Saturday, November 8, 2008

11/8/08

India Journal
Bus Accident Kills 46 as Driver Changes CD
India Journal - Sante Fe Springs,CA,USA
The bus was going at a very high speed. Reckless driving and poor road conditions frequently cause accidents with high death tolls in India. (Reuters)
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Three school buses in seperate accidents Thursday
EastBayRI.com - Bristol,RI,USA
The car and the school bus “just barely touched each other,” Officer Cahoon said. The school department sent another bus to the accident scene to take the ...
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Buses barred from installing music players
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
"With a view to check frequent bus accidents, the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) have been directed to remove CD players, DVD players and stereos from ...
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Killer drivers and other violators
Manila Standard Today - Philippines
... Regulatory Board for drivers from three bus firms that were recently involved in vehicular accidents along the metropolis’ main circumferential highway. ...
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Bus drivers overworked, stressed out - study
MANILA, Philippines - A television report on Friday said that drivers are overworked and have low self-esteem, yet they get all the blame amid rising number of road accidents involving passenger buses.
GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/

AC Transit bus rolls into passenger trying to load bike
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Robert Salonga NORTH RICHMOND — A 40-year-old woman was treated for minor injuries after an AC Transit bus rolled into her as she was loading the bus's ...
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Port Authority riders save less money than transit riders elsewhere
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
A new report by a nonprofit public transit organization finds that Port Authority riders save about $659 a month by taking public transportation to work ...
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Bombardier gets C$456 million train contract from Singapore ...
The Canadian Press - BERLIN
B) says it has won a contract to supply 219 driverless transit cars from the Land Transport Authority of Singapore. The contract, announced early Friday, ...
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Weekend plans: State's education leader, plus reader comments on ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Mass transit's big win at the polls is a hot topic. Editorial here, reader thread here. This is outstanding! So is our passage of Metro's 20% service ...
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Clean Energy Secures Ownership of Existing Las Vegas Network of ...
MarketWatch - USA
RTC is both the transit authority and the transportation-planning agency for Southern Nevada. The two RTC transit stations currently fuel more than 50 CNG ...
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Transit cop testifies in sodomy assault case
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
AP An attorney for a transit police officer says his client testified before grand jurors investigating a 24-year-old man's claims that police beat and ...
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Transit cop testifies in alleged NYPD assault case
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - An attorney for a transit police officer says his client testified before grand jurors investigating a 24-year-old man's claims that police beat ...
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New York Daily News
Transit cop testimony backs Michael Mineo's claim he was assaulted ...
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
In secret closed-door testimony Thursday, an NYPD transit cop revealed he saw an officer jab a suspect in the buttocks with his baton, law enforcement ...
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Call made to extend mass transit
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By Ariel Hart Atlanta has missed the boat on public transportation compared with some other cities, said the president of a national mass transit ...
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Transit gaffe gives Robertson a $173 lesson in political opportunism
Globe and Mail - Canada
Vancouver mayoral aspirant Gregor Robertson is absolutely right about that stupid transit fine. At $173, it is outrageously high for the minor offence of ...
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Houston Metro is Seeking Agreement With Banks
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Rosanna Ruiz)
Metro, like dozens of transit agencies around the nation, is in negotiations with banks to avoid millions in default payments triggered by AIG's collapse in the midst of the financial crisis.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com/
Transit News
Morning! Just reading the November issue of "The Buzzer", available online at www.translink.bc.ca and there are some items worth mentioning; -Open Houses to discuss the new #555 bus route between Maple Ridge and Langley Centre, ...
Current Forum Topics - http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/forums.html
Transportation News Roundup
By Katie Eukel
Check out this week's hottest transportation news. It includes exploding bicycle locks and ballot initiative victories. Transit. New Metro Freeway Lanes May Not be On The Horizon Anytime Soon. The Met Council’s latest transportation ...
Transit for Livable Communities... - http://tippingpoint.typepad.com/tlc/
Houston Metro is Seeking Agreement With Banks
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Rosanna Ruiz)
Metro, like dozens of transit agencies around the nation, is in negotiations with banks to avoid millions in default payments triggered by AIG's collapse in the midst of the financial crisis.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com/
Transit News
Morning! Just reading the November issue of "The Buzzer", available online at www.translink.bc.ca and there are some items worth mentioning; -Open Houses to discuss the new #555 bus route between Maple Ridge and Langley Centre, ...
Current Forum Topics - http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/forums.html
Transportation News Roundup
By Katie Eukel
