Wednesday, January 23, 2008

1/23/08

Muncaster Mill an accident waiting to happen
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
In that crash, equipment from a landscaper’s truck collided with a school bus, killing the bus driver and injuring three students. ...
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Accidents snarl traffic on St. Mary's
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
Just over an hour earlier, bus riders were forced to make an unscheduled, extended stop when a car rear-ended a city transit bus on St. Mary's near
Enfield. ...
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I-540 traffic jam extends 11 miles
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA
Despite some late student arrivals, some slipping and sliding and a few stuck buses, the large districts reported no bus accidents or injuries. ...
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33 injured in J&K accidents
Hindu - Chennai,India
Meanwhile, the driver of a mini bus injured when his vehicle met with an accident at Hardpora-Nagam in Badgam district on Tuesday night.
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Early morning chaos: Icy roads cause plethora of accidents in Blount
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
“We’ve had a rough morning, but the teachers and parents and bus drivers, everybody concerned, have all done well. (The amount of ice) was unexpected from ...
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KAT waits for state funding to replace bus wrecked in crash last ...
West Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USA
In September, a KAT bus was totaled in an accident in
Willmar. Emergency responders were at the scene of an accident between a passenger van and Kandiyohi ...
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Slick Roads Cause Accidents in Cabell, Kanawha
WSAZ-TV - Huntington,WV,USA
The snow is starting to fall in
Kanawha County causing several accidents in and around downtown Charleston. We're told a school bus has side-swiped a ...
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Ice causes mess for Guilford schools
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
About 50 buses in total were delayed across the
county Tuesday morning and the ice contributed to five bus accidents. No students were injured in those ...
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Heavy snow closes schools in Michigan and Wisconsin, blamed for ...
The Canadian Press -
Heavy snow blanketed parts of
Michigan and Wisconsin during the night, closing schools Tuesday and causing numerous traffic accidents. ...
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Hundreds of Wrecks Slow Traffic
MyFox WGHP - High Point,NC,USA
By ANGELA RODRIGUEZ Law enforcement agencies in
Guilford County responded to more than 350 accidents this morning, including one where the driver of an SUV ...
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BMTC bus accidents - A fact of life or something to do about
By Lokesh
Bring in some strict road discipline authorities who have the latest gizmos & a sharp eye to spot any deviation in any form that could not only at one extreme cause accidents but also cause inconvenience to the others on the road. ...
Metroblogging Bangalore - http://bangalore.metblogs.com/

Mob damages five BMTC buses after boy dies in accident
By The Bangalorean(The Bangalorean)
On Sunday, the police had to use force to disperse the mob that indulged in violence and disrupted traffic on Jayamahal Road after the BMTC bus ran over three-year-old boy Tejas Kumar near Contractors Club, close to the JC Nagar police ...
Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore - http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/

Retaining a Personal Injury Attorney Following a Bus Accident
By Personal Injury Attorney Expert
Large vehicle accidents – such as those that happen on a bus – can have devastating effects. And when such an accident is caused at the hand of negligence the emotional repercussions can be just as disastrous as the physical. ...
Personal Injury Attorneys Blog - http://www.personalinjuryattorneysblog.com

33 injured in JK accidents (Outlook India)
By kwire
At least 33 people were injured in three separate road accidents in
Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. Thirty passengers were injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Mazhama in Badgam district ...
Kashmir News Wire - http://www.kashmirwire.com/

UPDATE: 2 (3)Killed in Johnson County Accident A paramedic and a ...
By Tammy(Tammy)
Now will the legislature do the right thing and roll back coal truck weights to a safer limit, or will it take one hitting a loaded school bus? And will law enforcement spend more time promoting safety and less making excuses for killer ...
Weekly Toll - http://weeklytoll.blogspot.com/

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi City Chronicle - The Mall-Made Mess The leafy Nelson Mandela Marg is being sacrificed to Shining India; ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Just Starting Out
By Trygve(Trygve)
I sat and waited for the line to clear a bit, with about 60 men on their way back from working in the Gulf, but the crowd got thicker, with incoming buses (from the planes) emptying at the same place and the disembarking crowds had no ...
Absolute Trygve - http://absolutetrygve.blogspot.com/

