7/3/08

Police blotter
Lebanon Daily News - Lebanon,PA,USA
ACCIDENT: A bus driven by John Steinrock, 60, of 1143 Garden Ave. was traveling east on Chestnut Street when it attempted to turn north onto South Fourth ...
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Four killed in city road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
In the airport area, Aiyub Ali, 38, a quality controller of a buying house at Tongi, was crushed under the wheels of a speeding bus as he got down from ...
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Horror smash outside Jhb
News24 - South Africa
Johannesburg - Five people have been killed and up to 60 injured in two accidents on the R59 between Johannesburg and Vereeniging on Saturday, ...
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Incoming battalion covered during town hall session at White Sands ...
Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo,NM,USA
Although the number of vehicle accidents at WSMR has come down since last quarter, the numbers are still considered high. The Directorate of Emergency ...
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Five killed, 61 injured in Gauteng accidents
SABC News - Johannesburg,South Africa
"This accident caused a bigger crash. An SA Roadlink bus left the road and overturned and landed on the side of the highway." Of the injured, eight were in ...
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Frequency: Almost every other hour from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Boston Globe - United States
And there has been a spate of headline-making mechanical failures and accidents over the past few years, including a fatal one last week that wasn't Fung ...
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Road closed: Intersections an ‘endangered species’ in city now?
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
While the UT Administration claims that the decision will ease traffic flow and reduce accidents, commuters resent the long detours in store for them. ...
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INTERVIEW with Dinesh Bhandari
By Look & Gaze(Look & Gaze)
Bhandari: Poor roads and lack of maintenance, old vehicles and ignorance of traffic rules are the main causes behind the frequent road accidents. Besides, bus drivers do not get their vehicles repaired and drink while driving. ...
Look and Gaze - http://lookandgaze.blogspot.com/

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Daily Crime Incidents for June 29, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Mangalore East Police Station. On 27/06/2008 at 1835 hrs near Kaikamba at Kulshekar Mangalore one Lilly Miranda (33) R/o Manur Adyar village Mangalore passenger of the bus while ...
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Africa Journal: Part 1
By Brent Kompelien(Brent Kompelien)
On the way home, our bus had some problems. The rear dualy wheels on the driver’s side came detached from the axle and began sliding off the bus. With 17 people on board, this was a potentially a dangerous situation. ...
Insight - http://brentkompelien.blogspot.com/

Could You Use A Personal Injury Attorney?
By weightconversion1048
Workplace accidents, construction accidents, fires, floods, poisoning, drug overdoses, animal bites, being robbed or mugged, medical malpractice, airplane/bus/train accidents and even legal malpractice may entitle you to a personal ...
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Perry bypassed business people for transit post
Houston Chronicle - United States
By KELLEY SHANNON AP AUSTIN — When Gov. Rick Perry chose his former political aide to head the Texas Transportation Commission, he bypassed prominent ...
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Perry bypassed business people for transit post
Houston Chronicle - United States
By KELLEY SHANNON AP Writer © 2008 AP AUSTIN — When Gov. Rick Perry chose his former political aide to head the Texas Transportation Commission, ...
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Beijing begins security checks at subway system
China Daily - China
In addition to police, the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Co Ltd has trained about 3000 people for the security checks, he said. ...
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Public transit gets a lift from commuters
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Another measure of increased transit use is how often RTD's parking lots fill up. A recent agency survey found nearly all lots on the southwest rail line ...
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Readers raise voices about mass transit's future in area
Indianapolis Star - United States
"Good mass transit is long overdue. Your head-in-the-sand attitude will only perpetuate those same opinions among too many readers. ...
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Starting Tuesday, you'll pay more to boost transit in five counties
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Two new transit taxes -- a quarter-cent sales tax and a $20 fee on new- and used-car sales -- kick in Tuesday in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, ...
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Perry bypassed business people for transit post : Latest News
By KELLEY SHANNON The Associated Press AUSTIN - When Gov.
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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to audit fare boxes
By Sarah Hollander
Based on the number of crowded buses of late, RTA ridership seems to be headed up. But just how much? It's hard to say. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority plans a major audit of its new fare boxes this...
Cleveland Metro News – The... - http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/

