Saturday, April 19, 2008

4/19/08

Jill Burcum: Driving all night, eyes wide shut
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The official stats are that accidents linked to fatigue annually kill 1550 people and injure 40000. Sleep experts like Dr. Michel Cramer-Bornemann of ...
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Death toll on roads on the rise
Merinews - New Delhi,India
There is no spark of implementing safety on the road, though records of road accidents are filed in everyday. Perhaps old habits die hard. ...
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Country’s future getting crushed under buses
Merinews - New Delhi,India
And when someone does, then they do not stop the bus at colleges. This even results into accidents many a time. Some times, they get serious injuries, ...
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Bus guidelines: Old wine in new bottle
Times of India - India
... accidents would stand cancelled. Transport Secretary Sumantra Chowdhury said: "We will grant a subsidy of Rs 20000 to each bus for such modifications. ...
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Buses, the biggest killers
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
... bus owner has to invest vis-a-vis his returns”. There was an on-the-spot consensus about the fitness certificate of vehicles involved in major accidents ...
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Plainspeak on road safety
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
A two-judge bench today threw up its hands when asked to pass a directive to curb street accidents, saying it was no use since governments tended to ignore ...
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One accident a month
Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore
Before that, from December to February, the bus company's fleet suffered three accidents, resulting in five deaths. Yet it had been allowed to continue ...
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WB Govt to remove commission system in buses
Howrah News Service - Howrah,West Bengal,India
Das said, "Nothing is certain in a bus business. Tomorrow, if the bus meets with an accident and goes into the garage for a month, the disbursement of ...
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Eight people die in bus accident in Philippines
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
The bus was a total wreck and bodies were strewn in the area, he added. Road accidents are common in the
Philippines due to poor infrastructure, ...
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24 straight hours of travel.
By flufflebuns
People are everywhere, cars swerve into each other all the time and near accidents among people and autos seem constantly imminent, the sidewalks are full of people eating, cooking, walking in the most vividly colorful clothes, ...
Dave and Jess Travel Blog. - http://flufflebuns.wordpress.com/

Patty and Bus Crashes (3-29-08)
By Diana(Diana)
It has been one of the worst bus accidents in
Honduras. The driver lived and he will probably be held accountable for the deaths. The president of Honduras came to show his respects and grieve with the families. The accident happened ...
Undignfied - http://undignifieddiana.blogspot.com/

Msgs from Old Boys 17
By sharma1965(sharma1965)
Cheers Brian Whiter 6.04.2008 Letters sent to Editor, Telegraph re: Bus Accident The Editor, The Telegraph Sir, As the slogan behind a bus says "My India is Great"
India is unique. We punish good people and reward inefficiency. ...
My School - I wish - http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/

911 is an Extreme Joke in my town Neighborhoods, Muslims and Empty ...
By blackhippychick(blackhippychick)
... girls can get married when they get their periods, this horrifies me and everytime my child's bus is a little late which it has been at least three times this year because my child's bus has been in three bus accidents this year. ...
Black Hippy Chick - http://blckhippychick.blogspot.com/

Road workers climb into, halt moving bus with kids aboard
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
The driver, Eric Webb, 27, apparently slipped into a diabetes-related condition that left him disoriented and miles off course from his bus route. ...
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Students Drive A School Bus
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
Cleveland, OH -- A school bus driver in Ohio says he put the brakes on and shut off the engine before leaving it loaded with children. ...
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Bus drama as Mace defense backfires
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 12 -- A 19-year-old woman ended up out of pocket and apologizing after she tried to spray Mace at a man who was touching her hip on a bus. ...
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Libya bus crash kills 36 people outside Tripoli
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least 36 people were killed on Friday when a bus in which they were traveling collided with a car outside the Libyan capital Tripoli, ...
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School bus drivers could face layoffs
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
The school board will vote Monday night on whether to issue pink slips to 29 full-time and part-time bus drivers who transport general-education students ...
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10 killed as bus falls off cliff
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Melvin Gascon DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines -- Ten people were killed and 15 others were injured when a mini-bus fell off a 200-foot ravine in the ...
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Bus stop accident case to be heard by grand jury
The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com - Pascagoula,MS,USA
A Jackson County grand jury will consider the case of a woman accused of striking two Vancleave students with her vehicle at a bus stop, according to a ...
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DRIVER IN TEARS OVER RUNAWAY-BUS CRASH
Leicester Mercury - Leicester,England,UK
BY DAN MARTIN A runaway bus careered down a hill and crashed into a garden while its driver was in a shop buying a newspaper. The double-decker Arriva bus ...
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Runaway Bus Driver Says Brake Was On
The Associated Press -
CLEVELAND (AP) — The driver of a runaway charter school bus in Cleveland says he put the brake on and shut off the engine before leaving it loaded with ...
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The Who Raffles Off 'Magic Bus' For Charity
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
All entrants will receive a free download of a previously unreleased live performance of The Who singing "Magic Bus." "Our thanks go to Volkswagen ...
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Organizing School Bus and Transit Workers; One Yard at a Time
By Richard
School Bus and Transit workers from around the
United States, Canada and the United Kingom are actively organizing. In the US and Canada, the workers are joining the Teamsters and in the UK the workers are in the union T&G. ...
Union Review - Labor Movement... - http://unionreview.com

