...
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Critics say transit plan slights traffic congestion
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
The figures do not include the cost of mid-term and long-term transit projects, including the possibility of light rail or modern streetcar that run roughly ...
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County to increase transit for BRAC
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
County planners hope to bolster Anne Arundel's public transit network, particularly in the under-served west county area, before the impact of the Base ...
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No smooth run for bus lane trial
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Despite the provision of a well-regarded Metro rail service, controversy persists over the mass rapid transit system best suited for the national capital. ...
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Drivers for New York's disabled say strike likely
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The Para Transit Drivers and Mechanics of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181-1061 rejected a contract offer in the fall. Since then, the union said, ...
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Mexia ISD will continue to tax goods-in-transit
Mexia Daily News - Mexia,TX,USA
By Bob Wright-Editor For those of you manufacturers (and others) who depend on goods-in-transit, don't expect any relief from the Mexia Independent School ...
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Transit to Work With ARTA On Airport Rail
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
Transit New Zealand is to work closely with the Auckland Regional Transport Authority and other agencies to facilitate a rail link to Auckland Airport from ...
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Red Cliff bus to give others in far north new mass transit
WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Waby said he is working out scheduling with the Duluth Transit Authority so that the service can match up with other service between Superior-Duluth and the ...
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Border a favorite transit point
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Attari, December 9 Attari border has emerged as a favourite transit point for foreign tourists travelling between India and Pakistan. ...
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County to increase transit for BRAC
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
County planners hope to bolster Anne Arundel's public transit network, particularly in the under-served west county area, before the impact of the Base ...
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Transit seen as stalling on harbour bridge bike and pedestrian lanes
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
Transit is being accused of using stalling tactics over bike and walk lanes on the Auckland harbour bridge. Transit says a cantilevered extension being ...
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Rail line important part of Hillsboro development plans
Bridgewater Courier News - NJ, United States
By PAMELA SROKA-HOLZMANN HILLSBOROUGH -- The West Trenton Line reactivation plan is the key to plans by Hillsborough officials to create a Transit Village ...
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'Some guards don't even carry guns'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Agiza Hlongwane A former cash-in-transit security guard has lifted the lid on the dangers faced by guards due to poor training and a lack of resources. ...
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Bridge planners think inside the box
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
BY DON HAMILTON, Columbian Staff Writer Mass transit may not wind up on the new Columbia Rive bridge at all, but under it. Planners at the Columbia River ...
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Transit surplus may go toward 'clean' buses
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
translink's outgoing board of directors may give transit users a special Christmas gift of 32 more "clean" buses at their last meeting Dec. 12. ...
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Transit leaders to rethink fleet, routes of TARA service
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
By DAVID PATCH Spurred by the relatively close margin by which a TARTA levy request passed last month, the transit agency's general manager has promised a ...
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Critics say transit plan slights traffic congestion
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
The figures do not include the cost of mid-term and long-term transit projects, including the possibility of light rail or modern streetcar that run roughly ...
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Mixed-Use Plans For Union Station
Hartford Business - USA
The goals are in conjunction with the formation of a comprehensive new transit plan for buses in Hartford, including the future busway between New Britain ...
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BART fares to go up in January, but improvements also planned
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP SAN FRANCISCO—The price of a ticket for Bay Area Rapid Transit is going up, but riders also can plan on getting more for their money. ...
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Time to rethink transport policy
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
The mothballing of a potential rapid rail transit system comes at a time when increasingly worldwide, this is becoming the essential means of public ...
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Charges shock many in Newton
Boston Globe - United States
The Newton man accused of harassing and groping Boston Latin School students while riding the Green Line posted bail yesterday and was released by Transit ...
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Fund transit with more pay-as-you-use
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
It is a crying shame that our state and local legislators feel the only way to bail out mass transit in the six collar counties and the city of Chicago is ...
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Web site pushes alternative to bus rapid transit
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS, The Times-Union When Ennis Davis moved to Jacksonville from Lakeland about four years ago, the state of the city's transit system ...
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Commuters oppose PATH fare hike
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
Another advocate, Ralph Braskett, New Jersey coordinator for the Committee for Better Transit, went a little further by proposing cost-saving measures for ...
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It's time to start paying for increased transit, interim chief says
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte,NC,USA
Sacramento's Regional Transit District has some not-so-startling news: It's going to cost money to improve the system. This article is for Paid Print ...
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Man accused of attacks on Green Line arrested
Boston Globe - United States
Transit Police last night arrested a 60-year-old Newton man who they said was photographed by a Boston Latin School student trying to identify the person ...
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Poll: Gwinnettians now view MARTA favorably
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By ARIEL HART In what transit boosters hail as a stunning reversal of the notion that suburbanites hate MARTA, a new poll commissioned by the Gwinnett ...
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Stop fighting over transit
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
We need a peace agreement between the Montreal Transit Corp. and the Metropolitan Transport Agency. The two mass-transit carriers are once again at daggers ...
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Transit system delayed for now
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
Officials in both localities have concluded that forming a jointly run transit system is the best way to improve the quality of bus service, to increase the ...
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Transit building needs extra funds
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
By LOREN GENSON Funding in the amount of $1.5 million for a new transit building may be placed before council at their meeting Dec. 17. ...
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Ottawa calls city on its promise to form Union Station agency
Globe and Mail - Canada
