1/1/08

Change is in the air
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
DTC plans to introduce 25 new AC buses to beat the summer heat. * The Delhi Bus Rapid Transit system, formerly known as the High Capacity Bus System, ...
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TRANSLATION
By rishu(rishu)
The incident has put the toatal death toll in accidents involving blue line buses to 93 this year. Transport minister haroon yusuf announced an ex gartia of rs 1 lakh each for the kin of the dead. Hindi - Area main suraksha bada di gai ...
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Increased transit fares, drink tax, car rental levy all go into effect
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
And a car rental tax, already $2 a day since 1991 for the state's Public Transit Assistance Fund, was doubled in Allegheny County only, with the extra $2 ...
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NJ Transit executive left a legacy
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
It's possible that no one had a bigger impact on mass transit along the Northeast Corridor than George Warrington, the former executive at NJ Transit, ...
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New Year rings in Pittsburgh taxes, prices hikes to cover transit
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
The new taxes and fare hikes, including $2 more per day for a car rental tax, is part of the county's attempt to cushion the aching transit system, ...
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Waco Transit offering free rides to New Year’s Eve partygoers
KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA
Nearly 100 Waco residents reserved seats with Waco Transit along with local taxi and towing services to be taken to and from their holiday destinations. ...
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Free transit for safer New Year's partying
CBC Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Torontonians can leave the car keys at home and toast the new year while riding free on the TTC and other transit operations. The free and expanded service ...
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Counties head toward transit service merger
Shakopee Valley News - Shakopee,MN,USA
By Shannon Fiecke In the hope of providing more rides and better service, Scott County Transit is taking steps toward merging its operations with Carver ...
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Mass transit options are slowly improving
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
Mass transit projects big and small are on the drawing board, already under way or about to open. For the long term, the Port Authority's new budget ...
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Penny rides on public transit, free coffee for tollway drivers
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
In an effort to keep people from getting behind the wheel after a night of New Year's revelry, the Chicago Transit Authority will once again offer rides for ...
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Extended hours for Bay Area public transit
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Caltrain, Bay Area Rapid Transit and AC Transit will also be adding extra trains in the early morning hours, officials reported. BART will be adding extra ...
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Secret decision on apartheid
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
THE Fraser cabinet approved secret airport transit of a racially segregated South African sporting team three months before Australia helped negotiate a ...
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Top News: T Agent Foils Gun Grab
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By O)
An armed MBTA revenue agent taking cash from a CharlieCard machine stopped a persistent teen thug bent on stealing her sidearm yesterday at the Chinatown stop, preventing a potential tragedy, transit police said.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

NEW YEAR'S EVE: Free Rides on Metro Transit Start at 7 PM
Starting at 7 PM, Miller Brewing Company and Metro will offer free extended service until approximately 3:30 AM. For help planning your trip, …
City of Madison, Wisconsin News Releases - http://www.cityofmadison.com

New Year rings in Pittsburgh taxes, prices hikes to cover transit
PITTSBURGH - Allegheny County is wishing Pittsburgh residents a happy new year by raising fares on public transportation and tacking a 10 percent tax onto alcohol purchases.
Pennsylvania News - http://www.phillyburbs.com

Neptune square Mars transit . . . Final Pass!
Neptune is finishing up his transit square to my natal Mars, thankfully. This pass comes during the Mars Rx period and I am moving very slllloooowwwly these days. Because my Mars is conjunct my Ascendant, I’m feeling this one very much ...
Top 10 Sources - Astrology News - http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Astrology-News/

Transit fares go up tomorrow
The only transit users who won't have a drain on their wallet starting tomorrow, are those who bought ahead. A three-zone ticket will now cost $5, and that means we are paying more for transit than any ...
News1130 - News - http://www.news1130.com