Fresh delays over new bus pass system
Councils are being forced to hand out temporary bus passes after delays continued to plague the new system On April 1 the new national fares scheme came into force, giving free travel on buses to the over-60s nationwide.
The Argus | Local news - http://www.theargus.co.uk

Activist plans to lie in front of bus to protest gas prices
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A preacher and activist said he will lie in front of a Metro bus Friday to protest high gasoline prices and a shortage of construction jobs for black St. Louisans.
News from www.dailyjournalonline.com - http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/

Students Drive A School Bus
Cleveland, OH -- A school bus driver in Ohio says he put the brakes on and shut off the engine before leaving it loaded with children. Michael Weir says he stopped at a gas station restroom Monday after feeling ill and that's when he ...
digtriad.com National and World... - http://www.digtriad.com

New crackdown on antisocial bus stop parking
INCONSIDERATE motorists who block bus stops are to be targeted by civil enforcement officers.
Bournemouth Echo | Latest News - http://www.bournemouthech

Is your ‘sweet home’ also a ‘safe-home’?
Business Line - Chennai,India
... it has become so common that it doesn’t hurt any longer (much like innocents dying in
Kashmir or people being run over by Blue Line buses in Delhi). ...
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Transit center awaits nod
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
By DAVID A. VALLETTE GREENFIELD - The Franklin Regional Transit Authority is awaiting an expected go-ahead from the
US Transit Administration to acquire the ...
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Fuel costs put transit services in a pinch
Sharon Herald - Sharon,PA,USA
The spike in gasoline and diesel fuel prices has brought in more calls to Shenango Valley Shuttle Service and Mercer County Community Transit about the ...
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GO Transit rolls ahead with expansion plans
Brampton Guardian - Ontario, Canada
Railroad Street will be temporarily converted to a one-way street starting this month, with signs for pedestrians, drivers and
Brampton Transit. ...
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Transit hub or hubbub?
Boca Raton News - FL, USA
As presented at a recent meeting, Yamato Road Joint Ventures LLC wants to create at the Boca depot a transit “village” with a hotel, apartments, ...
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DECATUR TRANSIT GETS MORE SENIOR RIDERS
Decatur Tribune - Decatur,IL,USA
The Decatur Public Transit System has seen an increase of more than 45% in the number of senior rides since changes allowing seniors to ride buses for free. ...
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Letter of the day: Pawlenty's veto pen sharpens transit debate
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
And then there is a 21st-century technology for urban transit, known as Personal Rapid Transit, or PRT. If you don't know what it is, we have experts ...
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• Don't build parking at expense of transit
Guelph Mercury - Guelph,Ontario,Canada
Local businesses are concerned about the loss of parking at the Via station with the construction of the transit hub, parking that is not public to begin ...
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Corzine: Rebuild roads, bridges, mass transit to boost NJ economy
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... from the economic doldrums _ a massive statewide initiative to repair aging roads, bridges and mass transit that would create thousands of new jobs. ...
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Titan Secures Chicago Transit Authority Digital Signage Rights
aka.tv - London,UK
Titan Worldwide, the world's largest privately held Out-of-Home advertising company, has extended its presence with the Chicago Transit Authority by winning ...
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Southeast 'cheated' on transit, says alderman
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
It would cost $58 million to build two park-and-ride lots south of Highway 22X and to set up a bus rapid transit system to the southeast, according to a new ...
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Mass transit pays dividends
A new study from the California Public Interest Research Group's Education Fund, however, reinforces the value of transportation alternatives, concluding that rail, buses and other forms of mass transit are saving the nation billions of ...
Government Innovators Network:... - http://www.innovations.harvard.edu

