9/28/08

Likely legal battles ahead for Intercity Transit The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA By Christian Hill | The Olympian • Published September 28, 2008 –Intercity Transit could be sued as a result of a July 27 collision involving one of its ... See all stories on this topic

Miami-Dade Transit workers build some homes MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA BY REBECCA DELLAGLORIA But last weekend Kapoor, director of the Miami-Dade Transit agency, joined 40 of his employees for a different kind of work: helping ... See all stories on this topic

Washington Post Transit Transitions in Silver Spring Washington Post - United States Construction of the new Silver Spring Transit Center will be starting the first of October. The center will be a three-tier, pedestrian- and bike-friendly ... See all stories on this topic

Study suggests vanpool transit Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs,CO,USA By Melinda Dudley (Contact) Steamboat Springs — Given the logistical and ridership constraints involved in developing transit between Steamboat Springs and ... See all stories on this topic

The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Crowd outraged at NJ Transit redevelopment plan The Jersey Journal - NJ.com - Jersey City,NJ,USA Mayor David Roberts' plan for parks, public plazas - and nearly dozen high-rise buildings on the NJ Transit rail yard site was met with sarcasm, ... See all stories on this topic

Region's transit plan is off to a good start DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA The most hopeful thing about a new mass transit proposal for Metro Detroit is that it was commissioned by Detroit and Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. ... See all stories on this topic

Watch Transit Funding The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA A recent edition of The Ledger states that the Polk County Commission pledged $175000 on top of $100000 already given to Polk Transit Authority for studies ... See all stories on this topic

Transit advocates want a piece of the transportation-aid pie Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA By Bruce Landis PROVIDENCE — State transportation officials are working hard to raise an extra $285 million per year for roads and bridges, while transit ... See all stories on this topic

NY planners recommend $16B bridge, transit project Forbes - NY,USA By JIM FITZGERALD 09.26.08, 3:24 PM ET State planners recommend spending $16 billion to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge capable of carrying a commuter ... See all stories on this topic

Favorite Transportation Resources By Nate(Nate) An exhaustive list of transit news links from Metro's librarian. Victoria Transportation Institute. Obviously not LA related, but their encyclopedia is an amazingly comprehensive resource. bicycling la (cause i bicycle la myself, ... Ensie - http://ensie.blogspot.com/

Region's transit plan is off to a good start The most hopeful thing about a new mass transit proposal for Metro Detroit is that it was commissioned by Detroit and Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Previous mass transit... Detroit, MI News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/detroit-mi

Likely legal battles ahead for Intercity Transit Intercity Transit could be sued as a result of a July 27 collision involving one of its buses that killed two people. The Olympian Online -- News - http://www.theolympian.com/news/index.html

Transit Tax On Nov. Ballot In 7 NM Counties A newly formed political committee will campaign for voter approval of a gross receipts tax increase in seven counties to pay for transportation services, including the commuter... Albuquerque, NM News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/albuquerque-nm

Transit Art: Transformers By admin Transit Art: Transformers. Mobility week is almost over: for ten days, walking, cycling and public transport have been the main topic of a long list of events in Lausanne. One of the event of this week was the shooting of Transformers ... Elitada News - http://www.elitada.com/news

4 special-needs students die in Indiana bus crash The Associated Press LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — Two dump trucks struck a school bus carrying special-needs students, leaving the bus in a ditch along a rural highway — its front ... See all stories on this topic

27 passengers of bus hurt in road accident Hindu - Chennai,India Aurangabad (PTI): 27 passengers of a MSRTC bus were injured when the bus they were traveling in collided with a truck on Saturday morning, police said. ... See all stories on this topic

Nephew: Ind. bus driver grieving students' deaths The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The driver of a school bus struck by two dump trucks in rural northern Indiana is devastated that the four special-needs students she ... See all stories on this topic

Tiny town reeling from deadly bus crash Indianapolis Star - United States But that bend in US 24, west of Logansport, was the scene of a school bus crash Friday that left four children dead, and on Saturday residents here were ... See all stories on this topic

Police Probe Bus-Taxi Crash That Killed Calif. Man Washington Post - United States The bus was heading west on Virginia Avenue NW about 8:15 pm when it struck the minivan-taxi traveling south on 19th Street, sending the cab spinning into ... See all stories on this topic

We can make riding bus safer Houston Chronicle - United States The vast majority of these bus passengers arrive safe and sound at their destination. But this is not always the case because, whether due to mechanical ... See all stories on this topic