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10 Injured in California Bus Crash
The Associated Press -
(AP) — A sport utility vehicle ran a red light and collided with a school bus Tuesday, sending eight students and both drivers to the hospital, ...
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Dozens of Bridge Victims Prepare to Sue
The Associated Press -
(AP) — Dozens of victims of last summer's bridge collapse in Minneapolis — from surviving spouses to the parents of children riding on a yellow school bus ...
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Cities juggle funding issues with increased demand for bus service
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By RUSS PULLEY The Red Route bus picked up a rider Monday at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority MetroCenter just west of Noland Road on Truman ...
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Witnesses sought in bus-station homicide
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Mills was attacked by a group of men near the Greyhound bus depot at about
8 pm on Jan. 8. He died Saturday. Edmonton police launched their homicide ...
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Man dies after truck collides with school bus in Lenawee County
MLive.com - MI,USA
(AP) — A pickup truck collided with a school bus in
Lenawee County, killing the driver of the truck. No students appear to have been hurt. ...
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Israel told to end abuse on Orthodox bus routes
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's high court on Tuesday told the transport ministry to look into problems on bus routes in Orthodox areas that separate men and ...
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Court upholds compensation for family of student thrown from bus
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The Appeal Court yesterday upheld a
Civil Court verdict ordering the driver of a city bus and four other defendants, including the city bus agency, ...
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Clean School Bus Program reaches 2008 spending limit
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
It only took the Texas Clean School Bus Program three months to mete out all $5.8 million it had to give in fiscal year 2008 to school districts looking to ...
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BMTA to offer bus service to Laos
Bangkok Post - Thailand
(BangkokPost.com) – The BMTA will soon launch bus services from Khon Kaen province to Vientiane, Laos with the first two services said to be available on ...
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Hamilton fun bus for Auckland's Big Gay Out
By thomas c jackson(thomas c jackson)
The Waikato's LGBT community has been invited to get on board a 'Priscilla'-style adventure bus trip going to Auckland's Big Gay Out family outdoor day on Sunday 10 February. See
Hamilton fun bus for Auckland's Big Gay Out ...
gay news blog - http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/

Women-only bus to detour sex harassment
By Thomas Steinmetz
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - “Traveling among women is so much more pleasant,” says Alejandra Lugo as she takes a seat on the women’s only bus that began circulating earlier this month in
Mexico City. “Otherwise, I have men sticking to me,” she ...
eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism... - http://www.eturbonews.com

Diamond Companies, IC bus dealership, IdeaLease sites to operate ...
Diamond Companies, one of the largest single-owned International truck dealer organizations with three International Truck and Engine dealership networks, an IC bus dealership and several IdeaLease sites spanning four states and 17 ...
News-Leader.com - Top Stories - http://www.news-leader.com

Rare Amur Tiger Dies After Bus Accident
By Cher C.
A rare Amur tiger was put down after being hit by a bus in the
Far East, RIA-Novosti reported Monday. The bus hit the tiger when it jumped in front of the vehicle as it drove across the Russian-Chinese border, the report said. ...
Care2 News Network - http://www.care2.com/news/

Two Injured In Three Vehicle Crash Involving County Bus, School Bus
Two people were injured in a three vehicle accident involving a Milwaukee County bus, a school bus and a minivan.
Today's TMJ4 - News - Local - http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local

