Monday, July 21, 2008

7/21/08

UHP: Tour bus driver lost control on curve, leading to S. Utah crash
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Posted:
2:38 PM- The driver of an Arrow Stage Lines tour bus apparently lost control of the vehicle while steering around a curve, causing the bus to ...
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Denali National Park Goes Greener With New Hybrid Commercial Bus ...
FOXBusiness - USA
IC Bus, North America's largest school bus and commercial bus manufacturer, is delivering the Park's first hybrid bus on July 17. ...
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Explosion near Kashmir bus stop wounds 30
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
... were wounded on Friday when suspected separatist militants lobbed a grenade near a crowded bus stop in Indian Kashmir, police said. ...
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The big green bus rolls into town
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Patty Fisher Visitors to "The Big Green Bus" including 3-year-old Emma Popham, left, look inside the bus in Palo Alto on Thursday, July 17, 2008. ...
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Six wounded as gunman attacks Jordan bus
AFP -
AMMAN (AFP) — A teenage Palestinian gunman raked a bus with gunfire in Amman, injuring six people, before turning the gun on himself as police tried to ...
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Granholm enjoys her morning bus ride to work
MLive.com - MI,USA
Jennifer Granholm, right, greets Capital Area Transportation Authority bus driver Pete Doty Thursday in
Lansing. Granholm took the bus to work to show ...
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Inmate gets out, hops bus, robs Milwaukee bank
Chicago Tribune - United States
... finished his sentence and was released from the Oshkosh Correctional Institution, he hopped a Greyhound bus to Milwaukee where he robbed another bank. ...
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More San Antonians are taking the bus to work to cope with high ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Record high gas prices are leading more drivers to catch the bus these days. VIA Metropolitan Transit officials said Friday that average weekday ridership ...
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Howard Dean hopes for a Democratic win in the South
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
He arrived in a red, white and blue bus powered by bio-diesel and festooned with the logo “Register for Change.” As he stepped off the bus he was greeted ...
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Wanna-Be Bus Driver Wanted For Stealing Buses
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
In the first case, he dressed up as a Miami-Dade Transit bus driver and collected fares as he drove passengers around
South Beach. ...
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Tour Bus Veers Off Highway, Catches Fire
PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) - A tour bus went off a state highway near Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah, landing upside down in a creek bed and catching fire Thursday.
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Lawyer can argue boyfriend was driving van in Cottonwood bus crash
MARSHALL, Minn. -- A judge is ruling that a woman accused of driving a van into a school bus full of students can present evidence that her boyfriend was driving.
Postbulletin.com Local News - http://www.postbulletin.com

Supporters Bus to Drogheda Game
There are still seats available on a supporters bus travelling to Cork City's game against Dorgheda United on Sunday. The bus will leave St. Patrick's Church at 9:30 on Sunday morning and will return to Cork immediately after the game. ...
Cork City FC News - http://www.corkcityfc.ie

Attack at India bus terminal injures 35
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Suspected Muslim rebels threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, wounding 35 people, including seven children, police said….
OTB News - http://news.outsidethebeltway.com

Former city school bus driver pleads guilty to forcible touching
A former school bus driver for Saratoga Springs faces up to three months in jail and six years of probation after he admitted Friday morning to sexually abusing three boys.
CBS6Albany.com : Local News - http://www.cbs6albany.com/

Transit committee head OK with pets on buses
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - The chair of the city's transit committee says riders should be allowed to take small pets on the city's transit system as long as they are in ...
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Czech military plane returns home after Turkmenistan's transit denial
Xinhua - China
PRAGUE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Czech military plane Airbus A-319 that planned to transit via Turkmenistan to Afghanistan were not allowed to go through ...
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Transit & Education Funding Threatened by Budget Crisis
LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
You take away money from two of the most important and already-lacking services in the state: transit and early education programs via voter approved set ...
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CTA gets green light to issue bonds for pension plan
Chicago Tribune - United States
A state review gave the
Chicago Transit Authority the go-ahead Thursday to issue bonds to provide funding for the CTA employee retirement and retiree ...
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TRANSIT: TTC low-car streetcar bids fall short
Inside Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... versions just got harder, after the two companies bidding for the job were unable to meet the
Toronto Transit Commission's exacting specifications. ...
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Fuel costs squeezing US mass transit
United Press International - USA
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Transit agencies across the
United States are raising fares in order to keep up with higher fuel costs, an industry survey ...
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Raleigh looks at 'multimodal' hub for transit
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
RALEIGH - A consulting firm hired by the city of Raleigh is preparing an ambitious plan for a transit center that could transform downtown Raleigh's ...
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Record numbers hopping on DART
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
June was the second-busiest month ever for Dallas Area Rapid Transit's buses and trains. Weekend trips were up, too, compared with a year ago. ...
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PLEASANT HILL: GROUND BROKEN FOR TRANSIT VILLAGE AT BART STATION
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Bay Area Rapid Transit district and
Contra Costa County officials, along with two developers, broke ground Thursday on a new transit-oriented development ...
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Cost of Sound Transit's light-rail tunnel now at nearly $2 billion
Seattle Times - United States
By Mike Lindblom In a reflection of tunneling woes around the country, Sound Transit is boosting the budget for its three-mile tunnel from downtown Seattle ...
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Gov. O'Malley Announces Commitment to Convert Maryland Transit ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (US States News)
Porcari and MTA Administrator Paul Wiedefeld, today announced that he has directed the Maryland Transit Administration to purchase only hybrid-electric powered buses in the future as the agency replaces older diesel powered models that ...
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Killer Transit video
By Beam Me Up(Beam Me Up)
Ok, here is something that one is not likely to see every day. What can you see if you park your self 31 million miles from Earth? Even though it sounds like a vast distance, in the overall scheme of things, it's really next door. ...
Beam Me Up - Science & Science... - http://wrfrbeameup.blogspot.com/