Double-Decker Bus Makes Trial Run, Delighting Riders and Avoiding ... New York Times - United States Morning commuters from Staten Island getting off the double-decker bus at a stop in Manhattan. The reason? Tree branches on Riverside Drive and Fifth Avenue ... See all stories on this topic

Records, interviews reveal more about bus and motorcycle crash The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA Intercity Transit bus driver Betty J. Bridges was placed on paid administrative leave after the collision and returned to work part-time Aug. 8. ... See all stories on this topic

School bus drivers await union, contract Indianapolis Star - United States Lawrence Despite months of lobbying, Lawrence Township Schools' bus drivers will continue to wait for union representation and a contract. ... See all stories on this topic

Capital News 9 CDTA expected to raise bus fare Capital News 9 - Albany,NY,USA That's when CDTA bus riders will have to fork over a larger fare. The cost of a bus ride will jump from $1.00 to $1.50. "It means I'm going to have to save ... See all stories on this topic

Asharq Al Awsat 'bus and cab' campaign a success Saudi Arabia: Arab tourists who spent their vacation in London this summer were in for a little surprise as they witnessed traditional black cabs and red buses carrying a rather unusual advertising message. [AMEInfo.com] AME Info | Saudi Arabia | Latest News - http://www.ameinfo.com

Records, interviews reveal more about bus and motorcycle crash Wilson wrote that the collision would have been avoided if Smith hadn't been speeding. The Olympian Online -- News - http://www.theolympian.com/news/index.html

Rate increase upsets commuter bus riders NEW BEDFORD — C ommuters who depend on New Bedford to Boston bus service say they are outraged over a $15 price increase and refute the shuttle company's claims that the poor... Boston, MA News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/boston-ma

School bus crash investigation continues The skid marks on the pavement are the only remaining indicators of the horrific accident that occurred on US 24 east of Lake Cicott Friday afternoon. Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana--Loca... - http://www.kokomotribune.com

Police Probe Bus-Taxi Crash That Killed Calif. Man DC police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash Friday night in Foggy Bottom between a Metrobus and a taxi that killed a California man and injured six others. Washington, DC News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/washington-dc

Bus rider, stranded for $1, drops gripe for $25 Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA The man also complained Tuesday of incidents in which a bus driver talked on a cellular phone while driving at a high rate of speed. ... See all stories on this topic

Student killed by peers outside college Times of India - India Adding to the dangerously rising incidents of violence among youth and deaths resulting from it, a student of Government College in Sector 1, Panchkula, ... See all stories on this topic

Boys booted in bus brawl Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada "The bus is deemed to be a safe haven for kids -- that's what we're trying to be and that's why we take each incident like this very seriously," said ... See all stories on this topic

INSIDE THE NFL SI.com - USA The negativity surrounding both incidents eventually led the Bears to release Benson, and teams were reluctant to pick him up until his legal situation was ... See all stories on this topic

10:27 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St Traffic is traveling at 5 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 94.4; Boiling St. NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Daily Crime Incidents for September 27, 2008. By spdk(spdk) On 27/09/2008 at 0830 hrs at Kolnadu Karnadu village Mangalore Taluk one Vijaya Kumar driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AB-1899 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a Tipper lorry bearing Reg. No. ... spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Recap/Review: Fringe 1.3 “The Ghost Network” By xadrian As he puts his gun and case down, he purposefully backs into an oncoming bus. Broyles doesn’t know what the disk is, but the bad guy was involved in two other Pattern cases. Broyles gives her three incidents from Roy’s apartment to ... Television Zombies: Blog and Podcast - http://www.televisionzombies.com

Vehicle Accident - North-America - USA Four passengers were on the second bus, she said.Loft said VTA officials will investigate the crash. Although incidents in which one bus clips another are fairly common, she said, more serious collisions are not. ... RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster... - http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php

Independent Task Force on Anti-Semitism Press Release By Gary Fouse(Gary Fouse) According to the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is currently investigating alleged incidents of anti-Semitic harassment, intimidation and discrimination that ... fousesquawk - http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/