Fuel costs put transit services in a pinch
The spike in gasoline and diesel fuel prices has transportation officials in Mercer County in a pinch -- just when more riders trying to cut their own driving expenses might take the bus, costs make it difficult to keep them running.
The Herald, Sharon, Pa.--Local News - http://www.sharon-herald.com

Pluto Transit To The Moon - Mine: Changing The House And ...
‘Yep, I am fixing the house. I have to deal with Mosta not being here. I have got to come to terms with this and this is one of the ways I am doing it. I have to change things. I can’t just leave everything the way it is...
Top 10 Sources - Astrology News - http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Astrology-News/

Corzine: Rebuild roads, bridges, mass transit to boost NJ economy
Corzine has an idea in mind to lift the state from the economic doldrums _ a massive statewide initiative to repair aging roads, bridges and mass transit that would create thousands of new jobs.
New Jersey News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/

Five Britons killed in Ecuador bus crash named
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Aislinn Simpson and Stephen Adams Five British women have been killed and a further 12 Britons have been injured in a bus crash in Ecuador. ...
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Charges possible in bus crash
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
The investigation into last week's deadly bus crash near Rimbey will take some time, say police. "There is a possibility (of charges). ...
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RapidKL bus passenger injured in fall
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: In his haste to drive off, a bus driver caused a schoolgirl to stumble and fall onto the pavement last Sunday. When the driver realised ...
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Union Plaza Bus Hub "A Monumental Mistake"
Newspaper Tree - El Paso,TX,USA
The City Council, acting as the Mass Transit Department Board, voted this week to start final design on the bus transit terminal to be located in Union ...
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Five British women killed in holiday bus crash
Times Online - UK
By Thomas Catan and agencies Five British holidaymakers were killed and another 12 injured after their bus crashed in
Ecuador last night. ...
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Five Britons killed, 12 injured in Ecuador bus crash
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
Five Britons have been killed and another 12 hurt in a bus crash in
Ecuador, according to the Foreign Office. The accident took place between the country's ...
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Daily bus service to Hyderabad flagged off at Srikakulam
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The APSRTC today introduced a direct bus service to
Hyderabad. Keeping the people’s demand in mind a traffic survey was conducted and the Srikakulam-I depot ...
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Case study: Brighton & Hove City Council - Talking Bus Stops for ...
PublicTechnology.net - UK
"In August 2007 Brighton & Hove became the first area in the country to introduce talking bus stops for blind and visually impaired people. ...
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Bus Flips on Route 42
WHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
A church bus from McClean in
Northern Virginia flipped over on Route 42 and Gardner Lane Saturday afternoon. Police say there were 12 people on board, ...
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People flock bus/train stations for holiday
Bangkok Post - Thailand
(BangkokPost.com) - Train and bus stations are crowded on Saturday morning as travelers begin their voyages during the Songkran holiday. ...
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Five Britons killed in Ecuador bus crash
A bus crash in Ecuador has killed five British citizens and injured 15, Britain's Foreign Office said.
World News Australia - http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/

UK & World News: Five women die in Ecuador bus crash
Five young British women killed in a bus crash in Ecuador have been named.
Sunday Sun - Home - News - http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/

Pledge to children after bus fare hike
CHILDREN using Wilts and Dorset services were today being asked to give their names and addresses to bus drivers if they were unable to meet rising ticket costs.
Bournemouth Echo | Latest News - http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

UK & World News: Five Britons die in bus crash
Five Britons were killed and another 12 injured when their bus crashed in Ecuador, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Home - News - http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/

Five Britons die in bus crash
Five Britons were killed and another 12 injured when their bus crashed in Ecuador, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.The crash happened between Quito and Puerto Lopez at around 6-7pm local time on Saturday.
MSN UK News | Latest UK and World News - http://news.uk.msn.com

