Friday, November 21, 2008

11/21/08

Driver suspended after school bus crash injures 18 students in ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By STEVE STOLER / WFAA-TV ANNA — A school bus driver in Anna has been suspended after the bus he was operating veered off the road Wednesday afternoon, ...
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LIRR, LI Bus may face massive fare hikes, service cuts
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BY ALFONSO A. CASTILLO | alfonso.castillo@newsday.com Long Island Rail Road and Long Island Bus passengers would get socked with whopping fare hikes and ...
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School bus overturns in northwest suburbs
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
FROM AP No one was injured when a school bus with three kids aboard overturned in the northwest suburbs. The crash happened about 4:10 pm at the ...
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Man accused of using stolen school bus for thefts
Hartford Courant - United States
Police have charged a 43-year-old New Britain man with stealing a school bus and using it for a crime spree. Police say Thomas Zouhar stole the mini-school ...
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Girl hit by bus in Londonderry, NH
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
Police say the girl had just gotten off the bus when she was hit Thursday afternoon. Police are still investigating the cause. ...
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Crash kills bus passenger
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
A paramedic tends to a person injured when a Sonoma County Paratransit bus collided with a flatbed truck Thursday on Highway 116 near Llano Road south of ...
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Nigeria: Abuja Carnival - One Dies As Participants' Bus Crashes At ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
30 pm and involved a Toyota Bus with registration number DT 20A25, that belongs to the Delta State Ministry of Culture and Tourism. ...
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High school sports: Warm up the bus: Uintah placed in 4A
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Andrew Aragon MIDVALE — Uintah High now has a permanent home for 2009-13, although it's probably not the one the Utes would have chosen. ...
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Patrick rules out bus alternative to rail project
South Coast Today - New Bedford,MA,USA
Deval Patrick said Thursday he will not settle for an express bus service as an alternative to extending commuter rail to SouthCoast. ...
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MTA Warns of Service Cuts and Fare Increases
New York Times - United States
By WILLIAM NEUMAN Deep cuts in subway, bus and commuter rail service could come as early as spring, followed by a double-digit rise in fares and tolls in ...
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Transit plan heads to public comment phase
Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott,AZ,USA
PRESCOTT - As a community advocate who deals daily with transportation voids in the Prescott area, Fritzi Mevis maintains that the need for public transit ...
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Transit officials fighting state cuts
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a nearly $230 million hit to public transit, with the Bay Area bracing for a loss of nearly $83 million. ...
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NY1
Dial 511 For Updates On Traffic, Transit
NY1 - NY,USA
The New York State Department of Transportation unveiled "511," its new traffic and transit help line Thursday. Travelers can get real time updates on road ...
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DC transit system expects huge inaugural crowds
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington area's transit system is bracing for record ridership on Inauguration Day and says passengers should expect extraordinarily ...
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DC transit system expects inaugural crowds
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington area's transit system is warning that passengers should expect packed railcars and buses and extraordinarily long lines on ...
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Huge fare hike proposed for NYC transit system
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The cost of public transit in New York City would skyrocket next year — even as bus and subway service is reduced — under a plan unveiled ...
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DC transit system expects inaugural crowds
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By BRIAN WESTLEY AP WRITER WASHINGTON -- The Washington area's transit system is warning that passengers should expect packed railcars and buses and ...
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Huge fare hike proposed for NYC transit system
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By DAVID B. CARUSO AP WRITER NEW YORK -- The cost of public transit in New York City would skyrocket next year - even as bus and subway service is reduced ...
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LB Transit fees could raise next year
Long Beach City College Viking - Long Beach,CA,USA
The cost of traveling by bus via Long Beach Transit may rise in January 2009 if the company's Board of Directors deems it necessary to increase fees in ...
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TA Bus Accident near St. Ignatius College Prep
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
12 Roosevelt bus collided with two vehicles Tuesday morning on the Near West side. The accident took place at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island ...
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Accidents Claims 11 in Osun
THISDAY - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
Chairman of motorcycle riders in the council, Mr Abimbola Ajilore among others, alleged that the bus driver was responsible for the accident with his ...
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SOHH
The Roots Survive Bus Crash, "We Are Happy To Be Alive"
SOHH - Jersey City,USA
And yes we went through all that sh*t people go through when they go through accidents. Dazed. Amazed. Grateful. Laughing?" Still being looked after by ...
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WVNS-TV
School Bus Safety: Rowdy Kids
WVNS-TV - Ghent,WV,USA
said Ray Meadows, a Raleigh County Bus Driver. To prevent accidents, bus drivers says they have to lay down the law. "At the beginning of the year you lay ...
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Macomb County news in brief: Man tries to take girls at bus stop
Detroit Free Press - United States
Police are investigating the attempted abductions of two sisters at a Warren school bus stop by the same man on two separate days. The incidents, reported ...
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Passengers in fear as bus is ambushed
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
“I report incidents to the police but it seems the kids think they can do what they like. “It will all end in a tragedy and this bus being attacked is the ...
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Police: Alleged abduction attempts target two sisters
C&G Newspapers - Detroit,MI,USA