9/27/08
By Al M(Al M)
To provide international level bus service to the commuters, Delhi government has assured the Delhi High Court – where the case ‘about the fate of blueline buses’ has been pending – to replace the ‘killer’ buses with comfortable public ...
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By Hell's angel(Hell's angel)
Ah Delhi…the city exudes warmth, shopping at Sarojeni Nagar, the narrow bylanes of Kamla Nagar, the riotous colors in Chandni Chowk, where it is forever festival time…Delhi Metro, rickshaw rides, malls and flea shopping, blueline buses, ...
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By Cindi Epona'Bri(Cindi Epona'Bri)
The metro will comprise two lines: the Green Line from Al Rashidiya to the main city center and the Red Line from the airport to Jebel Ali. The Dubai Metro (Green and Blue Lines) will have 70 kilometers of track and 43 stations, ...
Middle East and Muslim Magick - http://arabiamagick.blogspot.com/ Pantnagar Revolts, Forward Block Fires and Buddha Smiles ...
By Palash(Palash Biswas)
FDI fed Media and the Children of Rupert Mordac are the blue eyes to defend , we know. We know that the Goebbels have to be supported to continue mass destruction in the best interest of the Ruling Class affiliated to fascism as well as ...
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Nine lorries and a bus in Sharjah pile-up The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates The accident happened yesterday when a water tanker travelling at high speed crashed into a bus carrying workers on the Sharjah to Dhaid road, according to ... See all stories on this topic

Probe launched after driver's double crash on the same street Scotsman - United Kingdom "I can confirm that one of our vehicles was involved in two minor accidents earlier today, close to a bus stop in East Calder, as he was exiting the stop" ... See all stories on this topic

4 killed in motorcycle accidents in Davao provinces Inquirer.net - Philippines The motorcycle driver also suffered injuries and was rushed to the hospital while the bus driver surrendered to authorities after the accident. ... See all stories on this topic

Stagecoach supports school bus safety calls Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire,UK The spokesman stressed that Stagecoach buses were not involved in either of the recent fatal accidents. “All our drivers receive extensive induction and ... See all stories on this topic

Eight killed on day two of Ops Sikap Malaysia Star - Malaysia Ops Sikap XVII which ends on Oct 8 is to prevent road accidents over the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period. Some 1722 buses have also been checked by the ... See all stories on this topic

METRO bus driver kills woman; METRO investigates blogHOUSTON - TX, United States In examining thousands of public documents and interviewing more than a dozen recent survivors of Metro accidents and families whose relatives were killed ... See all stories on this topic

Laos at a glance By buudien We arrived in Vientiane after a total bus journey of 23-hours. A clean guesthouse for 2€ was just fine enough for us. Yeah, this is budget travelling again. Long time no do. We took it easy in Vientiane and followed the Lao lifestyle. ... Bưu điện Việt Nam - http://buudien.wordpress.com

Bachelor Express Bus By LeNg(LeNg) Bachelor Bus Express operates mostly in Mindanao, for straight 2 days now September 25 - 26, 2008 I heard a very bad accidents in the road, in the middle of Davao City to Mati Davao Oriental highway, 3 kids died due to this bus ... Chy's Masterpieces and More! - http://www.otso88.com/

Thailand - Peninsula - Koh Tao, Thailand Serious accidents are plentiful; there must be a major accident every week requiring an evacuation to the nearest hospital, with minor accidents occurring daily. And this is from one, 3 mile long stretch of road. ... TravelPod.com Recent Updates - http://www.travelpod.com

Marion County, Florida Truck Accident Blamed On Driver's Cell ... By James Hannon, Esq. Our Miami personal injury lawyers handle personal injury and wrongful death cases arising out of truck accidents and bus accidents all over the state of Florida. If you have been injured or someone you know has been injured or killed in ... Florida Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.florida-injury-lawyer-blog.com/

Why Get a Good Insurance By vinkoy All of those accidents accumulated damage to her car but thank God she wasn’t hurt not one bit. My mom probably got some strong aura. All of those damages to her car was all handled by her auto insurance. The bus accident could cost her ... The Legend of vinkoyTHEgreat - http://vinkoy.lcvsamalestates.com/

OPP must review its bus policy Sault Star - Sault Ste-Marie,Ontario,Canada But the bigger public safety issue raised by this incident is why police appear to have a policy of buying bus tickets for people whose mental condition is ... See all stories on this topic

Thousands stranded after signal failure closes Toronto subway CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Aside for some frustrated passengers, the subway shutdown did not seem to have caused any major incidents, Lancaster said. What it showed instead, he said, ... See all stories on this topic

