Saturday, January 5, 2008

1/5/08

Transit stations hotbed for crime, cops warn
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
The bus-loop incident follows a Wednesday assault at Churchill LRT station, in which 30-year-old Sherra Summers was attacked at
8:10 am, allegedly by a teen ...
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Forces determined to make 2008, year of eliminating terrorism
Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka
And the second bus bomb explosion took place at Seenigama on January 6, nearly 20 hours after the first incident, killing another 12 civilians and injuring ...
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Fatal bus crash doesn't sway travelers, but they're told to be ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
Potential travelers can check on the companies' insurance, vehicles, accidents, state and federal registrations and safety records. ...
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1 hurt in car-bus crash
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
Police Chief Michael Emmons said Friday that the blinding late-afternoon sun caused both accidents. Cyr Bus Line driver Marilyn Willard, 55, of Cornville ...
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Crime/Accidents for Jan. 5-6
Marshall Independent - Marshall,MN,USA
MARSHALL — A Canby woman, 34, was cited for school bus stop arm violation in an incident reported at 4:45 pm Thursday on the 600 block of East Main Street, ...
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Absence of taxi stand causing traffic jams at Pirwadhai
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
Fazal-e-Raziq, another bus driver, said the haphazard parking of taxis in and around the bus terminal could cause accidents, adding that the situation ...
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Family Upset They Weren’t Notified When Grandmother Injured In Bus ...
WSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
CHARLOTTE, NC -- A Charlotte family is asking for answers from Greyhound Bus Line after a bus accident earlier this week left them waiting for a relative at ...
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Holiday road toll reaches 401
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The bus driver, who fled after the accident, was seen talking on his mobile phone while driving. Passenger Kanya Artbamrung said the bus had switched ...
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Back to School: Bus Safety Tips
By nettie(nettie)
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 ...
nettie - http://nettiesebastien.blog.com/

How to Make Our Highways Safe
By Frank Bailey
The cause of the Tornado bus crash that killed four on Interstate 40 near Forrest City Arkansas is still unclear, but new facts point to driver fatigue. Police have now confirmed the driver was on amphetamines, a drug used to stay awake ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

sinicker @ 2008-01-05T21:40:00
By sinicker(sinicker)
3. there was a double decker S21 turning right from ave 4 to ave 7. this could have hampered the vision of both motorists. still, the bus cannot be blamed for the accident. of course, the bus driver continued on his journey to pasir ...
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BLUELINE BUSES (DELHI): Bus Accidents
Bus Accidents. Tuesday, July 3, 2007 (New Delhi) The government of Delhi announced on Tuesday it will halt the Blueline bus service after a crashing bus hit ...

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East or west BEST is best
This is really something different than Delhi’s local bus service “Blueline” which is taken a death toll of 100+ travelers in Road accidents while many are handicapped lifelong in last 8 months. The great thing about it is cleanliness. ...
Mrudula's Blog - http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-PrRhh248abN8rYXx2Xz7bw--?cq=1

> !*!~*Haste Haste Gujre Varsh 2008 @ Priya *~!*!
By admin
Delhi ko blue line se bachana mere daata nav varsh mai hamari shubhkaamna hai yahi Jan gan ke mann mai aa rahi hai bhavna yahi. Bengal mai ab koi Nandigram na ho paye Bihaar mai naxaliyon ka kohraam ho na paye ...
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A musical protest by BJP (The Hindi 17 December 2007)
By Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan(Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan)
Jolly also lamented that the Government had not been able to reign in the “killer” Blueline buses. “The much acclaimed Bhagidari scheme has flopped too. Failure to get full Statehood for
Delhi and multiplicity of authorities under ...
Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan - http://yamunajiyeabhiyaan.blogspot.com/

