Friday, July 4, 2008

7/4/04-independence day

Weekend Violence UPDATE: Seven shot in street incidents
WBBM780 - Chicago,IL,USA
His motorcycle struck a bus. Day, 45, of 1649 W. 93rd St., was involved in a motorcycle accident near West 79th Street and South Western Avenue June 2 and ...
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Lessons for life
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
As we dug into the white rice and Sputnik curry (hard-boiled eggs cooked in curry), the morning incidents were soon forgotten. The clock in the dining hall ...
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Cops to target rowdy Canada Day revellers
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Officers on mountain bikes will patrol bus stops, parks, alleys, parkades and "places where people squirrel themselves away to drink," said Simpson. ...
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Evil exploits of the invisible people
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
He claims some bus companies offer their passengers as sacrifices in grisly accidents to acquire more wealth. In parts of Ganjoni, Nyali and Mkomani, ...
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Britain contends with widening terror threat
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Unlike previous incidents, they do not appear to have strong links to international networks such as Al Qaeda. In April, police arrested a 19-year-old ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : United States
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents :
United States more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
Close Protection Forum and Surveillan... - http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk

Incidents day
By heehaahor(heehaahor)
On the way back to
dover on bus 74, one lao ah ma, she was very tired i think, so she had droopy eyes throughout the entire time she was on the bus. Just as she closed her eyes to take a nap, the driver suddenly brake a little, the bus ...
heehaahor - http://heehaahor.livejournal.com/

10:54 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 23 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

to hit, to be hit !
By Anush Shetty(Anush Shetty)
I don't own a 2 wheeler, so I am always in the bus. I keep wondering why such incidents happen.. Its very saddening to read about the bus being burnt down just because of a minor accident, the car drivers getting out to beat up the ...
Anush Shetty's Journal - http://anushsh.livejournal.com/

Transit NZ announces wide range of road improvement projects
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Extra funding means over 40 new road improvement projects will be undertaken around the country over the next year, Transit
New Zealand said today. ...
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Give public transit, and your wallet, a chance
Pottstown Mercury - Pottstown,PA,USA
Th third annual National Dump the Pump day is being held in cities across the country to encourage the use of public transit. Although this is not the first ...
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Bus Rapid Transit Debuts in the Bronx
Wired News - USA
By Alexander Lew June 30, 2008 | 1:49:50 PMCategories: Mass Transit Sunday, passengers taking the Bx12 Limited bus route in New York's Bronx experienced a ...
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Money for transit: Feds give, state takes away
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
The good news was that the US House of Representatives passed a bill authorizing $1.7 billion to transit agencies across the country. ...
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Q&A | Transit agencies work together for light-rail debut | Ferry ...
Seattle Times - United States
He says he's been unable to find the information he seeks on either Metro Transit's or Sound Transit's Web sites. And he says he's heard rumors that the two ...
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The trio that is driving transit
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Anonymous to most Ottawans, these three top bureaucrats are now in charge of planning the future of transit -- buses, trains, and tunnels. ...
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Chicago transit miles ahead of Phoenix
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
After spending a week in Chicago and taking their wonderful mass transit all over the city, I decided to see if I could bus to work for the summer. ...
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Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority to Focus on ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Mike Brassfield,...
Although the Tampa Bay area is years from getting light rail, officials planning a better mass transit network made a few key decisions Friday.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Seafair Runners Will Be Voting for the Next Transit Prop
Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr pool contributor Grundlepuck . Transit in Seattle has its challenges. (Yes, operator of the 554 who thought it would be a good idea on...
Bellevue, WA News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/bellevue-wa

Transit Tax Starts Tues. in 5 Minnesota Counties
A one quarter of one percent sales tax to fund bus and rail improvements takes effect Tuesday in five metro counties. The Minnesota Department of Revenue estimates the sales tax will create $95 million in transportation funding over the ...
Local News for MyFox Twin Cities - http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox

Another record month for Regional Transit
By sgoff
Another record month for Regional Transit.
Sacramento Business Journal.
Regional Gateway News - http://www.regionalgateway.org/news/wordpress

Transit tax starts tomorrow
Minnesotans in five Twin Cities counties will pay two new transit taxes starting tomorrow. The new taxes take effect in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota and Washington Counties.
News & Features from Minnesota... - http://minnesota.publicradio.org/?refid=0