12 killed in two accidents in Karnataka
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
Six people, including four women, were killed and three were seriously injured when a pick-up truck rammed against a KSRTC bus near Chennarayapatna. ...
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Auto Class Struggle
Reading Little India - Reading,PA,USA
I have experienced accidents in this country, often very serious car accidents. They are a part of the road-ridden existence in this country. ...
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Five British tourists killed in Ecuador bus crash
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The bus crash is the worst involving British casualties since 2006, when two separate bus accidents claimed four lives. Two Britons, including a 14-year-old ...
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12 pilgrims killed in accidents in Kerala/TN
Hindu - Chennai,India
Kottayam/Tiruchirappalli (PTI): Twelve pilgrims were killed in two seperate road accidents in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Sunday, police said. ...
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That training scheme for drivers
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
The rate of accidents on our roads cannot be ignored by any caring administration. Almost daily, accidents are reported in this country without any sign of ...
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Risky ride: Nebo school bus driver navigates canyon route safely ...
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
She often passes tractor-trailers with their drivers putting on chains while she forges ahead, and she has come upon numerous slide-offs and accidents. ...
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12 pilgrims killed in road mishaps in Kerala/TN
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Kottayam/Tiruchirappalli, Apr 13 Twelve pilgrims were killed in two seperate road accidents in Kerala and Tamil Nadu today, police said. ...
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WB Govt to remove commission system in buses
Howrah News Service - Howrah,West Bengal,India
... more such accidents in the city. Moreover, state transport minister Subhash Chakraborty has decided to remove the commission system popular among bus ...
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12 killed, 49 injured in 2 road accidents in southern India
... in two different road accidents in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Sunday, police said. Six Ayyappa devotees from Tamil Nadu were killed and 47 injured when their private bus fell into a ditch at Kanamala near Erumeli in Kottayam district ...
Mumbai Mirror Online - http://www.mumbaimirror.com

Boris Johnson gives green light to road deaths
By The Tory Troll(The Tory Troll)
Similarly they suggest that extending 20 mph zones would cut deaths and serious accidents by a further 40 per cent. Yet despite these figures, Boris Johnson would make it harder for pedestrians to safely cross the road and will oppose ...
The Tory Troll - http://torytroll.blogspot.com/

14 killed, 49 injured in road accidents in Kerala and TN
By MINET(MINET)
AJ: Twelve pilgrims were killed and 49 injured, four seriously, in two different road accidents in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Six Ayyappa devotees from Tamil Nadu were killed and 47 injured when their private bus fell into a ditch at ...
My-Kerala News - http://www.my-kerala.com/n/index.shtml

Daily Crime Incidents for April 13, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of
Non Fatal Road accident has been registered Mangalore North Police Station. On 12/04/2008 at 1400 hrs at Hampankatte Mangalore one Ibrahim Khaleel P. (21) R/o Geerupadpu Kukkaje Bantwal Town passenger of the unknown bus while ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Gap-year tragedy as five die in bus crash
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Stuart Crawford, who gives safety tips and advice to those planning a gap year, said it was impossible to prepare for some incidents. ...
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Police await tape
Tulsa World - Tulsa,OK,USA
... same boys involved in the bus incident. Responding to incidents: Following that day, and in response to incidents that
Dalton says stretch back through ...
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Bring on the Yarra Valley buses
Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader - Lilydale,Victoria,Australia
FRESH ideas dominated discussions at the Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader Ticket to Ride forum to find possible solutions to improving bus services in the ...
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Killed for drug cash?
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
"Some people phoned from the area and gave us information on other incidents that have happened that may be related, or they think may be related," Anstey, ...
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Lights out for substation vandalism as scrap dealer turns in suspect
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
Considerable disruption has been caused by the bus bar theft over the past two weeks. “In all incidents, access to the substations was gained forcibly and ...
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Sex assault trial adjourned to Thursday
Livingston Daily - Livingston,MI,USA
... to perform a sex act on the 10-year-old boy, who was then 9. The incidents are alleged to have taken place toward the end of the after-school bus route.
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2:21 PM, I-77 N, Disabled Vehicle, Lane Closed
Stalled bus blocking the right lane.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

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By qwnargentalee
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Christal Smith: Drawn to the Olympic Flame: A View from the Ground
By Christal Smith(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
The city was happy to have had no major incidents. Technically it had pulled off a relay of sorts, even if it meant hiding the torch in a warehouse, bussing it from location to location, using a decoy torch and ultimately disappointing ...
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/feeds/verticals/politics/index.xml