Check out this week's hottest transportation news. It includes exploding bicycle locks and ballot initiative victories. Transit. New Metro Freeway Lanes May Not be On The Horizon Anytime Soon. The Met Council’s latest transportation ...
Transit for Livable Communities... - http://tippingpoint.typepad.com/tlc/
Transit Police name now official
The transit police working in the Lower Mainland have a new name. They're now the Transit Police. The old name, the "South Coast British Columbia Transportation Police Service," was officially changed ...
News1130 - News - Health - Business... - http://www.news1130.com/
Amalgamated Transit Union On Strike
By staff@MobileBroadcastNews.com (MBN)
download this clip! 11/6/08, Austin, TX The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091 is in their second day of a drivers' and mechanics' strike on Capitol Metro.
Mobile Broadcast News - http://mobilebroadcastnews.blogspot.com/
As I See It ‘Boundary’ makes transport chaotic
Inquirer.net - Philippines
There would be fewer accidents and the transport sector would be more orderly if the system is changed. Make the bus, jeepney and cab owners pay their ...
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Unsafe driving leads to multiple accidents on Highway 4
Amador Ledger-Dispatch - Jackson,CA,USA
That same afternoon, Nancy Saulter of Murphys was operating a Vallecito Union School bus on Highway 4 with one student left to drop off. ...
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Court orders judicial probe into Blueline bus accident
SINDH TODAY - Sindh,Pakistan
Taking a serious view of the growing number of Blueline bus accidents in the city, the high court imposed a Rs.100000 fine for the release of the bus which ...
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Accidents close 10th Street
WISH - Indianapolis,IN,USA
A second involved a school bus near 10th and Whitfield. Police say one person on the bus suffered a severe laceration and was transported to the hospital. ...
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Accidents close 10th Street
WISH - Indianapolis,IN,USA
A second accident involved a school bus near 10th and Whitfield. Police say one person on the bus suffered a severe laceration and was transported to the ...
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Northfield Township Bus Truck Accident Hurts Amish
By admin
A Northfield Township bus accident has resulted in minor injuries for at least 14 members of a Mount Pleasant Amish church. The accident occurred when a tour bus was rear-ended by a semi tractor-trailer on US 23 near Barker Road north ...
michigancaraccidentlawyerblog.com - http://www.michigancaraccidentlawyerblog.com
Driving in China - a Mike Latza Post
By Michelle(Michelle)
There are not nearly as many accidents on the street as one would expect to see. Cars miss people, cars, and other sundry vehicles by inches. Each person knows their place in the dance, and it is exquisitely choreographed. ...
BlogAbout CLC Libraries - http://blogaboutmurphy.blogspot.com/
Of “Killer” Buses and Car Lobbies:The Coincidental Death of the BRT
By Aarti
More buses will mean less cars, less accidents and less pollution. And yet from the mid-nineties the image of the killer bus running amok on the streets of Delhi, mowing down terrified pedestrians in its path has been a staple of the ...
Kafila - http://kafila.org
ACS Signs $12 Million Transportation Contract With City of Brampton
MarketWatch - USA
today announced a $12 (CDN) million contract with the City of Brampton to enable the transit authority to improve the effectiveness of its bus services as ...
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Regina students need improved transit service
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
The city's transit service commissioned a review of its operations and its services to determine how it can reduce its environmental imprint while at the ...
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Washington Post
Pr. William Wants to Build 25 Centers Around Transit
Washington Post - United States
... into "centers of community" and "centers of commerce" -- half-mile circles of high-density, mixed-use projects built around mass transit. ...
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Deal clears way for Coach USA, NJ Transit commuters in East Brunswick
Scarlet Scuttlebutt - East Brunswick,NJ,USA
By GENE RACZ • STAFF WRITER • October 8, 2008 EAST BRUNSWICK —A compromise has cleared the way for commuters to access both Coach USA/Suburban Transit buses ...
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HNTB survey: More Americans are using public transit
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
More than 24 million Americans, or 11 percent of the nation’s adults, use buses, light rail, commuter rail and other public transit options more than they ...
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Public Opinion Sought on UTA's Bicycle Transit Center Project
KCPW - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
(KCPW News) The Utah Transit Authority is hosting an open house to discuss a new Bicycle Transit Center planning project tonight. ...
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Transit bus catches fire
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By SUN MEDIA The back of a Winnipeg Transit bus caught fire with passengers aboard around 3:30 pm Tuesday. The bus was on Salter Street at the time of the ...
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Transit mall MAX: Perk or poison for downtown?
This is the transit mall north of West Burnside Street, where for 20 years buses heading downtown from all over the city have dominated the street. And for those 20 years and longer, Sixth Avenue ...
The Portland Tribune - News - http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/index.php
GO Transit seeks tighter security
GO Transit will discuss increasing security and parking enforcement at its monthly board meeting tomorrow.
Toronto Sun - News - http://www.torontosun.com/news/
Ford announces new power plant for Transit
By Simon
Ford has announced it will introduce a new 2.2-litre 115PS Duratorq TDCi engine and 6-speed manual transmission to the Transit line-up. Ford Transit van leasing special offers on ContractHireAndLeasing.com Ford Transit vans for sale on ...
Contract hire and leasing news - http://www.contracthireandleasing.com/car-leasing-news