Boy dies from injuries suffered in Ala. bus crash
The Associated Press -
(AP) — An 11-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered when the truck he was riding in collided with a church bus from Kentucky, authorities said ...
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Deal struck in Metro bus talks, driver strike averted
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
SANTA CRUZ -- Santa Cruz Metro leaders and the county's public bus drivers struck a tentative three-year deal Sunday night, hours before the drivers' ...
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Bus loop would help Fort Morgan
Fort Morgan Times - Fort Morgan,CO,USA
A public transit system for
Fort Morgan, particularly a fixed-route bus system, would be a great benefit to business and individuals who live here — and ...
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Polk Sets $2.3 Million More For School Bus Fuel
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
The district is budgeting $8 million for school bus diesel fuel next year, $2.3 million more than the district spent last year, said Fred Murphy, ...
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Dodger Bus Service To Begin July 25
LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... decided unanimously today [Friday] to spend $70000 to offer DASH bus service to Dodger games beginning July 25 and going through the end of the season. ...
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Veteran school bus driver makes his last stops in style
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
If Bob Rivers had his way, he would have parked his school bus and quietly walked away from 31 years on the job last week. But his three decades behind the ...
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Bus swerving to avoid accident adds to toll
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Niels Posthumus and Mziwandile Nkosi Five people were killed over the weekend when three vehicles, including a double-decker bus, were involved in a ...
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Concern about bus fares
ABC Online - Australia
Tasmania's State Schools Parents and Friends Association is concerned a rise in school bus fares could result in parents keeping their children home some ...
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Volvo Order for Telematics System for 1400 Buses in Brazil
FOXBusiness - USA
ITS4mobility is Volvo Buses (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) advanced technological platform that supports the bus operators' control of bus operations and provides ...
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News : TCAT Introduces Temporary 50-Cent Off-Peak Fare
This summer, TCAT is introducing a off-peak fare--66% off the cost of a regular adult fare!Here are the details:The off-peak fare is valid July 1st and ends August 31st.andquot;Off-peakandquot; is...
TCAT Bus News Feed - http://www.tcatbus.com/

Bus news.
By councillorbrod
Thanks to Wendy kirkpatrick I am now in possession of two letters, One from First Bus and the other from Truronian. The “First” letter states that they run Truronian as “Two separate companies until they are fully amalgamated” sometime ...
Councillor Brod's blog. - http://councillorbrod.wordpress.com

Bee Swat Leads To Bus Crash, 14 With Minor Injuries
Peoria Police say driver swatting at bee hits bus. 13 passengers and the bus driver go to the hospital with minor injuries.
WEEK - News - Local & Regional - http://www.week.com/news/local

Bus accident creates traffic mess North Palm Beach
Pedestrian struck by bus crossing Anchorage Drive and US 1.
WPTV Local News - http://www.wptv.com

Benton Dial-A-Bus adds Lincoln County line
CORVALLIS — Benton County Dial-A-Bus in conjunction with Lincoln County Transit has recently added a new service from Benton to Lincoln County. Normally Dial-A-Bus serves seniors and people with disabilities, but at this time its Coast ...
News/business from www.democratherald... - http://www.democratherald.com/

Blumenauer looks for spotlight on gas prices
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
And he wants to make it easier for streetcar projects to get federal funding. In short, he'd like to make the country look more like
Portland, where he said ...
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Blumenauer pushes for tax code tweaks to encourage less car use
KATU - Portland,OR,USA
That would make the process easier for other communities to pursue federal funding for streetcar projects similar to line currently operating in
Portland. ...
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Open house next month for Central Portland Plan
Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon - Portland,Oregon,USA
City representatives will be on hand to discuss the
Central Portland Plan, Portland City Central Transportation Management Plan and Portland Streetcar ...
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Erik Halstead on Encouraging New Transit Users
When TriMet agrees to cut out the Air Conditioning on a minimum of 50% of all MAX and Streetcar vehicles, under the guise of energy consumption (less load = less electric demand) and reduced maintenance requirements (no a/c to maintain) ...
Portland Transport Comments - http://portlandtransport.com/

Sometimes People Just Don't Get It - BC Carbon Tax
By Joe Zaccaria(Nathan Pachal)
I'd love to see streetcars down the
Fraser Hwy. and up 200th Street. I long for the day when I can board a streetcar at my office and ride it down 200th to my favorite Starbucks, leaving my vehicle behind. When will we see meaningful ...
The South Fraser Blog @ southfraser.net - http://www.southfraser.net/

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi City Chronicle - The Mall-Made Mess The leafy Nelson Mandela Marg is being sacrificed to Shining India; ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Will Smith's famous pals cheer him on at 'Hancock' premiere
USA Today - USA
"I was in car accidents, boat accidents, motorcycle accidents," he said. "I've been in a lot of accidents. But Hancock's about having some fun. ...
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The Borisophobes are on the march (or not)
Times Online - UK
Boris Johnson is the latest figure to earn the ire of the right-thinking classes in our age of enmity. We need to move on I was leaning on the wall in a ...
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Iran: 25 die in bus crash
The Associated Press -
Iran's road safety record is among the worst in the world, and statistics say more than 26000 people die in accidents every year. ...
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Iran bus accident kills 25
AFP -
At least 100000 people have been killed in road traffic accidents over the past five years in a country of some 70 million people.
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Zambia: Road Accidents Need Urgent Attention
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Just three weeks ago, an NPS bus that has a capacity of 66 people was overloaded with over 80 passengers and overturned on the Great East road killing 27 ...
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Iran bus accident kills 25: state TV
Africasia - London,UK
At least 25 people died and many others were injured in a bus accident on a highway in central
Iran on Tuesday, state television reported. ...
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Iran bus accident kills 20: state TV
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
TEHERAN - At least 20 people died in a bus accident on a highway in central Iran on Tuesday, state television reported. The accident happened when the bus ...
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Iran state radio: Road accident kills 25 people near Teheran
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By AP Iranian state radio says that a bus has overturned in a traffic accident near Teheran, killing at least 25 people on board. ...
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Menan Mourns the Loss of the Two Victims in Train/Car Accident
KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA
Maggie Alvarez, Jazmyn's mom: "They were really good friends and stuff; he would always make sure that she'd make it to the bus, or he'd been yelling ‘hurry ...
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Two killed, several injured as bus collides with vehicles
The News - International - Pakistan
“We will file an FIR under Section 320 PPC which is for fatal accidents,” said the police official. According to sources at JPMC, some of the injured were ...
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Accident figures aid Routemaster return
By lbpadmin
The No 15, from Trafalgar Square to Tower Hill, which carries about 700000 people a year, had just two accidents - one involved a passenger boarding as the bus was pulled away, the other a passenger alighting. Neither required treatment ...
londonbusphotos.co.uk - http://londonbusphotos.co.uk

