Saturday, March 15, 2008

3-15-08

Bus accident kills 23 students in Syria
Reuters - USA
Traffic accidents killed 2300 Syrians in 2006, according to the latest data. The country of 19 million people has no mandatory vehicle inspection. ...
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Grandmother asks Palmyra for seat belts on school buses
PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
Palmyra officials said they know of no bus accidents in which students have been seriously injured. Thompson cited a recent school bus accident in Minnesota ...
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Plan for bus fare hike on toll roads
Times of India - India
... the issue of increasing road accidents cropped up in the house during zero hour as parliamentary secretary Jagdish Sahni, whose bus was involved in the ...
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'It was a battlefield'
Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore
'I have no idea how our bus driver ended up in the middle of the accident, but if I have to guess, none of these drivers expected so many cars in front of ...
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Is it safe to bike and walk in New Brunswick, NJ
By bikenwalk
While the actual analysis was done using ArcGIS, the accident data was downloaded from the Mappler website RU Bus to Bike, which uses User-Created Content (UCC) the data source for biking hazzards in New Brunswick. The accident data ...
- http://bikenwalk.wordpress.com

Daily Crime Incidents for March 14, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of
Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Bantwal Town Police Station. On 13/03/2008 at 1700 hrs on NH 48 at Krishnakodi Golthamajalu village Bantwal Taluk one Sundara driver of KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No. ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

911 PART II IN 2008? Clues May Begin Right At Home
By Valerie Pippi
For me, it is developing into an observation in a rise in the rate of motor vehicle accidents, at least locally. I have noticed over the past three weeks or so that in my city, there is now at least one fatal motor vehicle accident ...
Streams of consciousness - http://mayavision2012.wordpress.com

MOBILE BLUNDER
By Akshaya(Akshaya)
I mean don’t you think he has the responsibility of the safety of all the people in his bus on his shoulders??? And why can’t the traffic police notice this and fine them severely too??? I mean a bus accident would be really very ...
Puke of Thoughts - http://twentytwobyseven.blogspot.com/

Vehicle Accident Settlement
By kayleigh446
... vehicles involved in the accident that caused serious injuries are both cars, imagine the damage and injuries that will be sustained if the collision involves a car and a truck or a car and motorcycle or even a motorcycle and a bus. ...
kayleigh - http://fundraiseitforward.com/kayleigh446

Transit directors to monitor crime
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SAN DIEGO – Concerned about a rise in robbery, theft and other incidents on San Diego Trolley property, transit directors moved yesterday to keep a closer ...
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AC Transit's board rejects bus fare increases -- for now
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Erik N. Nelson AC Transit has put off a 25 cent fare increase for the moment but likely will approve one soon. Rapidly rising fuel and health care costs ...
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Dallas transit rail numbers up as gas prices rise
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas Area Rapid Transit reports that in January about 130000 more riders used its light-rail trains than in January 2007, a jump that appears to mirror ...
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New transit-expansion survey is bullish. Are voters?
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
A three-county voter survey shows strong support for expanding transit and light rail. But does that mean voters will approve it this year? ...
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Councillor warns of service cuts, tax hikes as city begins talks ...
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Toronto Transit Commission employees voted 99.2% on Tuesday to reject the city’s opening offer and give its union a strike mandate. ...
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Mayor likes response to transit plans, but Barrhaven unhappy
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
After attending four public consultation meetings on the city's transit plan last week, Mayor Larry O'Brien says "it is pretty clear to me that we are ...
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News about the growth of Mobile Web
Wi-Fi users have longer Wi-fi sessions in some usual places like cafes, bookstores, transit stations and so on. 3G Mobile Broadband use has also increased during 2007. It’s an easy way to stay connected everywhere, a sort of trend that ...
Mobango Blog - http://blog.mobango.com

Maritime Safety News Today - 14th March 2008
By Bob Couttie
Two pilots aboard the Maltese-flagged M/V “OCEAN VICTORY” requested removal from the vessel for safety concerns; reports say vessel’s crew had become drunk on the outbound transit from
Baltimore and started wielding knives. ...
Bob Couttie's Maritime Accident Casebook - http://maritimeaccident.wordpress.com

Climate Refugees in Political Pass-the-Parcel By Megan Rowling ...
By In Focus: Reflections on Anthropology News(In Focus: Reflections on Anthropology News)
That could amplify or trigger mass migration within and between countries, sparking increased conflicts in transit and destination areas, it warns. "Some countries that are extremely vulnerable to climate change are already calling for ...
AAA Public Affairs - http://aaanewsinfo.blogspot.com/

In Case You Missed These News Items...
By Daniel Kirkdorffer(Daniel Kirkdorffer)
Looks like Sound Transit is close to deciding on whether to place a Light Rail measure on the November ballot. Ridership is way up, and 2008 will be a strong year for Democratic turnout. Seems like a no-brainer decision to me.
On The Road To 2008 - http://www.kirkdorffer.com/ontheroadto2008/index.shtml

Prevention Tactics in Place for a Safe Easter in Costa Rica
By Claire
... there is a rise in violent deaths, be it from drowning, deadly disputes or car accidents. Last year there were a total of 31 violent deaths during Semana Santa, or Holy Week including 10 from drowning and 13 from transit accidents. ...
Costa Rica Travel News - http://www.costaricapages.com/blog