Records show Texas Gov. Rick Perry bypassed business people for ...
AUSTIN — When Gov. Rick Perry chose his former political aide to head the Texas Transportation Commission, he bypassed prominent business people who some legislators say were better equipped for the job, state documents show. ...
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Pittsburgh transit contract expires Monday
PITTSBURGH - The contract for 2100 transit drivers in Pittsburgh is about to expire, but officials say service is expected to continue.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/

New Mexico Gas Flirts with $4, More on the Transit Tax
By John Fleck
New Mexico gas is at $3.99 this weekend.
ABQ News - http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews

Once a bus barn, now a stage for Los Altos theater
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The decades-old structure next to a soccer field and the Hillview Community Center houses a lively drama playhouse - the Bus Barn Theater - that has ...
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Riders Will Pay Before Boarding, and Save Time, on Revamped Bus Route
New York Times - United States
By WILLIAM NEUMAN Beginning on Sunday, passengers on a revamped bus route in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan will pay their fares before they get on the bus, ...
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The bus choices
Boston Globe - United States
Cons: The new drivers might not know how to get to New York as fast as other bus lines' more experienced drivers. The final word: Who cares if the ride ...
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Over the Hills in overcrowded buses
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Hard trip . . . waiting for a bus in Castle Hill. North-western Sydney's population has grown rapidly, but there is no rail line. ...
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Man injured in Metro bus shooting
Examiner.com - USA
Jun 29, 2008 10:09 AM (6 mins ago) AP WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Metro says a 19-year-old man has been critically injured after a shooting on a bus in ...
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Woman Shot To Death Near Broward Bus Terminal
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― A Ft. Lauderdale woman was shot and killed near the county's downtown bus terminal early Sunday morning. Police said the woman, ...
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Bus Carrying High School Band Catches Fire
NewsNet5.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
CLEVELAND -- A bus carrying a high school band caught fire on Interstate 480 near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Saturday. ...
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Fake bus stops (Quoted from News of the Weird)
By strider
Faced with its Alzheimer’s residents’ tendency to wander away, the Benrath Senior Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany, came up with a novel approach: a fake bus stop (an exact replica of a real one) out front. Straying residents might be ...
Strider's Journal - http://strider01.wordpress.com

Bus driver dies in crash after suspected heart attack
A Whangarei bus driver is dead after crashing while having a suspected heart attack, police say.
National News - http://3news.co.nz

Some students released from hospital following church bus crash
By Dothan Eagle(Dothan Eagle)
Several students have been dismissed from local hospitals following a traffic accident involving a church bus that injured 22. At least one student has been admitted to a local hospital.
News for Dothan Eagle - http://www.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/

Milton School Bus Victory
By socialism
Despite a major campaign by parents and locals, Saint Augustine’s Secondary School in Milton was closed a few years ago. Milton kids instead were sent to All Saints Secondary in Barmulloch - almost three miles away. ...
The Burgh Angel News - http://burghangel.wordpress.com

Bus bosses in court after driver killed
Bus company bosses are to appear in court after an employee was crushed to death by one of their vehicles as it reversed.
The Argus | Local news - http://www.theargus.co.uk

Four Brooklyn Teens Charged With Hate Crime
NY1 - NY,USA
... school bus last month in Crown Heights. The three girls and one boy are all 14 years old. The case is the latest in a string of incidents between black ...
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Bomb blasts in Colombo and Tamil media
TamilWeek - Lanham,MD,USA
It is being reported that each incident relating to a bus or train bombing here was connected to some specific earlier event that occurred in the conflict ...
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9:25 AM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 28 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Thomas HDX Pusher Radiator Modification
By John Whelan(John Whelan)
Mount the sheet metal to the bus body with sheet metal screws and position the mudflap as low as possible for better protection. So far we've had no more incidents and hopefully this modification will fix the problem. ...
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Mehadrin Buses
By Ben-Yehudah(Ben-Yehudah)
Well, I guess it's about time that I jump into the mehadrin bus fray. We have Rafi giving us a relatively comprehensive overview of the various incidents, scuffles, and protests which have occurred in and around mehadrin buses. ...
Esser Agaroth - http://esseragaroth.blogspot.com/

Travelling on BMTC buses.
By vϊnέέtђ(vϊnέέtђ)
These are just some of the incidents i have witnessed during the 30+ days i have travelled by bus. Some irritating, some hilarious. BMTC passengers just rock, and poor conductors. They have to withstand this each and every day. ...
Summer of 08 - http://imbastuff.blogspot.com/