Thursday, February 7, 2008

2/7/08

Crackdown on ‘Killer Buses’ Strands Delhi Commuters - New York Times
Seizing the popular mood, Delhi’s chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, declared that under current circumstances she would “rather walk” than take a Blueline bus ...

2009 Ford Transit Connect
Car and Driver - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
BY ERIK JOHNSON, Ford used the Chicago auto show to show the diminutive Transit Connect cargo van it plans to import from Europe to the US beginning in the ...
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Bush Budget Boo$ts Regional Transit, ¢uts National Transit
Mobilizing the Region - New York,NY,USA
The Bush administration’s 2009 federal budget released earlier this week includes significant new funding for New York City region transit. ...
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Dulles Rail Problems With FTA Worry Md.
Washington Post - United States
By Katherine Shaver Maryland's transportation secretary says he is increasingly concerned about financing the Purple Line and other transit projects after ...
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Board OKs transit project
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
The Omnitrans board of directors unanimously voted Wednesday to start seeking bidders for the sbX bus rapid transit corridor project. The new mass transit ...
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Region making ‘major strides’ toward improved transit system
Woodbury Bulletin - Woodbury,MN,USA
The Twin Cities metro area is making “major strides” toward improving the region’s transit system and building upon the impressive ridership growth achieved ...
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British Columbia’s multi-billion-dollar transit plan still not ...
The Gateway Online - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
17 days after British Columbia announced a $4.75 billion transit plan, the Canadian Federation of Students presented the BC government with 12 000 ...
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Transit Now marks first anniversary by rolling out new routes and ...
King County (press release) - Seattle,WA,USA
Bus riders will see more than 16000 new transit service hours, including two new Metro routes on the Eastside, beginning this Saturday. ...
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2009 Ford Transit Connect
Automobile Magazine - USA
By David Gluckman Anyone who's traveled in Europe at all during the past forty years will recognize the Transit name. Ford has been selling the ubiquitous ...
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Mayor calls for regional transit plan
KC Community News - Overland Park,KS,USA
Funkhouser said a meeting of 56 metro area mayors would take place “very soon” to discuss his transit plan. “We don’t need all 56 mayors to support it, ...
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India puts on hold talks with Pak on IPI pipeline till polls
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: India has put off talks with Pakistan till elections there to resolve transit fee issue that poses hurdles to the implementation of the ...
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Pressure Mounts for New Transit Funding in Canada
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Matt Kieltyka,...
Public transit projects could be in for a "significant shortfall" if new funding from the federal government isn't on the table, according to the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Regular Metro Transit Service Resumes on Thursday
Regular weekday service will resume with the start of the day on Thursday, February 7. For more information, contact the customer service center …
City of Madison, Wisconsin News Releases - http://www.cityofmadison.com

Fear grips bus operators in Lanka, demand terror insurance
Hindu - Chennai,India
Colombo (PTI): Apparently concerned over the sudden spurt in bomb blasts tragetting buses in Sri Lanka, bus operators in the island nation have demanded ...
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'Bus hijack'' marks graduation in Chennai
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
This unruly custom is called 'Bus Day' and is scary enough for shopkeepers to pull down their shutters. Young men who follow this custom are not political ...
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Bendy bus woman makes £500K claim
BBC News - UK
A woman who suffered a "catastrophic" brain damage after she was hit by a bendy bus could receive more than £500000 in damages. Rose-Marie Newey, 65, ...
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Moz bus fare hike cancelled
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Maputo - The government of Mozambique has cancelled an increase in bus fares following riots in the capital Maputo that left one person dead and some 60 ...
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One killed as bus overturns in Free State
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A woman was killed and four people seriously injured when a passenger bus overturned on the N1 route south of Springfontein on Wednesday, Free State police ...
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Sikh man racially abused on bus
BBC News - UK
An investigation has been launched after a Sikh man was racially abused by a gang on a bus in Edinburgh. The incident took place on a number 26 LRT bus ...
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One dead, 40 injured in bus crash - report
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A luxury passenger bus on its way to Port Elizabeth has crashed, leaving one person dead, the SABC reported on Wednesday. The bus was en route from Durban ...
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Driver of overturned school bus charged for no valid driver's licence
London Free Press - Canada
By FREE PRESS STAFF The driver of a school bus that overturned Monday in West Elgin Township with six young pupils on board is charged for not having a ...
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No bus security, no road safety
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Another recent stroke of not-doing from Olmert's administration is the removal of bus security. Dynamics being what they are, we can assume that just as the ...
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Plan for light rail, then renew bus tax
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The bid to extend Kansas City’s bus tax in April for 15 years at a cost of $375 million is suddenly in big trouble. Shocking transit supporters, the mayor ...
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Science bus on way
A new website has been launched which hopes to help promote science to youngsters.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Schuyler to seek bus system plans
WATKINS GLEN -- The next step in Schuyler County's plan to create a public transportation system will be taken next week when information for the official request for proposals is released.
Star-Gazette.com - Local News - http://www.stargazette.com

Police: School bus strikes tree, vehicle after driver loses ...
STILLWATER -- A Stillwater Central School bus was involved in a collision Wednesday afternoon after the driver of the bus lost consciousness, police said.
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Units Responding To School Bus Accident
Units are responding to a school bus accident at Tanner and Rutherford Roads in Taylors.
- http://www.wspa.com