Fuel costs strain US mass transit, too
By Leanan(Paul Laudanski (mailto:admin@peakoil.com))
... says Virginia Miller, spokeswoman for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). "While they are bringing more people to ride buses and trains all across the country, public transit agencies are facing challenges to meet...
Peak Oil News - http://www.peakoil.com

Mass transit use urged this weekend
The Maryland Transit Administration is encouraging people to use mass transit when going to Artscape this weekend, suggesting the use of these services:
Baltimore, MD News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/baltimore-md

Plans unveiled for Gettysburg Transit Center
Conceptual plans for a shuttle bus transfer station in downtown Gettysburg were unveiled this week before the town’s Historical Architectural Review Board.
News/local from www.gettysburgtimes.com - http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/

Fourteen People die in bus accident in Nepal
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
(RTTNews) - Saturday, a bus swerved off a mountain road in
Nepal and plunged into a river, killing at least 14 passengers and leaving several more missing, ...
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Nepal bus plunge kills 14 people
BBC News - UK
There might be some more bodies stuck inside the bus," police officer Rabindra Bahadur Singh told AFP news agency. Road accidents are common in
Nepal and ...
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Police say 14 killed, many missing in bus accident in Nepal
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Deadly road accidents are common in Nepal, often caused by poor roads and aging, overcrowded vehicles, as well mountainous terrain with narrow roads and ...
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14 killed in Nepal bus plunge
AFP -
"Half of the bus is still submerged inside the river. There might be some more bodies stuck inside the bus," the police officer said. Road accidents are ...
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Car accidents in Bolivia kill 19
Xinhua - China
Another accident, which claimed the lives of seven persons, occurred in the department of
La Paz Thursday night when a vehicle crashed into a bus on the ...
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Dubai: Five Killed in Road accident
Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India
The impact caused the bus to fly on to the opposite side of the road and land on top of a saloon. The accident disrupted traffic and motorists were stuck ...
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All of a sudden, the bus was up in
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
"It's been the scene of many accidents over the years." The bus driver was issued a citation for failure to stay in his lane, police said. ...
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NY CAR ACCIDENTS-How Did The Lawyer Get Your Name?
Listen in as Gerry Oginski, an experienced New York personal injury & accident lawyer explains why a NY lawyer wants your accident case. Learn how a lawyer found out about your car, truck, bus or bicycle accident. ...
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Of Cordons and Roadblocks
By Benedict
... thinking to myself that it was probably just another one of those miserable road accidents that had blocked up the entire bloody road. But that was not to be the case. After awhile, an uncle who had just boarded the bus commented ...
Behind the Winter Storm - http://wintersfacade.wordpress.com

Difference Between Red and Green Minibuses
By Elmer(Elmer)
Whether or not the traffic light is green or red, these buses remain parked until the bus is full. I often see this just outside Quarry Bay MTR's Exit A1 pedestrian lane. On many occasions I see red minibuses involved in accidents in ...
Living In Hong Kong - http://hongkong-life.blogspot.com/

Pattaya : Police to get tough with baht bus drivers
By Mid
The drivers are causing traffic congestion and accidents, and damaging the image of the city, he said. Pol Lt Col Supachat Piammanat, deputy superintendent at Pattaya Police Station and responsible for traffic affairs said that the ...
TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum - http://teakdoor.com

Eight Dollar Gas
By DJ Drummond
This is why there are a limited number of bus and train routes and a limited number of transportation options. For example, a few years ago my company had an office near north I-45, while I lived in
Southwest Houston. ...
Wizbang - http://wizbangblog.com/

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

our Bus Driver Drifted Out Of Lane Before Crash
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Friday, investigators said the bus driver was cited for drifting out of his lane prior to the crash. Officials previously said the bus rolled while trying ...
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Police probing teen car crash
The Union of Grass Valley - Grass Valley,CA,USA
Minutes later, officers observed arcing power lines on the 500 block of
Bennett Street next to the Durham School Services bus depot. ...
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Blood on sand
By noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia)
Egypt’s latest train crash death toll rose form 44 to 58 with people capt_cps_nal08_180708161651_photo00_photo_default-512x288 who are dying daily in the hospitals. Tragically in the same place at Marsa Matrouh any bus crash happened ...
Egyptian chronicles - http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/

Riding the Bus and Accident at Mobius
By Ally(Ally)
Anyway, Riley is perfectly fine and I still did make it to Williams-Sonoma. I couldn't deal with the kids in Nordy's. It had been a long week. I didn't have the camera with me this time...I'll take some pictures and post later. ...
The Devenish Dish - http://devenishdish.blogspot.com/

celebration
By nobody@flickr.com (norm98)
norm98 posted a photo:. celebration. pool party. Anne and Katy recovered from the bus crash.
Uploads from norm98 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/24887265@N05/

Weekender: Herrera, State Fair, Mazz
By Ramiro Burr
Bobby Esquivel & Liberty Band: Hawaiian Luau Emilio update: passengers on tour bus crash file lawsuits Internet passes radio, next to TV as 'most essential media in the US' 'History of Texas Music' delivers detail, context, perspective.
Ramiro Burr's New Blog - to go... - http://www.ramiroburr.com/ramiros_blog/

Palol's photos
By Palo(Palo)
Rigs of Rods. Bus convoy.
Dacia crash. Damage Toyota.
Rigs of Rods (by Palol) - http://palowebpage.blogspot.com/

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