Under the terms of the agreement in June, 2000, for the purchase of Union Station, the city, GO Transit and the federal government agreed that an agency ...
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Made in Transit: The end of the factory?
FoodProductionDaily-USA - Montpellier,France
By Agata Jaworska 12/7/2007 - 'Made in Transit' is a supply chain concept in which the production of fresh perishable food happens on the way to the ...
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Metro Transit to give free rides to Holidazzle parade
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Don't worry, Metro Transit has you covered - the agency is offering free bus and light-rail train rides to the parade. Metro Transit is the parade's main ...
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Rocket (and Bus and Subway) Science
Washington Post - United States
The changes come as the blue-and-green plastic card assumes a central role in how people use transit in the Washington region. ...
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It's time to start paying for increased transit, interim chief says
San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio,TX,USA
Sacramento's Regional Transit District has some not-so-startling news: It's going to cost money to improve the system. This article is for Paid Print ...
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Commuters oppose PATH fare hike
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
Another advocate, Ralph Braskett, New Jersey coordinator for the Committee for Better Transit, went a little further by proposing cost-saving measures for ...
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City partners up for "smarter" transit technology
Ottawa Business Journal - Ontario, Canada
By Ottawa Business Journal Staff The City of Ottawa is joining with transit agencies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to make smartcard technology a ...
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Man accused of attacks on Green Line arrested
Boston Globe - United States
Transit Police last night arrested a 60-year-old Newton man who they said was photographed by a Boston Latin School student trying to identify the person ...
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Stop fighting over transit
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
We need a peace agreement between the Montreal Transit Corp. and the Metropolitan Transport Agency. The two mass-transit carriers are once again at daggers ...
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Transit system delayed for now
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
Officials in both localities have concluded that forming a jointly run transit system is the best way to improve the quality of bus service, to increase the ...
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Transit building needs extra funds
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
By LOREN GENSON Funding in the amount of $1.5 million for a new transit building may be placed before council at their meeting Dec. 17. ...
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Stats no relief for family of slain boy
By Agiza Hlongwane The police's proclamation of a 26,7 percent decline in cash-in-transit robberies in KwaZulu-Natal is of little solace to an Umlazi family mourning their 16-year-old son. He was t...
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Boston's suburban commuter rail service one of least reliable
Over the past four years, Boston's commuter rail lines have trailed the nation's four other large suburban rail systems - Chicago's Metra, New Jersey Transit's commuter rail, New York's Metro-North an...
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MTA looks at racial role in city bus attack
Maryland Transit Administration Police said last night that they have found no evidence that the severe beating of a 26-year-old woman on a city bus this week was provoked and that they are investigat...
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How green is my valley of roads, transit
Sometimes, I think we don't know how good we've got it. Thursday night in downtown Seattle was one of the most pleasant gridlocks I have encountered in some time. The city was abloom with light, from...
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Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those ...
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Downstaters won't support funding for Chicago's transit system unless they get money for highways. Gambling proponents want to finance those highways with a new casino or three. Minorities and women want a piece of that action. ...
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me-ander: Great News! You CAN Enjoy Your Latkes!
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... it's all about the Bigger Picture, right?) I'll be talking more on what this means for us all collectively but here's a more personal look. As always, for the complete picture, order a Transit Report, or a Solar Return.
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MTA Holds Online Forum on Fare Increases
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding its first online forum on proposed fare and toll increases Monday. The forum begins at noon and is the last chance to comment on the transit agenc....
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TRUE Challenge
By Pligg Beta 9 / Published News / EDMONTON
Transit Riders Union of Edmonton challenged the mayor of the city and council to use the Edmonton Transit System exclusively, and give up their vehicles for one week. Councilor Don Iveson of Ward 5 with some brief comments at the launch ...
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ST Electronics – The electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) has won a $36 million contract to design and install communication systems for Taipei's Songshan and Xinyi mass rapid transit (MRT) lines. ...
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Drivers for disabled say strike likely
After stalled contract talks, the drivers and mechanics of four paratransit companies are expected to begin striking Monday, disrupting service for about 7000 elderly and disabled passengers around the city.
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Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (12/2/07 to 12/8/07)
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More News From Around The Web:. Local. Immigration Agents Increase Arrests 77%, NBC6; Final Segment of South Dade Busway Set to Open, Miami Transit. Real Estate. 1 In 30 Homes in Foreclosure, Stuck on the Palmetto; Choosing An Attorney ...
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US ships, barred from Hong Kong, sail under China's nose
BEIJING — A spat over China's denial of port calls to US naval vessels has led the Pentagon to deploy an increasing number of large ships to transit the Taiwan Strait in some of the most sensitive waters in East Asia.
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The Tide is rising, fans of light rail say
By falmanac(falmanac)
City and transit leaders heralded it as the first leg of a regional system that they hope to expand into Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake and across the water to the Peninsula. Mayor Paul Fraim said he expects the Harbor Park ...
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Indonesian seafarers have reportedly hailed their government's ratification of an International Labor Organization convention allowing them shore leave, transit and transfer in transit privileges at destination seaports.
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Southland transit is in need of big ideas
By L.A. Times - Business
The traffic in LA bites -- you know that. The question is: What are we going to do about it?
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Perhaps what encapsulates the unplanned development of Pune is the manner in which it went about getting on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) bandwagon. In its hurry to be called the first city in the country to roll out a pilot BRTS, ...
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MTA To Hold Online Forum On Fare Hike Proposals
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding its first online forum on proposed fare and toll increases Monday. The forum begins at 1:30 pm and is the last chance to comment on the transit agency's budget prior to a board vote.
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MLK Way merchants see light at the end of rail construction
The dust has settled. The pavement is new. All four lanes are open. Merchants now see real hope that their customers will return to Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, now that Sound Transit has finish...