Blueline kills claims one more life in capital
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The ‘killer’ Blueline buses have claimed yet another life in the capital, police said Thursday. Suraj, 20, was run over Wednesday ...
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City bus terminal is unsafe: user
The Barrie Examiner - Barrie,Ontario,Canada
There are many other incidents of teenagers mulling around the terminal, to people looking for handouts and cars blocking the bus road. ...
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Nowhere to hide for bus stop yobs
Wigan Today - Wigan,England,UK
Pictures taken by the cameras have led to increasing incidents of police intervention to catch people smashing shelters. ...
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Dist. 158 board member grills staff
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
19, a District 158 bus driver was shocked while plugging a bus block-heater cord into an extension cord, according to a report by district's operations ...
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Seattle Times staff reporter
Seattle Times - United States
9, 2006: An 18-year-old man was fatally shot during a clash between gangs at a mall bus stop.
Nov. 20, 2005: Dominick Maldonado, then 20, opened fire at the ...
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Misidentification Nearly Leads To Arrest of Basketball Coach
Daily Californian - Berkeley,CA,USA
Police officers entered an AC Transit bus March 6 and approached Coach DeAndre Swygert with their guns drawn after receiving reports of a man matching a ...
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Indigestion!!
By Prash(Prash)
Today I heard one and saw one incident - Totally 2 incidents!!! 1. Hamara dosth was beaten up by locals in NJ and they took away his purse. While he tried to run away from them, he lost his mobile and glasses! 2. Today, in the bus in ...
Blasé - http://envyprashanth.blogspot.com/

Tories' London bus plan 'does not add up'
Guardian - UK
"Boris Johnson's transport policy is in tatters given this extraordinary underestimate of the cost of his bus policy by £100m a year," Kelly said. ...
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Bus accident injures dozen, snarls traffic
Seattle Times - United States
A dozen people were sent to area hospitals after a Metro bus stopped short while hitting a car turning into a parking lot along Pacific Highway South near ...
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Asian bus drivers baffled by English
NEWS.com.au - Australia
MOTORISTS are sharing the road with foreign bus drivers who can't read traffic signs in English. Non-English speaking drivers dominate the multi-million ...
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Police told to help CDGK with bus terminal squatters
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
They said that they were being dislocated from their place of business and on
July 20, 2006, a heavy contingent of police encircled their offices, bus ...
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Bus burnt after killing 2 people
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
KARACHI: A mob burned a bus Thursday after it ran down a number of motorcycles near Karsaz, within the jurisdiction of the Shahra-e-Faisal Police Station. ...
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Mayor's bus ride highlights town's pride
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Katie Drake Prior to his State of the City speech to the city council in January, Murray City Mayor Dan Snarr conducted a bus tour of the city. ...
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School Bus, Car Crash in Texas Sends 13 to Hospitals
FOXNews - USA
DALLAS — Ten children and two adults were taken to
Dallas hospitals as a precaution after their school bus collided with another vehicle. ...
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Palestinian jumps off bus, enters Israel
Ynetnews - Israel
A Palestinian man crossed into
Israel on Thursday morning after jumping off a bus transporting patients from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. ...
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KC bus driver accused of kissing student
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By CHRISTINE VENDEL Kansas City police cited a 66-year-old bus driver for assault after a 15-year-old
Genesis School student accused him of kissing her and ...
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Ethiopia: Bomb on Bus Kills 8
New York Times - United States
The Tigray vice president, Abadi Zemo, said a bomb attached to a bus exploded.
Ethiopia and Eritrea regularly trade accusations and denials that one seeks ...
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Teen kidnapped from school bus stop www.privateofficer.com
By privateofficerbreakingnews
... after police said she was abducted from her school bus stop and sexually assaulted. Police said three men forced the girl into their car early Tuesday morning along the 3400 block of Avenue H in
Riviera Beach, WPBF News 25 reported. ...
PRIVATE OFFICER BREAKING NEWS(www.pri... - http://privateofficerbreakingnews.wordpress.com

Today's Local News - Uncool in School
By Bed-Stuy Banana(Bed-Stuy Banana)
Little Joe and I left early this morning to catch the bus on
DeKalb Ave. down to the school in Clinton Hill. Normally I avoid the bus like the plague. Too crowded. Not stroller friendly. Too slow. But I'd already walked there last week ...
bed-stuy banana - http://bedstuybanana.blogspot.com/

No Moore bus trips.. On the way out of a press conference held by ...
By Tim Boyum(News 14 Carolina)
He said it will be more event driven rather than taking bus tour. Candidates often like to take those 100 county bus tours. Sen. Fred Smith, on the GOP, is doing a BBQ tour across the counties, for example.
News 14 Carolina - Political Connections - http://politicalconnections.blogspot.com/

Atrocities in Dalits’ ( a so called Lower Caste Hindu )daily life
By sufi786
In general, Dalits are not allowed to sit at the bus stop; they have to stand and wait till upper caste people have entered the bus. Dalits are also not allowed to sit on the seats, even though they are vacant. ...
THE ONLY TRUE RELIGION DEBATE - http://truereligiondebate.wordpress.com

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