Flirting with death
By Desi Italiana
That is when I gathered that we were traveling on the very scary
Prithvi Highway, notorious for its ghastly bus accidents and anointed as one of the world’s most dangerous roads. There were some Bangladeshi guys seated behind Mallika ...
A Total Imbalance - http://italiandesi.wordpress.com

Church Camp Caravan Crashes in Alabama
By ATTORNEY GORDON JOHNSON(ATTORNEY GORDON JOHNSON)
It is a common occurrence that the accidents involving buses, are actually caused by a vehicle other than the bus. When the other vehicle is owned by a private individual, often there is not enough insurance to compensate all those ...
Bus Accident Law Blog - http://bus-accident.blogspot.com/

Today In SA - Investigations continue into bus accidents
Paramedics say five people died on the scene - two of them were onboard the bus. It's understood a third passenger on the bus died shortly after the accident. Earlier this month, over 40 people were injured in KwaZulu Natal after a Road ...
94.7 Eyewitness News - http://www.highveld.co.za

Family Settles WMATA Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Tragic Valentine ...
Gregory Schoenburn and Kimberly Pifer, the widower and daughter of Martha Schoenburn, one of two pedestrians killed in a bus accident on Valentine’s Day in 2007, have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the Washington ...
Maryland Accident Law Blog - http://www.marylandaccidentlawblog.com/

Iran bus accident kills 25 - Yahoo! News
At least 25 people died and many others were injured in a bus accident on a highway in central Iran on Tuesday, state television reported.

Four die as bus with Indian marriage party is hit by truck
Hindu - Chennai,India
Meanwhile, a school principal and a former mayor were shot dead by some unidentified assailants in two separate incidents in eastern and western districts ...
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Bus owners on strike from today
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
On questioning the North Dinajpur police super,Mr SB Purnapatra said, "Police have started investigation over the incidents and those who attacked the bus ...
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Routemaster case boosted
London Daily News - London,England,UK
... board as the bus pulled away. The No 9 from Aldwych to the Royal Albert Hall carries about 600000 commuters a year and had six boarding incidents were ...
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Uganda: Are We Taking the Fire Tragedies in Kampala Lightly?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
EERY month, at least 45 fire incidents in
Kampala are reported to the fire brigade station. Though few lives are lost, Kampala fires have become so rampant. ...
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Unemployed Knife Attacker Kills 5 Police in Shanghai (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
A widening income gap and official corruption have helped to stoke unrest and violent incidents. About 30000 people torched cars and laid siege to the ...
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11:43 AM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Interview with Peter Mannella, Executive Director New York ...
By sbryen
Peter Mannella led a project in
Syracuse New York where a school bus had a license plate reader installed to record incidents where motorists illegally passed school buses while they were loading and unloading children. ...
Finmeccanica Inc. News - http://finmeccanicainc.typepad.com/finmeccanica_inc_news/

Winter in Elysium (7/7)
By angels in the architecture(angels in the architecture)
I’ll stay behind in the third bus, which is where you all need to get your butts as soon as the camp is clear. Then we get the hell out of dodge and congratulate ourselves on saving the world. Any questions?” ...
incidents and accidents - http://saestina.livejournal.com/

American Politics: No Place for Headscarves
By Shawna
Reported incidents of discrimination, harassment, and violence against Muslims amounted to 602 in 2002, 1019 in 2004, 1522 in 2004, 1972 in 2005, and 2467 in 2006 (CAIR). The context of these hate crimes and incidents consist of murders ...
Islam on My Side - http://islamonmyside.com/wordpress

Maryland’s Emergency Response to school Bus Incidents
Fortunately, bus incidents involving injury are a rare occurrence. The disadvantage is that it is difficult to become proficient at skills you do not get to ...

RAILROAD.NET • View topic - School Bus incidents in Dover, NH have ...
Jul 1, 2008 ... School Bus incidents in Dover, NH have a driver fired. Post by Ian MacMillan on Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:38 am. By AARON SANBORN ...

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