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Ticketed Lawmaker Rails at NJ Transit
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Joyce J. Persico,...
A state lawmaker hopes to turn a first-person lesson in illegal parking at the Princeton Junction train station into a bill that will urge NJ Transit to either provide more non-commuter parking or quit encouraging people to use mass ...
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NY Transit Authority's Webinar Falls Flat
It's doubtful New York's bus and subway riders are feeling any more empowered -- obviously the point of the Webinar -- nor any happier about looming fare hikes. Blog posts and comments on MTA-related news stories are dominated by ...
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Yakima Transit Not Riding Past Union Gap
The bus in Union Gap will stay put.
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Fewer students, but little transit savings
By By Andrew Cristancho Sierra Sun
Before 2005, Tahoe-Truckee school buses stopped at more neighborhood locations, with fewer students boarding the bus at each stop.
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Birmingham's Brian Hamilton making his mark in mass transit at age 27
By LISA OSBURN
Discussing his accomplishments, Brian Hamilton sometimes refers to himself as a "we." After hearing the 27-year-old's list, "we" starts to make sense. He does the job of two people. Hamilton, CEO and president of his own engineering and ...
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Suicide bomber rams school bus in Pakistan, kids hurt
Reuters - USA
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a school bus near an air force base in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, ...
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Bomb Blamed in Stavropol Bus Blast
The Moscow Times - Russia
By Alexander Osipovich AP A bus blast that killed two women and injured 14 others in southern Russia over the weekend was the result of an explosive device, ...
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2 NC school bus crashes injure 23
USA Today - USA
One bus flipped over near Greensboro early Monday, and authorities said the driver was in critical condition. Six elementary school students were taken to ...
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Bus breakdown causes commuter chaos
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
MANY Sydney bus commuters experienced lengthy delays today after 300 buses were forced off the road because of a mechanical fault. ...
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New: Boy, 11, grabbed at bus stop
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
LAKEMOOR -- Police are searching for a man who grabbed an 11-year-old boy after he got off a school bus this afternoon and then dropped the boy off about ...
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Man seriously injured after collision with school bus north of ...
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
One man was seriously hurt and five children treated for minor injuries after a collision between a school bus and another vehicle northeast of Edmonton ...
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DART bus collides with car near downtown Dallas 2:08 PM CT
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Eleven passengers were injured Monday afternoon after a DART bus and car collided near downtown Dallas. The accident happened about 1 pm at the intersection ...
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Bad night on bus results in justice
Seattle Times - United States
Justice was served when a King County Superior Court jury on Thursday awarded two Metro bus riders $125000 each for the beatings they suffered at the hands ...
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First London-to-Sydney bus service arrives
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
A BUS service running from London to Sydney has reached its final destination after an 84-day journey. The first ozbus tour, which left London on September ...
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Ten killed in bus accident in Pakistan
Indian Muslims - San Diego,CA,USA
By Xinhua Islamabad : At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in eastern Pakistan Sunday, the police said. ...
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Cost is a factor, bus operators say
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
The price might be passed on to school commissions who rent the vehicles, the head of Quebec's main school bus operators association says. ...
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Belle Fourche school bus hit by car, no one hurt
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
By staff reports DEADWOOD - A school bus carrying Belle Fourche High School basketball players was struck Friday night by an out-of-control car near ...
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Fledgling bus line taps demand
Gary Post Tribune - Gary,IN,USA
The scene provided another example that the research showing demand for the bus system, just a few months old, should be taken seriously. ...
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Jaycees Stuffing the Bus for Those in Need
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
He Lansing Jaycees hosted their annual stuff the bus event Saturday. Shoppers at Eastwood Towne Center helped fill the bus full of toys, clothes, ...
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Bus Schedules Set For Holiday Break
Springdale Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
By THE MORNING NEWS FAYETTEVILLE -- Razorback Transit will operate a single bus on each regular route through finals, and run a reduced schedule over the ...
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A Real Station Would Help Make Waiting Worth It
Hartford Courant - United States
"First time on the bus?" asked the woman sitting next to me with a smile. Fortunately for me, my awkwardness prompted fellow passengers to help me find the ...
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Bus trashed by soccer yobs
Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool,England,UK
A police spokeswoman said: "The bus was a double decker bus which was being escorted to the ground carrying Blackpool supporters. "Two windows were smashed ...
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8 killed as bus falls into ravine
The Post - Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
PINDI BHATIAN: About eight people were killed and more than 30 were injured when a passenger bus fell into a deep ravine here at Pindi Bhatian Interchange ...
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New Customer Service Center and Store for Big Blue Bus
LA Canyon News - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
SANTA MONICA —The Big Blue Bus customer service team is now more accessible than ever. blue: the transit store and costumer service center. ...
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School-bus crash revives seatbelt issue
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
A Quebec driver died last Thursday when a collision threw him from his school bus. Should passengers be belted in by law? Camille Cockerton is excited about ...
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Steady increase in number of bus passengers seen
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
THERE has been a steady increase in the number of bus passengers in Qatar in the past three months, Mowasalat mass transit director Anthony Tallant said ...
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Bus firm will investigate gripe
Morpeth Herald - Morpeth,UK
By ANNA SMITH A BUS passenger says she was refused help when she complained of harassment from students. The woman said she was left shaken when teenagers ...
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Action inspired art on a bus canvas
Australasian Bus and Coach - Australia
Elliott says the Action Bus Art initiative lead into The Art of Moving Finale Exhibition, at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre, which runs until December 11, ...
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Bus Hits the Ditch
Opinion250 News - Prince George,British Columbia,Canada
By 250 News No one was injured after a Northern Spirit bus rolled into the ditch on its side near Summit Lake shortly after 6:30am Sunday. ...
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Bus company's U-turn over three wheel buggies
Blackburn Citizen - UK
By Tom Moseley A BUS company has changes its policy on three-wheeled baby buggies after complaints from parents. The move comes after a young mother was ...
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Metro Transit to give free rides to Holidazzle parade