KKK prank has troopers in trouble
By punauni
20 incident, according to documents released to the Register. Wlodarsky was involved in a preventable patrol car crash when he ran into the rear of a semi truck that was stopped for a school bus. He was given a verbal reprimand for that ...
You Just Can't Make This Shit Up! - http://punauni.freeblogit.com

MY VIEW: A regional transit plan has support
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
These leaders have developed a regional transit plan that crosses jurisdictional boundaries and serves the entire region through a master plan of heavy and ...
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Bets being laid on Option 4 transit plan
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - Ottawa's transit planning staff are recommending a light-rail spine and downtown subway with bus transitways feeding it as the city's mass transit ...
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Transit study an important step forward
Orillia Packet & Times - Orillia,Ontario,Canada
The city is conducting a ridership survey as part of a study to improve transit in Orillia. Survey questionnaires are being distributed at the City Centre ...
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Mayor has good ideas for Madison, transit
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
Forming a regional transit authority is the pressing issue, he rightfully believes, and we should put it in place before we start prioritizing the ...
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Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) staff no-shows stun Henry
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
Transport Minister Mike Henry has expressed shock at the level of absenteeism among some categories of workers at the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit ...
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Sound Transit unsure about timing, cost of next pitch to voters
Seattle Times - United States
By Mike Lindblom After five months of soul-searching, Sound Transit leaders still seem baffled about when and how they should bring a light-rail expansion ...
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Residents weigh in on transit options
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USA
The main choices for mass transit include a commuter train service to
Tarrytown, which would link with Metro-North Railroad's Hudson line to Manhattan, ...
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Attack heightens transit fears
Metro Canda - Edmonton - Edmonton,Canada
By Chloe Fedio Transit riders, already wary of travelling through an east-side hub after dark, have even more reason to fear after a weekend attack on a bus ...
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Metro Transit plan set for hearing
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
By Judy Newman A long list of proposed Metro Transit route changes -- aimed at improving core services and easing crowded buses -- will be up for a public ...
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RTA to restructure marine mass transit systems
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By a staff reporter DUBAI — The Marine Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to restructure the marine mass transit systems in Dubai ...
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City wants rapid transit system running in 3 years
By By Gustavo Reveles Acosta / El Paso Times
... throughout the city carrying a vast array of passengers -- from the blue collar workers that currently use Sun Metro buses to business people in suits who would leave their cars at home in favor of the new rapid transit system. ...
News - http://www.elpasotimes.com

Residents weigh in on transit options
The main choices for mass transit include a commuter train service to Tarrytown, which would link with Metro-North Railroad's Hudson line to Manhattan, or a Bus Rapid Transit system that would run in dedicated lanes from Suffern to Port ...
Lohud.com: Rockland News - http://www.lohud.com

This Week’s Wandering News
By dailytransit
Ex-presidents often retain their fame after leaving office, but few ascend to the status of tourist destination. Choe Sang-hun reports on how
South Korea’s Roh Moo Hyun has become a popular sensation after returning to his hometown ...
The Daily Transit - http://thedailytransit.wordpress.com

Some day my Fulton St. Transit Hub will come
By Benjamin Kabak
Transit Hub! Nearly a month to the day since the MTA promised to build something at
Fulton St., we have another round of Fulton St. Transit Hub news. How fun. Toward the end of last week, while we were mourning the death of congestion ...
Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging... - http://secondavenuesagas.com/

TV Managers of the Year: WLS, Chicago
There was, she said, “a defining moment where a gunman opened fire on a city transit bus, and one kid threw himself across his friend to save that friend’s life. His killing became a symbolic moment to rally people. It’sa complex issue, ...
News - Broadcast - http://www.tvweek.com/