She added that bus drivers in the Schofield Elementary School area were made aware of the incidents. “We did send a letter home to the Schofield families,” ...
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RCS Board to hear from bus camera contractors
Murfreesboro Post - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
... buses arose after several incidents this year with students, including an alleged sexual assault and the alleged assault of a bus driver by two students.
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Children slightly hurt in N. Texas school bus crash
Houston Chronicle - United States
AP ANNA — At least 14 students suffered minor injuries when a school bus went over a curb and hit a telephone pole Wednesday afternoon, police said. ...
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Final Weekend of El Shuttle Bus Service on Western Portion of ...
MarketWatch - USA
SEPTA will operate scheduled weekend shuttle bus service between 69th St. Terminal and 40th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Elevated Line for the ...
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BBC News
Detectives hunt bus sex attacker
BBC News - UK
Detectives are hunting a man who sexually abused a 15-year-old boy on the back seat of a bus in Bolton. Police said the teenager was frozen in shock by the ...
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BBC News
Petition over planned bus scheme
BBC News - UK
A petition signed by nearly 3000 people is to be presented to councillors in Bath by residents opposed to a rapid bus route scheme. ...
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Bus drivers ends work stoppage in SW China after gov't grants petition
Xinhua - China
20 (Xinhua) -- A three-day work stoppage of bus drivers in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Provinces ended Thursday night after ...
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Study Hall: Bus rides are memorable when drives stall
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
That was an accomplishment after one team bus overheated and another got lost on the way to Mesquite Memorial Stadium. Permian players had to borrow balls ...
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Former school bus driver held for sexually molesting child for years
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS A 36-year old Israeli man who used to work as a Jerusalem school bus driver was under arrest Thursday for allegedly sexually molesting a ...
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Council hikes bus fares
Westseattleherald.com - Seattle,WA,USA
Amid a record number of people using Metro Transit, the King County Council voted on Monday to increase bus fare under a two-step schedule. ...
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One killed, one injured in Blueline accidents
By Business Daily(Business Daily)
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A teenaged girl was crushed to death when she came under the wheels of a Blueline bus in south Delhi Wednesday, while another was injured as a 'killer' bus hit her, police said. In the first incident, ...
National News of India - http://nationalnewsofindia.blogspot.com/
Bus-hauling competition supports Big Brothers Big Sisters
Baltimore Sun - United States
Baltimore's first ever Biggest Little Bus Pull, which raised about $15000 for the organization, played out yesterday at the Reisterstown Metro Station. ...
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18 die in Turkish bus crash
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
It happened in the West of the country, when the bus, carrying illegal Afghan and Burmese immigrants, overturned near the town of Malkara, about 60 miles ...
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Bus driver faulted for four-vehicle crash
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
By ABBEY STIRGWOLT • Advocate Reporter • October 5, 2008 JOHNSTOWN -- The driver of a Northridge school bus was found to be at fault for assured clear ...
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EDITORIAL: Innovative innovation: Bus company, school district ...
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Take two recent examples -- an in-house health clinic at Collins Bus Corp. and an on-site day-care center at the Peabody-Burns school district. ...
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Casino-bound bus crashes - at least 10 killed
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
(10-05) 23:32 PDT WILLIAMS, COLUSA COUNTY -- At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured Sunday night when a passenger bus carrying ...
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Texas bus crash survivors honor emergency helpers
The Associated Press
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Pilgrims who survived a bus crash and relatives of those who died returned to the area Sunday to celebrate Mass and honor city ...
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Woman shot on CTA bus
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
A woman is in critical condition after being shot on a CTA bus Sunday night on the South Side. Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight said a woman was taken ...
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Pace, Yorktown back to bus business as usual Monday
Chicago Tribune - United States
Pace also will reimburse the mall about $31000 for damage to the parking lot that Yorktown management contended was caused by bus traffic. ...
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Man dragged by bus to death in Ladner had been detained by Delta ...
The Canadian Press - DELTA, B.C.
DELTA, BC — Delta police say a man who died after being hit by a car and then dragged five kilometres by a bus along Highway 17 Friday had been in police ...
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At least 9 dead in Colusa chartered bus accident
Willows Journal - CA, United States
By Andrea Koskey and Robert Parsons/Appeal-Democrat At least nine people are dead and 38 seriously injured after a chartered bus rolled on a rural road in ...
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Bus overturns in northern California, killing 10
A charter bus traveling to a casino overturned in north-central California on Sunday... killing 10 people and injuring several others. from ABC News 4.
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5 killed when Greyhound bus overturns in Williams
WILLIAMS, Calif. — Authorities say five people died and dozens were injured after a Greyhound bus overturned in north-central California.
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Authorities: Bus overturns in northern California
Authorities say a bus carrying as many as 60 passengers has overturned in north-central California and several people may be injured. Read comments.
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Rain blamed for fatal crash into PSTA Bus shelter
A car hydroplaned as the driver lost control and crashed into the occupied bus shelter.
ABC Action News - Local News - http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/default.aspx
Northside bus riders weigh in on proposed changes
By John
As GRTC works to balance the needs of its riders with a contracting operating budget, it is inviting Richmond residents to give them feedback on proposed changes — including those impacting riders of North Richmond bus routes, ...
North Richmond News - http://northrichmondnews.com/news