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Don't worry, Metro Transit has you covered - the agency is offering free bus and light-rail train rides to the parade. Metro Transit is the parade's main ...
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Man shot 3 times at bus stop, survives
Buffalo News - NY, United States
A 27-year-old Stockbridge Street man was shot three times late Friday while standing at a bus stop at 60 Grider Street, police said. ...
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Bus drivers rescue man from freezing
Regina Leader-Post - Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada
SASKATOON -- Keen eyes and some quick thinking by two city bus drivers saved a man's life Friday. "It looked like death was on his doorstep," said Chris ...
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Bus beating victim denies provoking students
Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
Dec 8, 2007 9:04 AM (5 mins ago) AP BALTIMORE (Map, News) - A woman beaten on a Baltimore bus says she did not spit on or use racial slurs toward nine ...
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Bus catches fire Downtown
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
No one was injured when the back of a COTA bus burst into flames as it was traveling on Broad Street near the Statehouse. The explosion closed part of Broad ...
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oaps in bus fury
Greenock Telegraph - Greenock,Scotland,UK
by Russell Steele A BUNGLING bus service is leaving angry oaps stuck home alone or out in the cold, it has been claimed. Vulnerable pensioners have been ...
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Ontario Northland bus drivers reach tentative agreement
Timmins Daily Press - Timmins,Ontario,Canada
Ontario Northland bus drivers could be back behind the wheel as early as next week. A tentative labour agreement was reached between Ontario Northland and ...
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Roadguy: For bus riders, snowbanks spell danger downtown
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Metro Transit driver Tom Nolan was talking about how he didn't want a senior citizen from the northern suburbs to take a tumble when she stepped off his bus ...
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Operation "Home Safe" enforces school bus safety
EyeOutForYou.com - Bakersfield,CA,USA
Friday's sting comes after Eyewitness News first introduced concerns about drivers disobeying school bus laws with our exclusive investigation earlier this ...
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Update: Fatal night bus stabbing arrest
Wimbledon Guardian - Cheam,England,UK
Detective Chief Inspector Damian Allain said police were treating the death as murder and appealing for anyone who traveled on the N159 night bus from ...
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Outrage After Girl Is Left Behind On School Bus
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy DIX HILLS, NY (CBS) ― A three-year old girl was left alone on a private school bus for nearly three hours. ...
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The Watchdog: Bus rider finds the ride a little wild
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Johnson County resident Jack Swayze wants to know why he must do the "herky-jerky" each time he rides The Jo, the county's fixed-route bus service that ...
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Powder River to end bus service Sunday
SmallTownPapers News Service - Seattle,WA,USA
By David Peck LOVELL, Wyoming (STPNS) -- The last Powder River Transportation bus to transport passengers through the Big Horn Basin will make its final ...
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Driver cited in bus accident near Gila River
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
The driver of an agricultural labor bus that turned over into the Gila River at Avenue 24E on Thursday night has been cited for failure to control a vehicle ...
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Tensions flare again on Mesa school bus
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
A Mesa mom has accused a school bus aide of assaulting her child in an altercation that came to light Friday – just one week after parents at another Mesa ...
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Student facing charges after gun scare on bus
Community Press - Florence,KY,USA
COM FOREST PARK - The threat of deadly force on a Winton Woods City School bus led to the arrests of four teenagers. Four Winton Woods students were ...
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Greens urge Government to listen to residents' concerns over ...
ABC Online - Australia
Mr Booth says he's received complaints from several residents, particularly in the suburb of Mayfield, over changes to the bus company's timetables and ...
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Driver ushers passengers out before bus catches fire
Baltimore Sun - United States
A Howard Transit bus driver yesterday stopped her vehicle and ushered the passengers to safety just before the vehicle caught fire outside Howard Community ...
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Three-year-old girl left alone on school bus
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
School owner Bob Budah contends Olivia was on the bus for a little less than two hours. Olivia, her mother said, was cold, hungry and crying when she was ...
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Boy injured as he steps off bus
BBC News - UK
A 14-year-old boy has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a van after stepping off a school bus in south west Scotland. The accident happened at ...
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Passengers to be detained if carrying fireworks on Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
... the number of cases of passengers carrying oil paint for apartment decoration using the bus or underground has risen markedly over recent years. ...
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The 'spotty bus' tackling measles
BBC News - UK
But this week Rosa, aged three and Lewis, aged five, had their jabs on the 'spotty bus' at Millfields school, in Clapton, Hackney. ...
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Pump prices fuel rise in bus passengers
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
Escalating petrol prices appear to be pushing people towards the bus stop. Bus patronage in Christchurch and north of the city has risen sharply in the last ...
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School bus driver killed in collision with truck
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
MONTREAL - A school bus driver was killed Thursday afternoon when his bus collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 112 between Marieville and Rougemont, ...
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Muni explores adding double deck bus to lines in San Francisco
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The first double deck San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency transit bus will be introduced to city streets Wednesday for a nearly month-long trial ...
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Metro must pay victims of beating on bus
Seattle Times - United States
By Natalie Singer King County Metro was negligent when a bus driver took no action while two teenage riders were attacked and beaten aboard a bus by a group ...
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The 'spotty bus' tackling measles
BBC News - UK
But this week Rosa, aged three and Lewis, aged five, had their jabs on the 'spotty bus' at Millfields school, in Clapton, Hackney. ...
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Passengers to be detained if carrying fireworks on Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
... the number of cases of passengers carrying oil paint for apartment decoration using the bus or underground has risen markedly over recent years. ...
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Iraqi police: Drive-by shooting kills bus driver in Baghdad
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By AP A drive-by shooting killed a bus driver during morning rush hour Thursday in western Baghdad, Iraqi police said. The bus was carrying female college ...
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Indian shooters miss Olympic bus, win bronze
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi, (PTI): Indian shooters failed to book an Olympic berth in the women's 10 m air rifle event on their last chance to qualify for the quadrennial ...
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Top Pak. lawyer to campaign on 'judicial bus'
Hindu - Chennai,India