Stillwater bus crashes on Route 9P
A Stillwater school bus was involved in an accident this afternoon on Route 9P.
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BJP hartal total in Palakkad district
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Two persons- a truck driver and a cleaner-were injured in two different incidents of stone-throwing reported at Puduppariayaram and the stadium bus stand. ...
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Four Charged in Deer Isle, Stonington Bus Vandalism
Ellsworth American - Ellsworth,ME,USA
“Due to the large scale of the widespread incidents, more charges against these individuals are expected pending review by the Hancock County District ...
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Bus strikes NWHS student crossing against the signal
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Two students were injured crossing separate roads in separate incidents last fall. In 2002, a freshman was killed when she was struck by a car as she ...
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Bus attack teens warned
Wiltshire Times - UK
"Any further incidents will not be tolerated and will be dealt with immediately and severely." There were fears the bus company would have to put an end to ...
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Realistic looking toy guns a problem at schools
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Craig Gilbert, the district's director of secondary education, said all elementary schools sent out the letter to be proactive in preventing any incidents. ...
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02/06/08, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 19 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Daily Crime Incidents for February 06, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 04/02/2008 at 1830 hrs on Kinnigoli-Haleyangady road at Haleyangady village Mangalore Taluk one Dayananda driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-20-Z-9 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against an auto rickshaw ...
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War News for Wednesday, February 06, 2008
By whisker(Cervantes)
#2: Two women were killed and five others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying detainees in the city of Diwaniya, 180 km (110 miles) south of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. ...
Iraq Today - http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Petition For Safer Bus Rides
By charmsterk(charmsterk)
Despite numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It was reported that the driver’s company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it unacceptable that such a company could have ...
Listen. i'm just a whisper away... - http://charmsterk.blogspot.com/

Dealing With Bullies
By Jennifer Wolf
The topic of bullies came up on this week’s “Tuesdays at 2:00” support call, as one mom shared that her son has had to deal with several bullies on the school bus this year. While the incidents were addressed as soon as her son brought ...
Faith in Parenting - http://faithinparenting.com


Bus lanes open to all vehicles except motorcycles
motorcyclenews.com - UK
... following objections from police and safety auditors.” A leaked report on a London trial of motorcycles in bus lanes states accidents fell by 42 per cent.
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Three children hurt after school bus slips into ditch
Peterborough Examiner - Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Malfara said the bus had picked up about 33 pupils when the crash occurred. "Fortunately bus accidents are very rare," Malfara said. ...
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Nigeria: Carnage On Our Roads - Bola As Metaphor
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The accident which was as a result of a combination of factors happened when a commercial bus in an attempt to avoid pothole rammed into a stationary ...
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Crashes bring day of misery for drivers
Cambridge Evening News - Cambridge,England,UK
The A14 crash at Milton involved a double-decker bus, a lorry and a car. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries. The accident happened at the ...
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Nine killed in two accidents
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The mangled remains of the KSRTC bus that hit a lorry at Nagatihalli in Mandya district on Tuesday morning. NAGAMANGALA: Nine people, including four ...
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Bus accident kills 10, injures 50 in southern China
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
AP BEIJING – At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured early Monday when a speeding bus hit a tanker truck on an expressway in southern China and then ...
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Govt firm on speed governors
Navhind Times - Panjim,India
“If we consider last one year,” he informed, “10 people died in bus accidents, 23 lost their lives in truck mishaps, while 12 people succumbed to accidents ...
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Police Keep Busy On Traffic Accidents
Fort Smith Times Record - Fort Smith,AR,USA
A man was injured in Tuesday morning’s fourth accident, when he crashed into a Fort Smith transit bus. A city employee told police that moments after she ...
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One death, accidents during latest dose of snow
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
No injuries were reported, but the bus lodged on a lawn. A Waterloo police car was struck while the officer was working an accident at Ridgeway Avenue and ...
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Six killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Police detained the bus but its driver managed to flee. Our Correspondent in Sirajganj adds: A man was killed in a road accident on the Sirajganj-Kazipur ...
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Details from November USFK Bus Accident Released
By GI Korea
The bus driver said the car in front of him suddenly braked and he swerved to the right to avoid an accident and hit the van instead. Common sense seems to say that the car in front of the bus probably braked because the van was driving ...
ROK Drop - http://rokdrop.com

Accident
By abdul
I have in the past helped people when they had accidents or got lost or something but I was not helped today when I hurt my foot while getting off the bus. It was nothing too serious as there was somewhere to rest for about a mintute or ...
Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities - http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/efforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1

Big Rig Accident Round Up
According to an article in CBS News’ Web site, the big rig accident occurred on the connector from the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway to the westbound 60 Freeway. The bus driver, identified as Claud Emmett Martin, 58, ...
- http://www.californiainjuryblog.com/

People who cannot drive: Weird and funny driving accidents
By MRweird
... are hilarious and surely most of these accidents were done by (more…) --- Related Articles at Weird Things:. Lots of Jokes: Aims to make you laugh What People Do To Their Dogs: Funny Dog Costumes Weird Photo of Passenger on a Bus ...
Weird Things - http://www.weirdthings.org.uk

Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney
By Daryl Dixon
For me, I handle Auto Accidents, Semi-Truck Accidents, Medical Malpractice Cases, Hospital Negligence Cases, Birth Injury Cases, Products Liability Cases, Train, Plane and Bus Crashes. When someone is injured in one of the above type ...
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