Houston charter bus owner built business, checkered rep
Houston Chronicle - United States
Some fellow operators described de la Torre as an honest, responsible bus operator; while others said the owner of Angel Tours cut corners on bus ...
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Rafael Sanz mourns loss of wife, baby to bus crash
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The impact threw her into the middle of the street, where she was hit by a 10000-pound school bus. Up to 30 bystanders rushed to lift the bus off of Sanz. ...
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Next stop London with a light heart as bus arrives on time at ...
Times Online - UK
So the entrance of a London bus into the closing ceremony was a very cheery, jolly statement, especially after seeing the Chinese Liberation Army arriving ...
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Olympics Close With a Bang and a Double-Decker Bus
New York Times - United States
In the handover ceremony for the 2012 London Games, a red double-decker bus entered the stadium just after 9 pm, followed by three cyclists. ...
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Bus drivers in northeast Ohio set for Monday strike
WTTE - Columbus,OH,USA
KENT, Ohio (AP) -- Bus drivers who service the area around Kent State University plan to strike, now that last-ditch negotiations have failed. ...
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ASU reduces employee subsidy for bus passes
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
24, 2008 12:00 AM One of the Valley's largest employers has stopped paying full fare for its workers to ride the bus to and from work. ...
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Two arrested over stabbing in east London
guardian.co.uk - UK
The victim was knifed near a bus garage in Walthamstow, east London, and was taken by ambulance to the nearby Whipps Cross hospital where he was pronounced ...
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Bus service across Line of Control suspended
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
JAMMU: The bus service between Poonch town of Jammu and Kashmir and Rawalkote in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was suspended on Monday due to a curfew that ...
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School bus novices go for trial run
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Ottawa's tiniest citizens turned out in full force Sunday to ride a school bus for the first time. Numbering more than 300, they flooded Woodroffe High ...
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Strike Will Affect Cap Metro Bus Routes
With high gas prices and college students returning to Austin, Capital Metro bus routes have been more crowded than usual. However, last week the bus drivers union voted to reject a contract offer raising the possibility of a strike and ...
Local News for MyFox Austin - http://www.myfoxaustin.com/myfox

Bus drivers poised to strike for pay rise
It will be at least a week before the public finds out whether Perth bus drivers will strike for more pay from the State Government. Hundreds of drivers attended a Transport Workers Union meeting y.
WA News - http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77