... regulations for spearheading protests by the legal fraternity, is planning to campaign for the reinstatement of deposed judges on a "judicial bus". ...
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All aboard the Santa Bus
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
The rookie Winnipeg Transit operator spent his shift steering the annual Santa Bus, collecting fares that will eventually help fill the stockings of the ...
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K3 Bus Tech Grp PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
Reuters - USA
RNS Number:3828J K3 Business Technology Group PLC 06 December 2007 K3 Business Technology Group plc ("K3" or "the Company") Director/PDMR Shareholding The ...
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Boy left on bus coping
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By NICKI THOMAS, SUN MEDIA A developmentally disabled boy abandoned on a school bus earlier this week is doing well and will return to school today, ...
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London Bus Drivers to Strike Tomorrow in Pay Dispute (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
6 (Bloomberg) -- London bus drivers employed by First Capital East and First centrewest plan a series of strikes starting tomorrow in a dispute over pay, ...
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Bail Unchanged For School Bus Driver
Hartford Courant - United States
By ALAINE GRIFFIN | Courant Staff Writer December 6, 2007 DURHAM — - A Superior Court judge refused Wednesday to lower the bail of a former school bus ...
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AM A&E: Kiefer Sutherland behind bars, Luminato lineup, Dr. Phil ...
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A chartered bus packed with Dr. Phil fans crashed in Hollywood today, after the driver says the brakes failed on the runaway vehicle. ...
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Sri Lanka warns rebels after bus attack kills 16
Reuters - USA
... on Thursday and warned of more rebel attacks on civilians, a day after a roadside blast killed 16 people on a civilian bus in the island's north. ...
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Man with knife taken off Harford school bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
A Harford County man wearing black leather clothing and a black wig and carrying a bag containing a kitchen knife boarded a school bus yesterday morning and ...
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Woman still hospitalized day after CTA bus hits her in Evanston
Chicago Tribune - United States
93 California/Dodge bus at Maple Avenue and Church Street about 9 am Wednesday, said Evanston Fire Department Division Chief Samuel Hunter. ...
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TWO BULGARIANS DIE IN BUS CRASH IN SERBIA
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
Two Bulgarian died and three others were injured in a crash between a Bulgarian bus and a fuel truck on the Niš-Belgrade highway in Serbia. ...
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KS95, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club will 'Stuff the Bus' for The Salvation Army
Reuters - USA
6 /prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- KS95, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club will "Stuff the Bus" Dec. 7-9 for The Salvation Army's Toy Shop, which provides thousands of toys ...
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Bus carrying 74 overturns
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Two children were seriously injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned at Witlaagte in Mpumalanga on Thursday, police said. ...
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Woman, 82, killed by Hammond bus
Indianapolis Star - United States
AP HAMMOND, Ind. -- An 82-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Hammond city bus after she fell in front of the vehicle. Marie A. Slacian of Hammond had ...
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Bus hits 72-year-old bicyclist near Times Square
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - A 72-year-old bicyclist has been hit by a charter bus in the Times Square area and is in critical condition. Police say it happened Thursday ...
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Where's the bus? You'll still wonder
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
"Oh no," Lisa Pirnie said, as she walked up to the bus stop at First Avenue near Denny Way, and found out from somebody else from the bus stop that her bus, ...
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Bus Eireann says LRC proposal may avert strike
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Bus Eireann says it believes a new proposal from the Labour Relations Commission can resolve the dispute involving part-time school bus drivers. ...
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Barrington students get a 'vandals day' off
Chicago Tribune - United States
About 60 to 70 tires were punctured and "Class of 2008" was spray-painted on one bus, officials said. Leonard, former principal of Barrington High School, ...
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School bus driver abused children
BBC News - UK
A school bus driver who drugged and sexually abused children over a period of six years has been jailed for five years. David Dunn, 40, from Blackburn in ...
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Free-bus debate continues
Aspen Daily News - Aspen,CO,USA
"I think it's important to provide this free service to see if it really does increase bus ridership. I think it's worth the investment," argued ...
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TN bus burning: Madras HC upholds death penalty
CNN-IBN - New Delhi,India
The Salem court had held three AIADMK functionaries and 25 other people guilty in the bus burning incident of 2000 in which three students of the Tamil Nadu ...
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Kabul army bus suicide attack kills at least 13: defence ministry
AFP -
KABUL (AFP) — A suicide attacker slammed a bomb-filled car into an Afghan army bus in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least 13 people in the second such blast ...
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Yellow bus stops off to show green credentials
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A YELLOW school bus will be in the Capital tomorrow as part of a UK-wide public consultation on the future of home-to-school transport. ...
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Bus boulevard has backing
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The Transport Minister, John Watkins, said "there will always be a place for private cars on George Street", but insisted the Government's CBD bus strategy ...
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School Bus Driver Arrested, Fired
Hartford Courant - United States
By ALAINE GRIFFIN | Courant Staff Writer December 5, 2007 DURHAM — - A school bus driver accused of sexual misconduct with students had his bus-driving ...
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Would you adopt a bus stop?
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Meagan Ingerson There's a new alternative for groups looking to adopt a highway: adopt a bus shelter. The program, sponsored by IndyGo, more than 200 bus ...
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Bus driver drugged and abused children
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A SCHOOL bus driver who drugged and sexually abused children over a period of six years was jailed for five years yesterday. David Dunn, 40, was found ...
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Suicide attack kills at least 13 on Kabul bus
Guardian Unlimited - UK
A suicide bomber yesterday attacked a minibus carrying Afghan soldiers south of Kabul, killing at least 13 people and wounding 20 others. ...
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Aitzaz to travel on 'judicial bus' for restoration of deposed judges
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Masood Rehman ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan is planning to travel across Pakistan on a "judicial bus" ...
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World Briefing | Asia Sri Lanka: Bus Bombing Kills 15
New York Times - United States
By AP A roadside explosion for which Tamil separatists were blamed tore through a passenger bus crowded with civilians, killing at least 15 people and ...
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Man injured in bus collision
A man in his 60s has suffered serious injuries following a collision with a double-decker bus in Manchester.
Teletext North West News - http://www.teletext.co.uk/news/regional/north-west/default.aspx