Police Investigate Report Of Suspicious Van In Murrysville WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA The Franklin Regional School District and Myers Bus Garage were also notified of the incident. If anyone has any additional information that may be linked ... See all stories on this topic

Clifford looks back on career with Minot AFB fire department Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA Clifford has been to many other fires and incidents requiring firefighters since that time in 1972, including helping with the anhydrous ammonia spill in ... See all stories on this topic

Toddler Left on Daycare Bus WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA Charlene Priester, an attorney for Headstart released this statement: "We take incidents like this seriously. Our main concern is that the child is ok. ... See all stories on this topic

Bus drivers sidelined after 20 years Kangaroo Island Islander - Kingscote,South Australia,Australia “Unfortunately, as a result of a recent spate of bus incidents, including the recent non-roadworthy status of the bus, the Health Service - following a ... See all stories on this topic

Bus Driver Suspended For Playing Games While Driving KITV.com - Honolulu,HI,USA These incidents worry bus riders, especially since more people are riding the bus because of high gas prices -- bus ridership went up FIVE percent last ... See all stories on this topic

Police Incident Report: Sept. 11 to 17 By Shore Publishing Police were given the license plate number to a vehicle reported for running a stop sign at the intersection of Peddlers Road and Moose Hill Road where school children were waiting for a bus, 8:45 am The incident was reported at 10:44 ... Guilford Courier - http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/guilford_courier/default.aspx

10:27 AM, I-95 S, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS Traffic is traveling at 20 MPH at: I-95 S; MM 97; US 70 BUS. NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

History of Islamic terrorism in Godhra (1927 to present) By jagoindia Various incidents which are noted in the records of Govt. show that Muslim terrorists have been responsible for acts of terrorism some of which took place in the years 1927, 1946, 48, 65, 80, 90, 92, 2002. People in Gujarat know well ... Islamic Terrorism in India - http://islamicterrorism.wordpress.com

To Tase, or not to Tase? By Brant(Moe) Then there was the incident the other day on Interstate 70, where a woman was raising hell on a bus. When the police responded, she was outside the bus and causing a commotion. They Tased her. Unless she was 6-4, 250, my guess is that ... View on the News - http://viewonthenews.blogspot.com/

Immediate compensation for Blueline, DTC victims Hindustan Times ePaper - New Delhi,India The order also applies to Delhi Transport Corporation buses. It comes after an HT campaign for compensation to families of Blueline victims. ... See all stories on this topic

China milk banned Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India New Delhi (PTI): A Blueline bus caught fire in Delhi on Thursday. Nobody was hurt in the accident, which took place at 2.30pm near Jantar Mantar on route no ... See all stories on this topic

advertisment of the vehicle on the vehicle using the graphical ... By divya(divya) Delhi transport cooperation follows a code of colors, signs and signals. the two images show the development of the buses for the same function. this modification was done to develop public transportation system in Delhi with reference ... graphical intervention 2008 - http://divyakhullar.blogspot.com/

dilli By Aditi(Aditi) The green and yellow autos, the blueline buses, the green trees, the complicated flyovers the 'work in progress' boards on the roads the metro zooming past you eyes the cars with red lights, the weird number plates ... What do you think? - http://aditiu.blogspot.com/

Air Travel Agents In Delhi By seronicobulus1961(seronicobulus1961) Dylan placed the gun on her came to cigarette stubs, soggy then, familiar with the families the bus conductors hands me an outside line. What happened after you her gown up and three men will come was set in a his head back and up the ... Air Travel Agents In Bangalore - http://airtravelagentsinbangalore-xa1.blogspot.com/

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Fence suggests solution to immigration problem Arizona Daily Wildcat - Tucson,AZ,USA With respect to the fatal bus versus bicycle accident at Mountain Avenue and Fort Lowell Road last week, citations haven't been issued to the bus driver, ... See all stories on this topic

School bus, truck accident sends student to hospital By Ron Melancon(Ron Melancon) School bus, truck accident sends student to hospital. Comments 0 | Recommend 0. September 24, 2008 - 8:13AM. Staff report. Daily News-Sun. An accident involving a school bus and a landscaping truck this morning sent one Dysart Unified ... Dangerous Trailers Accidents... - http://dangeroustrailersaccidentsthatjust.blogspot.com/

Fatal Truck Accident that Killed 5 Caused by Driver Fatigue By John J. Page After three years of investigation, the National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the cause of a 2005 fatal semi truck and bus accident was driver fatigue. The accident that occurred in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin killed a bus ... Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.missouripersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/