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New Jersey Transit New and Improved Stations Top List of Rail ...
New York Times - United States
By JENNIFER V. HUGHES JAMES PETERS has been taking the New Jersey Transit train from Trenton for more than a decade, so long that he remembers when it used ...
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A Turning Point for Transit
New York Times - United States
This confluence of increases comes as record numbers of passengers in the metropolitan area are taking mass transit. Yet the agencies that operate the ...
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Commuting by Road, but Not by Car
New York Times - United States
But when Aetna recently announced that employees would be charged to park, she decided to try CT Transit’s Marlborough-Colchester Express bus. ...
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TTC Service in Case of Labour Disruption at GO Transit
Market Wire (press release) - USA
4, 2008) - In the event of a labour disruption at GO Transit Monday morning, the TTC advises people to give themselves extra time if they plan on using the ...
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GO Transit, union meeting to avert strike on Monday
CTV.ca - Canada
GO Transit and union representatives are meeting today to try to hammer out a new contract agreement and avoid a strike by bus operators and ticket agents ...
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Winds, rain wreak havoc - ferries, Golden Gate Transit buses halted
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Golden Gate Transit spokeswoman Mary Currie said she did not know whether the agency would be able to restore bus service for the afternoon commute. ...
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State nod for rapid transit system in Mysore
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Improvement of existing bus stands and stations (Rs 11.79 crore), bus stands and stations within the city (Rs 15.8 crore), building an inter-model transit ...
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NJ Transit to Expand Weekend Service
Cape May County Herald - NJ, United States
By Al Campbell NEWARK — NJ Transit will adjust bus routes on Jan. 12, and meet growing ridership demand by providing more trips on selected routes, ...
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Joint Metro-North/NJ Transit effort announced to improve Rockland ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
New City - Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit have agreed to map out a long-term strategy that could lead to additional improvements to the Pascack Valley ...
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Man fatally shot at transit center
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SAN DIEGO – A staredown escalated into a fatal shooting last night at a transit center in City Heights, San Diego police said. A 21-year-old man, ...
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It's Mostly No-Shows at Special Session on Transit
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Jeffrey Meitrodt,...
Most lawmakers skipped Wednesday's special session called by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fund Chicago's ailing mass transit system, ignoring the governor's plea to "just get it done" without any more delays.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Sound Transit rolls out trains for "12th Man"; ride Sounder to ...
Sound Transit’s popular “Seahawks Special” trains will roll tomorrow carrying thousands to support the NFC West Champion Seattle Seahawks first-round playoff game against the NFC Wild Card Washington Redskins.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Go Transit Service Could Be Disrupted
The Go Transit service at the University may be disrupted as of Monday due to labour negotiations. For more information and updates on the cancellation of services visit the Go Transit website.
University of Guelph News - http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/

Roads, transit on Idaho lawmakers' minds as they head to Boise
Idaho lawmakers said local transit taxes and higher taxes targeted specifically for paying for road projects will be on their agenda this legislative session. Idaho Statesman View Comments |
Headwaters News Content - http://www.headwatersnews.org

Wires and fires play havoc with PATH, NJ Transit service
Fires and downed wires played havoc with commuter trains in and out of New York City Thursday morning.
Home News Tribune - News - http://www.thnt.com

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Driver wasn't licensed to take bus out of state
Houston Chronicle - United States
By TERRI LANGFORD,, JAMES PINKERTON and DANE SCHILLER VICTORIA — The driver of a tour bus that crashed on its way back to
Houston from Mexico, ...
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Bus driver in fatal Arkansas crash had drugs in system ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Jeremy Gorner | Tribune staff reporter January 4, 2008 The driver of a Texas-bound charter bus from Chicago that was involved in a fatal crash in eastern ...
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Bail granted to accused in bus burning case
Hindu - Chennai,India
The bus was bound for Chennai from
Bangalore and it was being driven by Abdul Khurshid. When the bus reached Bommanahalli, a mob of 60 to 70 persons ...
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Pensioner dies after bus collision
this is hampshire.net - Winchester,England,UK
By Julian Robinson AN 84-year-old man has died in hospital after he was in collision with a bus on the
Isle of Wight this morning. ...
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Back to basics, Bus says
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By ROB LONGLEY PITTSBURGH -- The Bus may have rolled out of town, but the Jerome Bettis name is still prominent around
Pittsburgh. ...
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Tourists flee unhurt as bus bursts into flames
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Upgraded safety equipment installed at Fiordland's Homer Tunnel was put to good use when a tourist bus caught fire near the tunnel. The Kiwi Experience bus ...
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VTA to install solar panels at bus station in Almaden Valley
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Emilie Crofton The Valley Transportation Authority's bright idea to light up bus shelters with solar panels will make waiting for a bus safer for Almaden ...
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SCBA defers its plan to run judicial bus
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday deferred its plan to launch a ‘judicial bus’ and said a new date for running the bus ...
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BE student runover by RTC bus
Times of India - India
B Sampath Kumar, 18, a first year BE student of JBIT College at Moinabad died on Friday after being runover by an RTC bus. Sampath, who was staying at the ...
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Home detention ordered for teens charged in bus beating
Baltimore Sun - United States
AP 2:51 PM EST, January 4, 2008 A Baltimore judge today ordered nine teens charged with beating a woman aboard a bus to stay in their homes. ...
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Tour bus driver arrested for negligence in deadly snow road crash
By The Mainichi Newspapers(The Mainichi Newspapers)
AOMORI -- The driver of a tour bus that slid off a snow-covered road here Friday, killing a woman and injuring 22 others, has been arrested, police said.
Japan National News - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/