Sydney faces 9 more days of bus delays
Sydney commuters have been told to expect bus delays for at least the next nine days, as the State Transit Authority tries to solve a steering problem in hundreds of its buses.
ABC News: Breaking Stories - http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Bus pass shortfall concern for councillors
ESSEX councillors are lobbying Government ministers over a feared £8million cash shortfall for a new free bus travel scheme.
Echo | South Essex news - http://www.echo-news.co.uk

Bus drivers go on strike amid union infighting
A strike left some 9000 disabled passengers out in the cold after union members rejected a deal backed by its leaders.
Crain's New York Business - Breaking... - http://www.crainsnewyork.com

Interviews Raise Questions About Race's Role in Bus Attack
By rnn
As the 26-year-old woman beaten on a public bus by nine middle school students was put into witness protection yesterday, conflicting accounts raised questions about whether the attack was racially motivated. ...
American Renaissance News - http://www.amren.com/

Cadets get a new set of wheels after bus theft
YOUNG sea cadets who were left in limbo after their minibus was stolen and set on fire last month are now back on track with a new set of wheels.
Stroud News and Journal | Latest news - http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk

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Woman Assaulted By 9 Teens On Transit Bus - Baltimore News Story ...
BALTIMORE -- Nine teenagers arre charged with aggravated assault after they allegedly attacked a woman on a city bus. Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

