2/22/08

‘Blueline buses playing havoc on Delhi roads’
Hindu - Chennai,India
The victim was travelling on a two-wheeler at Rohini in North-West Delhi. The accident had occurred in 1999. “These killer Blueline buses have played havoc ...
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Blueline menace to affect Congress
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
In a step to curb the Blueline menace, the Delhi government has cancelled permits of all buses run by the owner of the Blueline bus that ran over a migrant ...
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Re: [Assam] mental vs physical ; Indian Military Academy -Making ...
AssamNet - Guwahati,Assam,India
RedLine, BlueLine, White Line, GreyLine etc etc -- give then driving license without driving tests and fitness certificates without tests either - and you ...
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Agression in the Air
By shantanu dutta(shantanu dutta)
This aggression need not always translate into crime but often does and the newspapers – especially the city sections reflect it in several ways – be it in the tracking of the number of people killed in blue line buses running over ...
Around and About - http://fifthwiseman.blogspot.com/

Delhi High Court terms blueline buses 'killer' - Yahoo! India News
The Delhi High Court has termed blueline buses as "killer" and held them responsible for most of the accidental deaths in the capital.

Port Authority to join with NJ Transit to test contactless bank ...
EmpireStateNews.net - Newburgh,New York,USA
NEW YORK - The Port Authority will partner with NJ TRANSIT to undertake an eight-month pilot test that will allow customers to use contactless bank cards, ...
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Sound Transit expansion denied
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By LARRY LANGE A measure to enlarge Sound Transit by giving it highway development responsibilities died in the Legislature, failing to get enough support ...
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Editorial: It’s time for Pawlenty to step up on state needs
West Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USA
Pawlenty has a chance to step up on the transportation issue and help Minnesotans invest in their future with better roads, bridges and transit. ...
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Metro Transit Police chief named
Examiner.com - USA
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Metro appointed a new police chief Thursday, two weeks after the transit agency reported a rising crime rate in the Metro system. ...
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Credit crunch stings transit district
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
OCEANSIDE ---- Transit directors winced Thursday at the latest in a continuing saga of budget woes to threaten bus and train service. ...
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Buses load first passengers at downtown transit center
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
By JENN KLEIN - Staff Writer Jeff Smith of Chico (left) waits to catch a bus at the new transit center Thursday at Second and Salem streets in downtown ...
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Transit advocates try to gain some traction
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
By LAURIE BLAKE, Star Tribune Transit advocates went to Eden Prairie's SouthWest Transit Station on Wednesday morning hoping to impress commuters with ...
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New Transit Plan on Track
580 CFRA Radio - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
City staff are preparing to present a "Plan B" transit vision for the future of the City of Ottawa in the next two weeks. CFRA News has learned City Staff ...
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Fire rips through Transit Hill Plaza
Cheektowaga Times - NY, USA
By John J. Hopkins Times Dozens of firefighters from seven fire departments battled a massive fire that broke out inside a Transit Hill Plaza tavern ...
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New York-New Jersey Mass Transit Plans Contactless Pilot
Digital Transactions - Hoffman Estates,IL,USA
(February 21, 2008) Contactless payment took another step forward in the mass-transit market with the announcement on Thursday by two key New York City-area ...
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Britain 'Left Behind by Europe' in High-Speed Rail Travel
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Peter Woodman,...
Britain has been left in the slow lane by the rest of Europe when it comes to high-speed rail travel, MPs will be told today. The cost of rail travel in the UK is also the highest in Europe, transport union TSSA will tell the House of ...
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Phillymap.com Combines Transit And Trails On Google Maps
By John(John)
Phillymap.com pairs SEPTA, PATCO and NJ TRANSIT routes along with regional shared use paths on Google Maps. You select the only the routes you want displayed on the map. While it does not match the trip planner on Google Transit, ...
- http://bcgp.blogspot.com/

Buses load first passengers at downtown transit center
By localnews@chicoer.com (JENN KLEIN - Staff Writer)
It's not quite finished yet, but the city's new downtown transit center is in use. With work mostly finished on the new downtown hub for buses at Salem and West Second streets, buses began loading passengers again at the stop Wednesday, ...
- http://www.chicoer.com

Sound Transit seeks public sound-off about options for expanding ...
Sound Transit today asked Puget Sound residents to shape the future of mass transit in this region. Postcards will start arriving in people’s mailboxes across the region inviting ideas and views on improving transit through an online ...
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Credit crunch stings North County Transit District
OCEANSIDE ---- Transit directors winced Thursday at the latest in a continuing saga of budget woes to threaten bus and train service.

