Sunday, January 27, 2008

1/27/08

Blueline bus runs over woman, year's toll six
Hindustan Times - India
The owner of the bus has been called for questioning," said a police official. The 4000-odd Blueline buses, a crucial part of
Delhi's public transport ...
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Motorbike medicos for clogged Delhi: report
ABC Online - Australia
The
Delhi government has also vowed to phase out 4500 private "Blueline" buses, blamed for the largest number of accidents. The city's state-run accident ...
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Blueline bus crushes woman
Sahara Samay - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
New Delhi, Jan 24: A 35-year-old woman came under the wheels of a Blueline bus in a west Delhi locality while she was alighting from it, the police said. ...
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New bus route model to ‘avoid clash of interest’
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
New Delhi, January 25 As part of its plans to phase out the Blueline model by 2009, the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) is reorganising ...
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Delhi to bring draft policy to manage Blueline buses | TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : Delhi's private Blueline commuter buses, dubbed 'killer buses' because of their frequent involvement in fatal road accidents, will be reined in ...

20 killed in Jordan bus accident
Hindustan Times - India
At least 20 people were killed when the tour bus they were travelling in collided with a water tanker in northern Jordan, officials said Sunday. ...
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Chartered bus, fuel truck crash in southeastern Washinghton
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
A fuel truck with an empty tank and a chartered bus have crashed and overturned on an icy highway in southeastern
Washington, injuring about 10 people. ...
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Hearings delayed for 2 in bus beatings
Baltimore Sun - United States
27 bus and continued into the street, prosecutors said. During an earlier hearing,
Assistant State's Attorney Dawn Jones said the Robert Poole Middle School ...
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Six teenagers take bus for joyride
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI JOHOR BARU: Six teenagers, including a girl, were detained after they managed to start the engine of a bus without the key and then went ...
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Older bus drivers fill shortage
TVNZ - New Zealand
A national shortage of bus drivers is forcing companies to lure older drivers back behind the wheel. A 75-year-old started back on the job in
Dunedin this ...
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Bus Accident Kills 9 in Thailand
The Associated Press -
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A bus packed with passengers heading to a funeral tumbled down a mountain in western Thailand on Saturday, killing nine people and ...
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Teacher attacked at bus stop known as a good Samaritan
Seattle Times - United States
... tried to call 911 to report a woman being harassed at a Capitol Hill bus stop by a man who police said then punched Skillings in the back of the head. ...
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Cole: new transit plan is costly
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
The most overlooked aspect of the recent mass transit funding agreement approved by the General Assembly is one that will cost
Lake County families and ...
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Dulles Extension Yet Another Defeat For All Commuters
Washington Post - United States
It seems to me that these politicians and Federal Transit Administration officials should do their jobs instead of making excuses for why it can't be done. ...
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Brampton Transit fares increase tomorrow
Brampton Guardian - Ontario, Canada
BRAMPTON - Brampton Transit ticket prices will be going up Monday, but the cash fare will remain the same. The cost of 10 tickets and the price for a weekly ...
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Transit board to review Muir Woods shuttle bus
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA
The district board also will discuss possible payment options for transit riders. It will also review the salary and recruitment process for hiring a ...
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Taxpayers should have a say in new transit system
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA
It's my hope that this proposal will be a palatable solution to satisfy both taxpayers and transit proponents - unlike the plan brought forth during the ...
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Women-Only Transit: Not the Solution, But A Solution
WorldChanging - USA
Sexual harassment is a maddeningly ubiquitous problem for female transit users in Mexico City, where subways and buses carry an estimated 22 million ...
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How Charlotte Got Its Train: Triangle Leaders, Struggling to Build ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Raleigh civic leaders and politicians went to learn the secret of Charlotte's recent, stunning success in expanding transit service -- a realm where ...
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