School bus accident data By Ken Shigley An average of 40 people per year died in school bus accidents. * 72 percent of school bus accident fatalities were occupants of other vehicles. * 20 percent were non-occupants such as pedestrians or bicyclists. ... Atlanta Injury Law Blog - http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/

Bus and Passenger Accident Prevention(2) By Michael Levine According to Crash Statistics Online, there were 12, 498 non-fatal bus accidents just last year. 481 of those bus accidents, 3.85 %, occured in the State of New York. This number is significantly higher then the rest of the northeast ... InjuryBoard Local Blogs - http://www.injuryboard.com/regional-blogs/

Driver distracted by cell phone causes fatal school bus accident By Brian Wilson The Florida Highway Patrol has determined that a tractor-trailer driver was on his cell phone when he crashed into the back of a school bus in Marion County, Florida. This certainly explains how such a catastrophic accident could have ... DWKM&R Blog - http://dwklaw.com/blog

At least 1 dead in school-bus crash Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada Police say at least one person has died in northern Florida after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus. Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Pat Riordan ... See all stories on this topic

Bus company preparing security risk-assessment report for ... Globe and Mail - Canada Her comments come after another attack on a Greyhound bus on Sunday. A man allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old fellow passenger on a bus heading west between ... See all stories on this topic

Volvo Launches the Market's First Commercially Viable Hybrid Bus MarketWatch - USA For the first time there is now a commercially viable hybrid bus on the market, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid. With up to 30% lower fuel consumption and hybrid ... See all stories on this topic

CGCC coach says no one on bus hurt in crash Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA 23, 2008 06:25 PM Chandler-Gilbert Community College women's volleyball coach Vee Hiapo said Tuesday night that no one on the team bus was seriously hurt ... See all stories on this topic

Dallas cop fired for bus ticket-for-sex offer reinstated by Civil ... Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Senior Cpl. Rene Dominguez, who Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle fired in March for allegedly offering to buy a woman a bus ticket in exchange for sex, ... See all stories on this topic

13-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Florida School Bus Crash ID'd FOXNews - USA The Florida Highway Patrol has identified a 13-year-old girl who died in a Marion County school bus crash. Frances M. Schee died Tuesday afternoon after a ... See all stories on this topic

Microsoft expanding bus service in Seattle area Seattle Times - United States Microsoft is adding nine Seattle-area neighborhoods next month to the free bus service it started a year ago to help employees commute to Redmond. ... See all stories on this topic

Man accused in Greyhound bus attack in northern Ont. returns to ... The Canadian Press - SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. MARIE, Ont. — A northern Ontario man accused in a stabbing aboard a Greyhound bus on Sunday will return to court Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic

Under the bus: conservative-skewering author Thomas Frank on the ... San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA On our latest installment of Under the Bus -- where we talk to folks covering the presidential campaign who are off the metaphorial campaign bus -- we chat ... See all stories on this topic

The Dallas cop reinstated after sex-for-bus ticket deal: In his ... Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA ... Police Senior Cpl. Rene Dominguez, who Police Chief David Kunkle fired in March for allegedly having sex with a woman in exchange for bus ticket money. ... See all stories on this topic

Today’s bus news is… By poneke … there are no Go Wellington buses until further notice. But it’sa lovely day to walk to work. Bless you, MetService. Updates as they happen. Posted in Transport, Wellington Tagged: Go Wellington. Poneke's Weblog - http://poneke.wordpress.com

Walking School Bus News By colin Let’s hope everything is back to normal next term, as our Walking School Bus enters its 3rd year of continuous operation! We will again be starting from the corner of Church & Mary streets, so if you were going to join it between ... Orange Grove - http://www.orangegrove.org.au

NYC Transit Added to Google's Map Service By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Jennifer Peltz) Google has added the nation's biggest public transportation system to its popular mapping service, showing travelers how to navigate New York City's mass transit system. MassTransitMag.com: Bus News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Trucker On Phone When He Hit Bus A tractor-trailer driver was on his cell phone when he slammed into a school bus in north Florida, police said Wednesday. A 13-year-old girl died, but officials are crediting heroic passers-by who pulled students off the burning bus ... TBO News Metro - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/metro/

End bus driver dispute for 'good of city' plea Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce has waded into the pay dispute between bus drivers and their employers GO Wellington and has urged them to resolve the issue for the good of the city. National News - http://3news.co.nz