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Sound Transit change urged
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By LARRY LANGE Bills to eliminate an existing road-project agency and make Seattle-based Sound Transit the first agency to coordinate and help finance major ...
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Nigeria: Modibbo Flags Off 150 Mass Transit Buses Tommorow
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration {FCTA}, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo Umar yesterday ordered for the immediate take-off of the Park and Ride ...
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Redmond planning for future transit system
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
COM
Redmond's mayor and city council members met Tuesday night to discuss the idea of a mass transit system during their meeting Tuesday night. ...
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Reardon staffer put on Sound Transit board of directors
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
She lives in south
Snohomish County and serves on the Community Transit board of directors, two requirements for the position. ...
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Transit district rep discusses downtown development plans alternate
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
"I'm happy that you're here, and I hope you come back often," Councilwoman Julie Nygaard told the representative of the North County Transit District who ...
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Monterey-Salinas Transit changes announced for Saturday
The Californian - Salinas,CA,USA
Service changes for local bus transportation provided by Monterey-Salinas Transit will take effect Saturday. CSUMB Free Fare Zone: NEW for 2008 - Anytime ...
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Bay Area Transit Agencies Seek To Increase Funding
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
By RICH SHOPES, The Tampa Tribune TAMPA -
Two Bay area transit agencies are trying to come up with a list of improvements, including expanded bus service ...
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Plan for Woodbridge proper includes transit village
Woodbridge Sentinel - NJ, USA
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Aproposed mixed-use transit village development concept is in the works for downtown Main Street, featuring upscale ground-level ...
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State Transit continues work on Mercedes gas bus issue
Australasian Bus and Coach - Australia
State Transit is continuing to work towards returning the Mercedes gas buses, that have been off the road due to a problem with a steering part, ...
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Sound Transit could become a "super agency" that builds roads
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
Attempts to get Sound Transit to fall under the control of a regional transportation agency fell flat last year, so transportation leaders in Olympia are ...
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CU buses on time except for one route, transit manager says
All but one City Utilities bus route are running on time as road conditions improve, CU transit manager Carol Cruise said. Delays on the route should be eliminated as the day proceeds, Cruise said. Most buses were able to negotiate city ...
News-Leader.com - Top Stories - http://www.n

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Bus passengers trapped in floods
BBC News - UK
There were no further reported flood related incidents overnight, and an all-clear has been given for properties on the Burstwick Drain at
East Hedon. ...
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Bus Assault Victim Wants Answers From MTA
ABC2 News - Baltimore,MD,USA
Now Kreiger, wants to know if there have been any other violent incidents on the 27 bus in Hampden. “Whether there were any prior complaints about threats ...
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Driver relives attack ordeal on the buses
Basingstoke Gazette - Basingstoke,England,UK
Other attacks have happened to the driver in Popley and Hatch Warren and similar incidents have been reported by other drivers for bus company Stagecoach. ...
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Mushrooming bus terminals spoil people's peacefulness
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
According to Ring Road residents in Shyamoli, street theft has increased in the area since the bus counters started operating on the road. "Incidents of ...
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Vandals force bus cafe to shut down
Belper News - Belper,England,UK
A spokeswoman for Derbyshire police told The News: "We have investigated all the incidents fully and contacted local residents but we would urge anyone in ...
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Attorneys looking at possible lawsuit in bus attack
Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
MTA officials say they know of no incidents of violence on the bus before the attack Dec. 4. Three girls and six boys from
Robert Poole Middle School are ...
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1/22/08
By Al M(Al M)
In 2006, there were a number of reports of such incidents in the city of
Kampala. Victims included the patrons of bars or entertainment centers. Similar crimes occurred on passenger buses. In 2006, an American citizen traveling by bus . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

"The Court Of Ken"
By Neil Harding(Neil Harding)
Racial and religiously motivated incidents in the capital have declined by more than fifty per cent since 2000. Working with other agencies domestic violence murders have been cut by more than 50 per cent. ...
BRIGHTON REGENCY LABOUR SUPPORTER - http://brightonregencylabourparty.blogspot.com/

TTC Drivers Being Assaulted
By andy cole(andy cole)
As someone who takes the subway and a bus every day, I find it alarming. I've never been witness to anything untoward happening with a TTC operator, but things like spitting, beatings and threats with weapons seem to be happening quite ...
Andy Cole Radio - http://andycoleradio.com/

School board meeting on dismissals
By wgns
Another child from Bradley Elementary woke up on a school bus after the driver had finished the shift and was spotted wandering down
New Salem Highway. There are no fingers being pointed and these incidents are few and far between; ...
WGNS - Rutherford County, TN News - http://wgns.wordpress.com

War News for Tuesday, January 22, 2008
By whisker(Cervantes)
An IED planted by unidentified gunmen on the main road in Jisr Diala area, southeastern Baghdad, went off when a bus carrying transport ministry employees was passing by in al-Rasafa," a security source, who preferred not to be named, ...
Iraq Today - http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

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The Bus Incident. Monitoring System (BIMS). provides a bus dispatcher. with the ability to locate a. distress call, remotely view ...

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