Indo-Pak bus services resume
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
India has resumed bus services to Pakistan that had been disbanded because of the violent events in the country following the assassination of former Prime ...
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Nineteen killed in Egypt as bus falls into canal
Hindustan Times - India
At least 19 people were killed and 40 injured when a public bus plunged into an irrigation canal after colliding with a truck in southern Egypt, ...
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Sign of the times: No more bus security
Jerusalem Post - Israel
In at least one instance - the August 2005 bombing of the Beersheba Central Bus station - the situation could have been much worse had not two members of ...
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CTA bus hits passenger
Chicago Tribune - United States
A woman was hit by a CTA bus and severely injured Monday afternoon on West Addison Street, authorities said. A female passenger was struck by a westbound No ...
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Bus driver dies
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
RCMP say that a bus driver injured in a highway collision with a semi trailer south of Fort McMurray, Alta., earlier this month has now died. ...
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State DOT plans more intercity bus lines
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The state Transportation Department plans to start two new intercity bus lines, similar to the "Grape Line" that has connected Walla Walla and Pasco since ...
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Cost to ride the bus goes up
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SAN DIEGO – The cost to ride the bus on many San Diego routes will go up Tuesday. Effective January 1, rides on many Metropolitan Transportation System bus ...
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Does Division Ave. need Bus Rapid Transit?
MLive.com - MI,USA
It makes sense to have an "express" bus going north and south on Division if there's already a great deal of demand for bus service along that corridor. ...
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‘Early-bird bus drivers are driving me insane’
ic Wales - United Kingdom
SOME people wait forever for a bus to arrive, only for two to turn up at once. But for Lauren Dupres, the old adage goes frustratingly further. ...
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CAP News - NTSB Seeks Funding For Bus Driver Head Lice Removal
A database holds damaging information on commercial bus drivers, but no one with access to it knows how to use a computer.
HumorFeed News Headlines - http://www.humorfeed.com/

At least 19 dead in Egypt bus crash
At least 19 people were killed and 40 injured when a public inter-city bus collided with a truck and flipped into an irrigation canal in southern Egypt, security sources said.
ABC News: Breaking Stories - http://www.abc.net.au/news/

Changes in Bloomer, bus crash trial, Hakes murder top stories of 2007
It was just one incident in one Bloomer bar in the middle of January.
News from www.chippewa.com - http://www.chippewa.com/

At least 19 killed in Egypt bus crash
At least 19 people have been killed and 40 injured when a bus collided with a truck and flipped into an irrigation canal in southern Egypt.
World News Australia - http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/

Couple arrested after bus driver assaulted
London Free Press - Canada
The incident likely won't be the last of its kind for LTC bus drivers, Holmes warned. "We have been trying for some 15 years to create a code of conduct ...
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12 Dead, 19 Injured in Road Mishaps
This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
The incident, which occurred along Osogbo, involved a Mercedes Benz and Mazda bus in a head-on collision, while the one at Ile-Ife was a collision between a ...
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1:11 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 14 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

At least 19 die as Egypt bus crashes into canal
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
The bus was travelling on a highway between the cities of Minya and Assiut in the Nile Valley, the sources said. A series of transport accidents in recent ...
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63 people die on Zimbabwe’s roads
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
In 2005, 43 people died on the roads while 398 others were injured in road accidents during the festive season. Last year, at least 24 people died while 39 ...
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Road toll rises to 118 dead, 1254 injured
Bangkok Post - Thailand
A total of 1254 were injured in 1117 road accidents across the country from Dec 28-29. On Dec 29 alone, a total of 85 people were killed and 776 others ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for December 31, 2007.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Barke Police Station. On 30/12/2007 at 1000 hrs at Lalbhag Mangalore one Shivakumar driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-A-9453 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner ...
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12/31/07
By Al M(Al M)
Another issue for bus passengers is the lack of seat belts and shoulder belts. I have been in two bus accidents without injury, but one sudden stop sent me sailing four or five feet forward. I managed to grab a post and only received a ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/