Minn. Town to Mourn 4 Bus Crash Victims
The Associated Press -
(AP) — A mother whose 12-year-old son was among four children killed in a school bus crash asked parents to give their kids an extra hug as this small ...
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16 killed after bus drives into electricity pole
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Bangladesh: At least 16 people were killed when a bus hit a roadside pole carrying electric power lines and caught fire near the resort town of Cox's Bazar ...
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Delhi-Lahore bus to run thrice a week from March
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): Encouraged by the popularity of the Delhi-Lahore bus service, India and Pakistan on Thursday decided to increase its frequency from two ...
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Bus and van collide in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan: A crowded van collided with a bus in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police said. ...
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Bus conductor missing after traumatic experience
Hindu - Chennai,India
BANGALORE: He saw three people being burnt to death when the bus he was in collided with a lorry. Forty nine-year-old LS Murali, a bus conductor with the ...
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4 Dead in Minn. School Bus Crash Mourned
The Associated Press -
Morales was driving a van on Tuesday heading east on County Road 24, which has a stop sign as it intersects with state Highway 23, the road the bus was ...
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Delhi-Lahore bus to run thrice a week
Hindu - Chennai,India
Both countries have also agreed on a Lahore halt for the bus linking the holy Sikh cities of Amritsar and Nankana Sahib (in Pakistan), the Foreign Office ...
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Bus hijacked in Durban
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A bus was hijacked in Durban on Friday morning and one hijacker is believed to have been shot by metro police. Police spokesperson Superintendent Daniela ...
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'Bus Stalker' trial jury still out
The Press Association -
An Old Bailey jury has retired for a fifth day to consider its verdicts in the "Bus Stalker" killings trial. Wheel clamper Levi Bellfield, 39, ...
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Commuters asked to give up bus seats
China Daily - China
"The authorities have asked all bus companies to train conductors to persuade people to give up the seats," the BMTAB's Zhang Lei told China Daily Thursday. ...
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Van Driver Arrested for Role in Minnesota School Bus Crash
At around 3 pm Thursday, the Lyon's County Sheriff's Office arrested the driver of the van that struck the school bus that killed 4 students on Tuesday. 23-year-old Alainiss N. Morales is now in custody on suspicion of criminal ...
Local News for MyFox Twin Cities - http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox

Dial-a-bus service to continue
A SPECIALISED bus service, providing a lifeline for disabled Upton residents, has been confirmed for at least another year.
Bournemouth Echo | Purbeck News - http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

Bus Attack Suspect Admits Guilt
One of six teens in MTA bus case admits her role in December assault.
ABC2 News Local - http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/default.aspx

Driver, Student Brawl on School Bus
A school bus ride in Gilbert, Ariz., got out of hand when the bus driver and a student got into a brawl.
National News for MyFox Cleveland - http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox

Bus Driver Arrested After Allegedly Abusing Children
A Ware Shoals School District 51 bus driver has been terminated and charged with eight counts of cruelty to children.
News - http://www.wspa.com