Bus drivers in northeast Ohio set for Monday strike
KENT, Ohio (AP) -- Bus drivers who service the area around Kent State University plan to strike, now that last-ditch negotiations have failed.
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PARTA bus drivers ready to walk picket lines Monday
The union representing bus drivers for the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority plans to strike Monday morning after a last-ditch negotiation session today broke down.
Local Breaking News - http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news

Senior hit by bus dies
Police are investigating a Yau Ma Tei traffic accident in which an 81-year-old woman was hit by a bus and died.
SinoLinx.com Aggregated China News - http://www.sinolinx.com/

Three killed in weekend violence
guardian.co.uk - UK
It was one of several violent incidents around the country at the weekend, with two more people killed in the West Midlands. One man died after being shot ...
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Protesters rally before convention
The Associated Press -
There were a few minor incidents. Marchers shouted at a Fox News Channel crew trying to interview a controversial former University of Colorado professor, ...
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Maimed at bus stop, she makes plea
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
In another, a pedestrian at a bus stop was seriously injured, and the third involved Hoff and Hughes. In 2007, four such incidents were reported. ...
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Three murdered in Bank Holiday violence
Times Online - UK
“The incident happened close to a well lit bus garage in Walthamstow Central. The victim is the 24th teenager murdered in the capital so far this year. ...
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Diwali eve blast: Witness identifies accused in court
Times of India - India
The witness, Rajiv Sinha, alleged that Shah had planted a bag containing bomb in a DTC bus. The serial blasts at three different places - Sarojini Nagar, ...
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Fire Dept. offers back to school safety tips
El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
Even so, last year, approximately 26 students were killed and another 9000 were injured in incidents involving school buses. More often than not, ...
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9:33 AM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 93.3; NC 42.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

School uniform "adult size" -porn. Adult size wrestling e in a ...
By Wilson(Wilson)
There were changes made to the uniform, to include school bus driver shortage i saw this story on the casey incidents involved riders younger than riding adult-size. Issued as an advertisement for courses available at the school ...
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Licensed to kill in lawless SA
By doodler(The Uhuru Guru)
The Sunday Independent this week attempted to find out what progress had been made in four high-profile incidents that occurred in the past few years - the police fracas, the deaths of 69 security guards during a strike in 2006, ...
South Africa Sucks - http://zahell.blogspot.com/

Subject: 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
By H.V.O.M(H.V.O.M)
Otto is about to board a bus for the nearest naval base. Lisa shouts out of her window] Otto, what are you doing? Otto: I dunno. I just got an urge to join the Navy. Lisa: You're being brainwashed! Otto: Yeah, probably. ...
Homeless Veteran Of Microsoft - http://hvom.blogspot.com/

The Chatter Class: Bells Bend debate incomplete without asking ...
Nashville City Paper - Nashville,TN,USA
The growth boundary has guided the Portland area for about a quarter of a century — with a strong helping hand from an exceptional transit system. ...
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Westmoreland transit ridership soars to record
Monessen Valley Independent - Monessen,PA,USA
By Rich Cholodofsky For the first time ever, more than 400000 passengers traveled on Westmoreland County Transit Authority buses during the last year. ...
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Increase alternative transit options
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
By Peggy Delach IN mid-July, Foothill Transit received a thank you note from Rhonda Robinson, a new rider of our Line 690 - an express route that runs along ...
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Transit study draws criticism for not including north, west parts ...
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
The study, funded by the state and the county, identifies and prioritizes needed transit routes in and through San Carlos Park, Estero and Bonita Springs. ...
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Portage RTA union workers promise to strike Monday
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
After more than a year of union negotiations, the drivers of the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority promised to strike and picket Monday morning, ...
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TRANSIT members give the thumbs-down to public transport
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
BY BAVANI M TRANSIT — The Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit Klang Valley — a group that advocates good public transportation system in the ...
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Transit hub in University Place?
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
University Place is asking Pierce Transit to help pay for construction of a second multilevel parking garage at the long-delayed Town Center project along ...
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Moving Term of the Week: Storage In Transit
By We Haul Moving
Some moving terms may seem simple and inconsequential, however in actuality they refer to an important business specific scenario that you should understand if you want to retain control of your moving costs. Moving companies, like all ...
Moving News and Relocation Advice - http://www.wehaulmoving.com/news


iPhone 2.1 Maps to boast Google Transit?
Faithful Macenstein reader Justin over at When Will Apple? proposes an interesting theory on at least one cool new feature we may see in the next iPhone firmware revision. "Well I just checked out Google maps on my PC and noticed ...
The Ultimate iPhone News Collection... - http://www.iphone2die4.com/feeds/latest/