Police Probe Attack On Bus As Hate Crime - Baltimore News Story ...
BALTIMORE -- Maryland Transit Administration Police are investigating an attack this week aboard a Baltimore bus as a hate crime. Friday, December 7, 2007.

The 2007 Big Green Bus - In The News
The Big Green Bus visits Zion National Park. The Denver Post July 9, 2007 Vehicles eschew gas, eat vegetable oil. Rocky Mountain News July 9, 2007 ...

Delta Employees Escape Burning Shuttle Bus - News Story - WSB Atlanta
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- The three airline employees and the bus driver onboard all escaped unharmed. Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

Breaking News: Bus mishap on rural road sends seven students to ...
Breaking News: Bus mishap on rural road sends seven students to hospital. YouNewsTV YouNewsTV™. Story Published: Dec 5, 2007 at 10:14 AM CST ...

One Dead, 17 Injured In SF Casino Tour Bus Crash - News Story ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- One person was killed and 17 were injured after a casino tour bus on its way to the San Francisco Bay Area collided head-on with a pickup ...

The Big Green Bus - News & Media
Illinois Government News Network Lt. Gov. Quinn Welcomes Grease-Powered Big Green Bus to Illinois June 22, 2006. Tennessean.com ...

Students Say Man Armed With Gun Came On School Bus - News Story ...
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Some Orange County students said a man stormed onto their school bus and threatened them with a gun, but the school district is ...

Who Is Driving The Bus? - News- msnbc.com
It's a part of the daily routine for parents to ship their children off to school on the big yellow school bus.

Wi-Fi Networking News: Pepwave Adds Car, Bus Wi-Fi Adapter
Rather, they're designed to hook into wide-area Wi-Fi networks, providing consistent relayed service in a car or bus as it moves about a coverage area. ...