Report: Bus aide pushed by parent
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
Jim Jasper said he knew of a couple of cases when the woman’s son had missed a bus. “I only was aware of a couple of incidents of the mother calling in ...
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School Bus Driver Accused of Duct-Taping Unruly Children
WLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA
The incidents had been taking place since November. WSPA reports Curry was terminated from the school district Friday on an unrelated matter. ...
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Student assault allegations under scrutiny
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
13 Investigates sat down and watched the entire unedited incident. Here's what we observed: The bus driver shakes his finger at a group of students at the ...
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BRICK THROWER WILL 'BE SHOWN THE RED CARD'
LLanelli Star - Wales,UK
... to apologise for the incident." Mr Richards said the club would take severe action if they found out that it was a Reds fan who smashed the bus. ...
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Police: Bus driver charged after taping children’s mouths shut
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
Authorities say the students reported the incidents after Curry was fired for unrelated reasons. School officials refused to say why Curry lost her job. ...
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Putting a stop to bus crime
ic Coventry - Coventry,UK
Bus-related crime, which includes vandalism, criminal damage, robberies and drug-taking, fell from a total of 491 incidents to 269. ...
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Antisocial behaviour on buses ‘increasing’
Borehanwood Times - UK
... incidents continue to cause concern, particularly during peak hours. One bus company operator said verbal attacks on drivers now occur on a daily basis. ...
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11:04 PM, I-95 S, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: I-95 S; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

DAILY INCIDENTS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
By Media Relations
Given the high level of motorist traffic, officers stopped and approached the suspect. When asked about his decision to urinate in public, the suspect stated, ”I didn’t pee here. I’m waiting for the bus” Officers arrested Kevin Ramsey, ...
BPDNews.com - http://www.bpdnews.com/

TNB: School bus driver duct tapes mouths of unruly children
By cknott
The students in the incident were from Ware Shoals Elementary. The students ranged from five to 12-years-old, and one of the children was her own child. The incidents had been taking place since November. ...
Vanguard News Network Forum - http://www.vnnforum.com

RaCiST aTTACK?? Ohayo! The title for my post today might be a ...
By CiNTa TRaGiKa(CiNTa TRaGiKa)
Kalo fiza g ngan dira ke bdk2 maarif mesti auntie tu mcm racist sket ah.." Ooo..well..I don't know that there are typesssss to entertain customers.. Oh yes..the third incident.. I was in the bus on my way back home. ...
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Bus crushes schoolgirl, injures grandmom
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
The errant driver, however, fled away with the bus. Locals blamed the lack of traffic policemen at the busy crossing for the rise in fatal accidents in the ...
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Poor upkeep at bus terminus causes trouble
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
Reportedly, some minor accidents also take place almost everyday on the terminus premises due to bad conditions of the road. One of the members of workers’ ...
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Punishment for Goltu’s culprit: All 5 permits of bus owner cancelled
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
We have decided that from now on in cases of accidents involving Blueline buses we will cancel the permit of not just the bus which is involved in the ...
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A town grieves
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
The crash is one of the deadliest bus accidents in Minnesota in the past two decades. In a town as close-knit as Cottonwood, the deaths touch everyone. ...
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Bus Drivers Form Bond With Students
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
A bus is how 10000 students get to school every day in Sioux Falls. An accident like the one outside of Cottonwood, Minnesota can have a lasting impact on ...
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School Bus Accident
By admin
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Chopper 8 flew over the scene of a Wayne Township school bus accident on the city's west side Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at the Westlake Apartment complex just off I-465. The bus was trying to stop ...
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Minnesota Bus Crash Investigation Yields New Clues
By rreeves
There have been also no major traffic accidents at the intersection, they claim. Do we have to wait for accidents like the Lakeview school bus tragedy to wake them up to the fact that something about the road’s design might cause ...
The Reeves Law Group - http://www.reeveslawblog.com

Bus Crash No More!!!
By fun fun ^_^(fun fun ^_^)
She actually practise alternative medicine. On another note, I think all readers to have a look at this. It is time we do something to stop all the bus accidents, no matter how small our effort may be. Original message from Titus: ...
Fun life, fun thoughts... Or is it? - http://funnylee.blogspot.com/

A horrible and heartwrenching tragedy
By Louie(Louie)
There was a bad bus acci dent in Minnesota yesterday that is under intense investigation as I write this. Four young kids were killed and many injured. There are bus accidents but never have I heard of this many children dying or being ...
Befuddled - http://befuddledlouie.blogspot.com/

Bus Crash in Cal.
By Apostolic
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