Articles from the week...
By JMD(JMD)
This situation in New York is very similar in that regulations have been enacted over the years that are pedestrian and transit unfriendly and need to be changed. From the Seattle Transit Blog comes: News Stands ...
Transit In Utah - http://transitinutah.blogspot.com/

Transit workers giving urine sample may get audience
Some transportation workers in Boston and across the country may soon have an audience when they give urine samples for workplace drug tests, according to revised federal...
Boston, MA News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/boston-ma

Greyhound drivers seek airport-style security
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
We've had some small incidents but most of the time we didn't pay any attention to carry-on luggage." A driver watches a passenger get off a bus in ...
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Cut in offences on transport system is boost
This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK
The most significant results across Greater Manchester show a 35 per cent drop in reported incidents at bus shelters and a 22 per cent drop on rail. ...
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Squeaky Wheels
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
MTC spokesperson Marianne Rouette declined to comment on the two fatal incidents, saying that would have to wait for pending coroner's reports on the deaths ...
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MMDA defends barriers at Edsa, other main roads
Sun.Star - Philippines
He said the concrete barriers, pink fences and bus lanes separators along the main roads have complied with international traffic safety standards contrary ...
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Another student attacked at Curtin Uni
The West Australian - Perth,Western Australia,Australia
Yesterday Curtin University acting deputy vice chancellor Val Raubenheimer said that the spate of recent incidents was of great concern to the university. ...
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School openings mean more traffic, more crashes, more efforts to ...
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
Just Tuesday afternoon, a school bus was stopped to drop off several students about two miles east of Elloree. Police say that before the bus could move, ...
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All kinds come and go at bus depot
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
For decades, Greyhound bus stations have battled their image as shady hubs for transients and fodder for ghost stories. Freak incidents like the ...
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First bus incident of the year
By HopewellMomSchool(HopewellMomSchool)
I brought up to the Superintendent's Office, too, the driver's statements that "Barak Obama is a Muslim" and the various violent and sexually harassing incidents P has lived thru. I was wrong to assume those had been dealt with by the ...
Hopewell Takes On LIFE! - http://hopewellmomschoolreborn.blogspot.com/

10:30 AM, Bus. 85/ Us-29 A, Night Time Maintenance, Moving Closure
Brush spraying.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

List of operators of double decker buses
UK North Buses (operated a fleet of single- and double-decker buses in manchester until 2006 when they were indefinitely banned from the city’s roads after their buses were involved in a series of incidents, one of them fatal) ...
SDA Movers - http://www.sdamovers.com


DOES ANYONE NOTICE THE CYCLES/SYNCHRONICITIES??
By cynicalmystic
Gods, I am going nuts. Beheadings, crane accidents, tornadoes, bus crashes, window washer incidents. This week, it is PLANE CRASHES. I am trying to discern a pattern, wondering where the pieces fit…
Heidi-Lore's Musings - http://heidilore.wordpress.com

Feds cite Texas bus operator after 2 fatal crashes
Houston Chronicle - United States
Court records examined by The Associated Press show a bus operated by Autobuses Rio Verde was involved in a fatal crash in Mexico on July 3, less than two ...
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Bus systems lure riders with plush seats and Wi-Fi
International Herald Tribune - France
AP WASHINGTON: Think of the typical city bus, and Americans are likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as ...
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Tire that failed in fatal crash came with bus, insurer's attorney says
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
AP HOUSTON – A Dallas lawyer says bus company owner Angel de la Torre did not install the retread tire that authorities say failed Aug. ...
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Metro bus accident sends 8 to hospital
Houston Chronicle - United States
A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus struck a restroom at the Hillcroft Transit Center this weekend, sending the driver and seven of the 11 passengers to a ...
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Bus operators to get area tour
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
In an attempt to showcase tourism opportunities, the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau will be hosting motorcoach and tour bus operators this ...
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One person treated after Muni bus crash
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
One person was taken to the hospital after a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus collided with another vehicle in the city's Mission District this morning, ...
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Model City Worker Gets a Hero’s Goodbye, Her Baby in Her Arms
New York Times - United States
Seven months pregnant and trying to shield her unborn child with her arms, she was thrown into the path of a school bus. Passers-by rushed to her aid and ...
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Portage bus drivers walk picket line as contract talks break down
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
KENT -- Dozens of bus drivers opted to stand still Monday rather than make a living moving around town. About 70 drivers, 50 of them part-time workers, ...
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Mechanic crushed to death by bus
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A mechanic has been crushed to death while working on a bus in Altona North, in Melbourne's west. A police spokeswoman said the man was underneath the bus ...
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13 injured in school bus crash
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
THIRTEEN people have been injured after a school bus and a truck collided in southeast Queensland. Police said a bus carrying 25 children was struck from ...
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School bus operator offers safety tips for students
By Greg
According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, riding a school bus is the safest way for children to get to and from school. It’s safer than walking or riding a bike and is even eight times safer than riding in the ...
CanadianDriver: Automotive news - http://www.canadiandriver.com/thenews