City Diary | Watch out! Cell-phone thieves are on the prowl
The Post - Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
Numerous incidents of cell-phone snatchings have been reported in the federal capital but law enforcement agencies are helpless against the crooks. ...
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Refugees unsure what awaits in Iraq
Chicago Tribune - United States
The government is promising $800 to families that return to Baghdad and is offering free bus rides from Damascus, Syria, where the majority of refugees ...
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1 hurt in North York drive-by shooting
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
The investigation continues, and anyone with information about any of these incidents is encouraged to contact police.
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Drivers must stop for children
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA
That's up five incidents per day from 2006. Increasing penalties for violators, and putting a police emphasis on enforcement, are two necessary approaches ...
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More charges filed against Williston bus driver | kxnet.com North ...
KXMC - Minot,ND,USA
Gilbert also is charged with six counts of gross sexual imposition involving incidents from October 2005 and March this year.
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An adventure in India
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
I'm reminded of two particular incidents my coursemate and I had during our trip to Bombay and New Delhi during Deepavali, some 10 years ago. ...
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Cops' downtown drug patrols having an effect
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Extra officers walking the beat were able to see significantly more incidents as they were happening. The city of Seattle dedicated $500000 to assign eight ...
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Focus on Rights
Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Such occurrences make me ashamed to say that I am Sri Lankan and that I live in a country where such incidents are commonplace. ...
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Mom fears child was hurt on school bus
abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA
Without telling Eyewitness News the exact status of any employee involved, they did say they have a standard procedure for such incidents. ...
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6 people including 4 injured in suicide attack in Kamra
Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
The suicide attacker died in the incident. The blast shatters the attacker into pieces. There were about 17 children in the bus when it came under attack. ...
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'Bus driver joined bullies taunting me' - schoolgirl
Reading Evening Post - Reading,England,UK
She also said that while she was standing near the driver another pupil on the bus hit her in the face but the driver did nothing to deal with the incident. ...
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2 killed, 20 hurt in NLEX road accident - reports
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
... another passenger bus from Victory Liner and a truck carrying swine were also involved in the smashup. The incident caused the hogs on board the truck ...
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My public transit rage
The Argus - Fremont,CA,USA
Two incidents of late have forced me to look deeply into the mirror and wonder if I need to get in touch with my inner lama. The first was on Wednesday, ...
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Shocking deaths on the roads
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
Twenty were killed in Makindu, Makueni, last month involving a bus and a lorry and 17 in Bomet when a bus plunged into a river. Eight died in Kanga, Migori, ...
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Police concerned over school bus deaths
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
Waikato Road Policing Manager, Inspector Leo Tooman, says similar incidents near Huntly and Otorohanga bring to three the number of children killed getting ...
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A Beautiful Woman
By Ashwani(Ashwani)
In my whole journey in Rajasthan roadways bus throughout night, I kept praying Govinda( my dear lord) to lend her some more hours, so that I could manage to see her but probably he was in deep sleep and could not get my message. ...
39Hrs - http://those39hrs.blogspot.com/

School shootings
By Roosevelt T Hawkins III(Roosevelt T Hawkins III)
This is a research report about school shootings and it covers a time period from around 1997 to the present, focusing on shooting incidents, particularly deadly ones, carried out on school grounds both in the United States and around ...
The Official Blog of Roosevelt... - http://rth3rd.blogspot.com/

Cheap World Travel Tips
Terrorism fears have worsened with suicide bombers killing dozens and injuring hundreds of people in Istanbul in late 2003, fatal bomb blasts in Istanbul and Ankara in July 2004 and further incidents in 2005, 2006 and 2007. ...
Cheap World Travel Tips Radio Weblog - http://radio.weblogs.com/0149521/

21 simple and straightforward practices that will put you on the ...
By aarzoo(aarzoo)
It may be as small a thing as buying milk for your neighbor or giving away a frock for your maid's daughter or giving up your seat in the bus for a woman with a child. These little, often unnoticed acts of kindness, will fill you with ...
aarzoo - http://aarzooharris-aarzoo.blogspot.com/

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Midnight Lace (1960)
By DVDCollector
... when someone pushes her in front of a bus. Unfortunately for Kit, no one but she hears the voice or the telephone calls and neither Tony, Kit's visiting aunt Bea (Myra Loy), or Scotland Yard take any of these incidents seriously. ...
I Heart Movies - Just Added - http://www.iheartmovies.org/


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it's SMACKDOWN time.
By andrea(andrea)
so. the other day my kindergartener asked if he could borrow my tweezers to pull out his unibrow. upon further probing, i discovered a 6th grader on the bus had been teasing him about it. he said this had been happening for about a ...
If You Give a Mom a Moment... - http://eggplant-is-her-game.blogspot.com/

Are Tamils also not citizens of Sri Lanka?
By Phoenix_Project(Phoenix_Project)
Such occurrences make me ashamed to say that I am Sri Lankan and that I live in a country where such incidents are commonplace. These are issues that we should be putting to the Government of Sri Lanka sans any particular political ...
Firebase Dragon Head - http://lrrp.blogspot.com/

SHOPPING POEMS
The Bus Incidents The Bus Incidents The Bus Incidents The one hour bus ride and the things we have to find to write about the less said the better ...

Bus Accidents 2005
A Partial List of Recent Bus Incidents. within a two week time frame. It was foggy early Sunday morning as the bus full of band students made their way home ...

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION HANDBOOK
Bus drivers have the option to give verbal warnings for minor offenses or may choose to file a school bus incident report with the school office. ...

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