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Our daughter was just 19 when she became one of the 500 or so people who are killed in road accidents in
Peru every year, and one of the estimated 11 gap ...
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Injured Students from McLean Bible Church may Need to Look to Own ...
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
Folks may want to get and read The Ultimate Guide to Car Accidents in
Virginia. 4. Will I need to contact my own car insurance company? ...
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23 hurt in bus collision in Quezon City
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Marlon Ramos MANILA, Philippines -- Twenty three persons, including two 11-year-old children, were hurt when a bus accidentally slammed into another ...
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Save the world, take the school bus
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Last year, 448 teenagers died in accidents while driving themselves to school or school events. And school buses not only get you there safely, ...
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Gap year adventure ends in tragedy as five killed in bus crash
Guardian - UK
Of the 1.2 million people killed in road accidents each year, an average of almost 3300 a day, a disproportionate number are in countries like
Ecuador which ...
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... Argh grr frak argh!
By EvilHippo of the Clan MacHippo(EvilHippo of the Clan MacHippo)
They attacked me on the bus today, and were all "actually, you know those characters with the weird names you've been thinking about? This is what they need to be doing!" and my brain went "Well yes, quite! Why didn't I think of that ...
Accidents of Bread in Cheese - http://evilhippo.livejournal.com/

Injured Students from McLean Bible Church may Need to Look to Own ...
By Ben Glass
The driver of the bus had been charged with speeding. In similar situations in the past, folks involved in accident such as this have had the following questions:. 1. Who will pay the medical bills? Answer: in most cases you should use ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

Stop Waiting for Public Transit by Using NextBus
By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
But it's hard to plan on things like traffic jams, accidents, and other roadway and underground issues that makes buses, trains and subways (and you) late. Thanks to a service called NextBus, you don't have to waste time waiting for ...
Planet Green - http://planetgreen.discovery.com/

29 chengdu
By jjackunrau
Holly was almost involved in two accidents walking around in
CHengdu. One was a madan driving an SUV who was speeding and passing a car by gunning the engine into the bikelane/sidewalk where we were walking. ...
The Dubious Monk - http://thedubiousmonk.net

Public and Private Transport, Skype:How to Immigrate to Australia ...
By Mwangi
If you are feeling gutsy, write down the address that you live in, go to your nearest bus station (not bus stop), ask the nice people that work there how to get to the city center; take a train or bus to the city and come back. ...
The Displaced African - http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com

Doncaster gap-year student survives fatal bus smash
Doncaster Today - Doncaster,England,UK
A DONCASTER man was among a group of passengers who survived a horror bus smash in
Ecuador that killed five Britons. John Hunter, has now spoken of the ...
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Tourist tells of bus crash tragedy
Basingstoke Gazette - Basingstoke,England,UK
A TOURIST from
Basingstoke who survived the Ecuador bus crash that killed five young Britons has spoken about the tragedy. Richard Winter, 37, said the ...
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Six hurt in crash of school bus, trucks
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen - Beaver Dam,WI,USA
By BRIAN PAYNTER/Staff Reporter The Dodge County Crash Investigation team continues probing a crash involving a Lomira School bus that injured six people ...
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Ecuador crash survivors speak of ordeal
Guardian - UK
The Ecuador tour group pictured days before a bus crash killed five British women. Photograph: PA Wire Survivors of the
Ecuador bus crash in which five ...
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New school bus measures expected
BBC News - UK
Stuart died when the double-decker bus he was travelling on careered off the road and hit a tree near the village of Ystradowen in the Vale of Glamorgan. ...
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Bus ride from hell and other travels
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
We had decided to use the bus as the mode of transportation from San Diego to Riverside for a couple of reasons. One was that I knew I was the guy who would ...
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Zimbabwe Opposition Calls For Strike, Bus Attcked And Set On Fire
Allheadlines - USA
During the strike a bus was attacked and set on fire in a township in the early hours of the morning. Wayne Bvudzijena, the National police spokesman said ...
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Questions over Hartford bus lane
Hunts Post - Huntingdon,England,UK
The plans for the Huntingdon section include a bus lane along
Hartford Road from Toll Bar Cottages to the ring road. This would mean that a slice would be ...
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Wounded man boards bus
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
BY THE ENQUIRER COLLEGE HILL -- A Metro bus driver called
Cincinnati police about 7:30 pm Monday when a wounded man boarded the bus, officers said. ...
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Bus crash families: gap years will continue
Scotsman - United Kingdom
By Lindsay McIntosh THE mother of one of the
Ecuador bus crash survivors has told The Scotsman that the tragedy will not stop her encouraging her younger ...
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Man touches girl's bottom on bus
A man has run off hiding his face after being confronted by the woman whose bottom he touched on a bus in Bournemouth. At around midday on Saturday 12 April, a 22-year-old woman sat at the front of a 6C Yellow Bus.
Dorset Police News and Events - http://www.dorset.police.uk/