Leon County School Bus Accidents
WCTV - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Mobile ~ Now local news, weather, sports, movies, stocks and other cities throughout the country on your cell phone or PDA. Double Dollar Deals ~ WCTV has ...
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Commuters dump cars for the bus
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Streamline has also led to a 42% drop in traffic accidents on the routes. Mr Booth says: "Accidents on Streamline routes have been reduced by 426 which is ...
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Bus line goes on despite wrecks
ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON - Federal regulators will allow a Houston bus company to continue operating despite two accidents in one week but have ordered another Texas bus carrier out of business. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
News from www.lmtonline.com - http://www.lmtonline.com/

Added by video on Sunday, August 24, 2008
By video
Bus loses control and crashes into a bunch of cars in a parking lot, Caught on video and comes to a halt. Watch the passenger brace himself for the impact and then asks to be let off of the bus.
Videos in the Accidents Mishaps... - http://videos.caught-on-video.com

Gender no bar in life and death
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
... and empowerment of women in India,' a Delhi court has said while awarding Rs 13 lakh relief to parents of a 23-year-old woman crushed by a Blueline bus. ...
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Vandals hit cars, bus stops, home
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
By Ruth Liao • Statesman Journal Vandals caused thousands of dollars in damages in at least 16 separate incidents throughout Keizer that left windows ...
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Car bombs in Algeria kill 11
Swissinfo - Switzerland
Canadian engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc said later on Wednesday that 12 of its Algerian employees were killed when a bus carrying ...
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NTSB releases final report in fatal bus crash
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
The board found that the driver of the bus carrying the team mistook the left-hand HOV exit to Northside Drive for the HOV through lane. ...
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Houston schools often used firm in fatal bus crash
Houston Chronicle - United States
A bus operated by Iguala Busmex, formerly known as Angel Tours, careened through a guardrail and down an embankment Aug. 8 on US 75 near Sherman. ...
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Scammer posed as bus victim's sister
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
WINNIPEG - Just when they thought it was safe to find a quiet place to grieve, the family of a young man beheaded on a Greyhound bus last month has been ...
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Truck driver plows through bus barns near Tyler
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A semi-truck driver suffered minor injuries when he crashed through two bus barns and slammed into three empty school buses in southwestern Minnesota. ...
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Bullitt Superintendent Not Budging on Bus Policy
Despite impassioned pleas from a Bullitt County family concerned their daughter might be victimized while making a long morning trek to the bus stop, Bullitt County's...
Louisville, KY News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/louisville-ky