Teens jailed in bus driver assault
Two 16-year-old Blackman High School students are being held in the county's Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly assaulting a bus driver.
www.dnj.com - Local News - http://www.dnj.com

School Bus Safety
With Billings schools opening in a few days, preparations are underway but one bus driver says Billings drivers have a long way to go.
KULR - News - Local - http://www.kulr8.com/news/local

1 Hospitalized In Mission District Muni Bus Crash
One person was taken to the hospital after a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus collided with another vehicle in the city's Mission District this morning, a Muni spokeswoman...
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Driver injured as car collides with school bus
A car driver was badly injured in a collision with a school bus in Taupo this morning.
National News - http://3news.co.nz

Transit, traffic do better than expected
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Normally, RTD sells about three of its five-day transit passes a month through its online sales program. During the past month or so, the agency sold about ...
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Commentary: Pedestrians and transit go hand in hand
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
In transit-oriented cities like Washington, dense pedestrian traffic makes sidewalks active, attractive and safe. Storefronts are transformed, windows ...
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The Transit Therapist: Transfer troubles
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By Matthew Coutts, National Post Last week, the National Post launched a new feature, the Transit Therapist, to offer jilted (or contented) transit riders a ...
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55 per cent back new transit plan
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA-City residents like Ottawa's new transit plan better than the old discarded one, but they aren't crazy about it, a new poll suggests. ...
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Mass transit sales tax faces more hurdles
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... to ask voters in November to consider a one-half cent sales tax increase to pay for $30- to $40-billion in mass transit projects and road improvements. ...
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Updated DNC street closures and alternate routes
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Public-transit services also will be affected. Denver Police and the Secret Service plan rolling street closures as needed to accommodate Barak Obama and ...
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Union tells Greyhound drivers to restrict carry-on luggage after ...
The Canadian Press - WINNIPEG
Jim Higgs, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union chapter representing about 500 drivers from British Columbia to Sudbury, Ont., issued a directive late ...
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Regional Transit To Consider Price Increase & Service Cutbacks
KFBK - Sacramento,CA,USA
Sacramento Regional Transit officials say, despite an explosion in ridership over the past few months, they're still considering fee increases to fix an ...
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Eastside Transit News
By andrew
The switch is to a mixed use focus with transit orientation and we’re hopefully including some workforce housing in there. It is very, very tough for people to work at Bellevue Square and live in Tacoma and Federal Way and try to make ...
Seattle Transit Blog - http://seattletransitblog.com

Tampa Bay Transit Board to Hire Leader
By rss@masstransitmag.com
Officials on Tampa Bay's seven-county transportation board decided Friday to pay the group's first executive director $150000 a year and to hire that person within two months.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Kent State University students' views mixed on Portage transit strike
By James Ewinger
Chuck Crow/The Plain Dealer Drivers begin their strike against the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority on Monday, the same day classes begin at nearby Kent State University. The university estimates that up to 5000 students ...
Cleveland Metro News – The... - http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/

GO Transit services improves in Toronto
By Jil
Toronto, Ontario - The Ministry of Transport has announced that recently-completed improvements to Ontario’s GO Transit commuter rail line will relieve congestion and reduce delays for the 44700 riders who use the Lakeshore East ...
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