Galway bus and news
By ed
I just wanted to let you all know that we were able to get a bit of extra money from the Student’s
Union, so we will be able to have our own bus for the Galway trip! I’ve made the booking for it, and it will leave at 2:00 pm this Friday ...
International Students' Society - http://www.maynoothinternationals.com

Mobile youth bus is launched
YOUNG people in Yate got all revved up for the official launch of Urbie', a new vehicle for the youth team's outreach work.
Gazette Series | News roundup - http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk

Commuter Bus Plunges Into River, Driver Drowns
By Administrator
registration number MZ 239 KJA, carrying logs of wood, resulting in the death of the bus driver. PMNews gathered that the driver, Mr. Ismaila had already been cautioned by the passengers not to over-speed, but their pleas fell on deaf ...
The PM News - http://thepmnews.com

Car collides with school bus in Fishers
A car collided with the back of a school bus near 116th Street and Hoosier Road Tuesday morning.
WISH - Local News - http://www.wishtv.com/global/category.asp?c=1506

Transit given a boost from the government
Sherwood Park News - Sherwood Park,Alberta,Canada
Strathcona County Transit (SCT) will have more money after the federal government recently announced extra funding for public transit initiatives across ...
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Team to confront Mickel over rapid transit
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
MAYOR Ron Clarke has recruited a team of councillors to front Transport Minister John Mickel next Tuesday on the rapid transit system. ...
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Provantage Transit TV goes national
Bizcommunity.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Provantage Media has announced the national rollout of Transit TV. An additional 500 taxis have been added to the fleet of 600 operational taxis in the ...
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Five forums will focus on unifying transit fares
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
The San Diego Association of Governments will host five community forums starting this week on possible changes in public transit fares. ...
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COULD RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM SERVE LISBURN?
Lisburn Ulster Star - Lisburn,Northern Ireland,UK
By NEIL GREENLEES THE Chairman of Lisburn City Centre Management has not ruled out the possibility of any new rapid transit system in the
Belfast area being ...
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Transit system laughable
Northumberland News - Cobourg,Ontario,Canada
Council seems to be pre-occupied with the new waterfront park with its bus shelter or million-dollar lights, which will help us better see the same transit ...
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Ford Introduces New 'Drive For Simplicity' Programme For Transit ...
PaddockTalk - USA
'Drive for Simplicity' makes the process easier but it doesn't mean less choice - customers can still tailor their Transit exactly to their needs. ...
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Newberry Road in transit
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
By CINDY SWIRKO An agreement in which the developer of the proposed Newberry Village would pay for part of a bus rapid transit system in the crowded ...
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Transit rider wants more bus shelters
Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
Chris from
Port Huron: "We keep hearing time and time again about Blue Water Area Transit getting all these grants from the government. ...
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MTA looks at transit, sees green
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY PETE DONOHUE The MTA will harness the East River's tidal flows and the Rockaways' breezes to power transit operations, including a Manhattan subway ...
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Light Rail Now! NewsLog - Light Rail Transit News
By mindorff
Light Rail Now! NewsLog - Light Rail Transit News. A Weblog of particularly significant developments in public transportation and rail transit.
Smallpolicy - http://x.inadvance.net/blog

Ford announces Transit SportVan
By dejz28
Ford announced that it will begin selling its Transit Connect commercial van in the
US next year, and now the Blue Oval's European division has announced a sport version of the van — dubbed the Transit Connect SportVan.
Leftlane - news, reviews, and... - http://www.leftlanenews.com

Students in Public Transit? City Considering Alternative to The ...
Hartford high school students could be riding Connecticut public transit buses to get to school this fall under the provisions of a new school-bus contract being negotiated with local bus companies. High school students who choose to ...
Government Innovators Network:... - http://www.innovations.harvard.edu

SF Gets Public Transit Hybrid Bus With Wi-Fi, Other Goods ...
San Francisco's public transit system is getting a bit of an upgrade as the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MUNI) has teamed up with technology company, CISCO, for The Connected Bus—a public transportation bus that is a ...
News Servant.com / cars - http://www.newsservant.com/cars

NYC's Transit Authority Announces Sustainability Plans
NYC's MTA has set a goal of 7% renewable energy by 2015 that will include the state's largest solar power project.
SustainableBusiness.com General News - http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.daily

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