Haverhill High bus routes
Morning pickups Route 1 6:35 CHADWICK Road 6:35 CHADWICK at REGENT 6:35 Along BOXFORD Road at MARBLE 6:40 South CROSS Road at SALEM 6:45 OLD GROVELAND Road 6:48 209 OLD GROVELAND Road 6:48 CHADWICK Road at SALEM.
hgazette.com, Haverhill, MA--News - http://www.hgazette.com

Twelve Algerian employees of SNC-Lavalin die in bus bombing
Twelve Algerian employees of SNC-Lavalin were killed in a terrorist attack on August 20, 2008, while riding on a bus to work on the Koudiat Acerdoune water treatment plant and distribution project in Algeria. Another 15 employees were ...
News - Journal of Commerce - http://www.joconl.com

NTSB issues final report on Atlanta bus crash
ATLANTA (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board released final recommendations on Tuesday urging more clear and consistent highway signs in the wake of a March 2007 bus crash that killed five athletes from Bluffton University.
Lima News Headlines : Local News - http://www.limaohio.com

Transit union averts strike
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 voted to ratify an agreement with the city this evening, firming up a contract and ending the ...
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One hurt as Houston-based bus crashes in Dallas
Houston Chronicle - United States
No injuries were reported in that incident. State investigators said that bus was operating legally. The two incidents involving that company come nearly ...
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Student and bus struck in separate incidents
News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
The first crash occurred around 7:30 am on Coliseum Boulevard when a FWCS bus carrying eight North Side High School special-needs students was broadsided in ...
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Incidents won't prompt changes to bus security
Leader Post - Don Mills,ON,Canada
The bus driver called police to request help with three intoxicated males on board. The incident follows the beheading of a passenger on another Greyhound ...
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Juveniles arrested involving multiple incidents
MyFox Gulf Coast - Mobile,AL,USA
In the first incident officers responded to a complaint that two black males driving a blue Ford vehicle pointed a gun at a female student at a bus stop ...
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Bus crash in Dallas injures 1, brake failure cited
Houston Chronicle - United States
Wednesday's accident occurred when the bus, traveling from Mexico to Columbus, Ohio, careened into a gas station after exiting Interstate 35. ...
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Arrest made in bus stop beating in Sioux City
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A Sioux City man accused of beating and robbing a high school student at a bus stop last year has been arrested. ...
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11-Yr.-Old Found Taking Bus Home After Huge Gun Heist
CityNews - Toronto,Canada
After allegedly committing their not-so-perfect crime, they decided to stage their getaway on board a city bus. And one of them is only 11 years old. ...
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11-Yr.-Old Found Taking Bus Home After Huge Gun Heist
CityNews - Toronto,Canada
After allegedly committing their not-so-perfect crime, they decided to stage their getaway on board a city bus. And one of them is only 11 years old. ...
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Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumes
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
Srinagar, Aug 21 (PTI) The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumed here today amid tight security with about 100 passengers travelling to ...
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Some Funkstown kindergartners dropped at wrong bus stop
Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
By ERIN CUNNINGHAM (erinc@herald-mail.com) HAGERSTOWN — Three children, ages 4 and 5, were dropped off at the wrong bus stop Thursday afternoon and found ...
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Runaway Bus Destroys Apartment
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
A runaway bus slammed into an apartment building as the driver was investigating a problem with the doors at about 6 pm Thursday at the intersection of Duke ...
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Franklin bus driver calls police after 8 year-old pulls knife
A fast-acting bus driver pulled a knife from an eight-year-old girl arguing with a 10-year-old boy, according to police.
www.dnj.com - Local News - http://www.dnj.com

Key Kashmir bus service resumes - BBC News
Washington PostKey Kashmir bus service resumesBBC News - 8 hours agoA bus service connecting Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir has resumed a week after it was stopped due to violence in the region.Trans-Kashmir bus service ...
Original Signal - Transmitting News - http://news.originalsignal.com

Miami Gets 600 Solar Bus Shelters
By admin
The energy used to light bus shelters is easily overlooked when we’re trying to change the world, but relatively small steps like this make a big difference. It’s an exciting project, and I’m hoping will encourage other media companies ...
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