Friday, December 28, 2007

12/28/07

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

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

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

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

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nobody can stop the blue line!

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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