Van strikes rear of school bus
Two people were injured Thursday when a van struck the rear of a Cadott School District school bus at about 4 pm on County MM just east of the County X intersection.
News from www.chippewa.com - http://www.chippewa.com/

Teen gets 33 years for fatal shooting on bus in St. Paul
PAUL -- A 17-year-old convicted of killing another teenager on a Metro Transit bus was sentenced Friday to nearly 33 years in prison. Jerome Pablo Cross said in Ramsey County District Court that the bullet was meant for someone e.
Postbulletin.com Local News - http://www.postbulletin.com

Human Trapped Under MUNI Bus, Winds Flip Tractor Trailer - News on ...
UPDATE - 11:19 am: AM740 reports a person trapped under a MUNI bus at the West Portal station at 14th Avenue. Some parts of the city are without power. 11:07 am: "This is a good day to stay home" says PGE. Highway 17 will be closed ...
News & Politics: The Snitch - http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/

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MARTA driver jailed on kidnapping charges
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By ARIEL HART A MARTA employee is in jail on pending charges of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl on a bus. When Jamella Duvall saw a MARTA bus approach her ...
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Fatal collision on the M40
Bucks Free Press - London,UK
They are not needed and will only cause more incidents. Have you not seen the trouble the paramedics cause when they park their vehicles on the bridges over ...
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War News for Friday, January 04, 2008
By whisker(Cervantes)
Munir was killed on December 28 at
2.30am when the bus in which he was travelling was attacked by a group of armed people at Temoral, close to Mazar-e-Sharif. The gunmen shelled and shot at the vehicle. According to the Afghanistan ...
Iraq Today - http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Police investigate tourist bus fire
By lisa
On that occasion a Ritchies coach line bus was inside the tunnel when the blaze started. And it is also not the first mishap for Kiwi Experience either. In fact there have been a string of incidents over the past few ...
From me to you about Franz Wests - http://franzwest.medias-mag.com

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Taxis, buses impounded in East Cape crackdown
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
“There were about six taxis (involved in accidents) and one bus. We had a couple of taxis (involved in accidents) from December 16 and after Christmas ...
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NTSB Pushes For Bus Safety Improvements
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
The NTSB says rollovers are a common source of injuries in bus accidents like yesterdays in
Henderson. And the agency says it wants to improve passenger ...
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15 die in Abuja road crash
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
The accident, involving a jeep and a commercial Hiace bus, occurred at Mangirigi village near Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). ...
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Road Accident Claims 15 Lives
This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
The 18 seater bus which was said to be heading for Okene from
Abuja collided with the Jeep while the later was trying to overtake a Golf car that was ...
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Tornado Bus Line Wreck-Justice Makes a Beginning
By Jeanie Oliver
The passengers and families of the dead in the November Tornado Bus Line wreck can begin to hope for justice. Information was released yesterday, January 3, 2008, that announced that the driver of the bus, Felix B. ...
Jonesboro Personal Injury Lawyer - http://jonesboro.injuryboard.com/

Florida Reinstates PIP Insurance Law for Drivers Beginning January 1
By Paige Trop & Ameen
Some of the serious injuries that can occur in a serious auto accident involving a truck, bus, motorcycle, or another truck:. • Spinal cord injuries • Permanent disfigurement • Severed limbs • Traumatic brain injuries • Burn injuries ...
Florida Injury Attorney Blog - http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/

1/4/08
By Al M(Al M)
Be sure to check with an bus accident attorney for the proper "statute of limitations" and any other issues that must be addressed to protect your claim. Visit bus accident lawyers for more information on bus accidents. ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

New laws for corporate manslaughter up legal ante for businesses
... Company Registration In The Kingdom Of Thailand; Business and Company Registration in Thailand; Lawyers and Accounting Fears Causing Bad Decisions and Change Management; School Children at Risk with School Bus Accidents.
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