Thursday, January 15, 2009

1/15/09-2

Report: Winona school bus fire began after bus hit deer, didn't stop
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
AP Bus smoking and sparking, and the idiot driver kept on going. He should have stopped, called 911, used the buses fire estinguisher, and … read more there ...
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Students moved to new bus after mechanical problem
MSNBC - USA
Boone County - A school bus encountered a mechanical problem at US 421 south of County Road 300 South. The Boone County school bus was transporting students ...
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Pedestrian Improving After Being Hit By A&M Bus
KBTX - College Station,TX,USA
A Texas A&M employee is improving, a day after being hit on campus by a Texas A&M shuttle bus. Michelle Hayes has been upgraded from critical to stable ...
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School Bus Driver Charged In Fatal Accident
MyNC.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By NBC17, NBC17, 1 hour, 45 minutes ago Police in Cary have charged a school bus driver with misdemeanor death by vehicle in connection with the fatal ...
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Bullet rips through school bus, no one badly hurt
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY ROSALIND ROSSI, MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA AND ANNIE SWEENEY Staff Reporters A gunshot ripped through a Chicago school bus Wednesday as sixth-graders were ...
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BBC News
McDonald's branch struck by bus
BBC News - UK
Four people have been hurt after a bus crashed into a restaurant in east London, police have said. The collision happened in Hoe Street in Walthamstow, ...
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Washington Post
Free Rides To Feed Into Metrorail for Inauguration
Washington Post - United States
Loudoun commuter bus rider Robert Dittmer of Winchester, who works in Alexandria, says he's not sure how he should commute Tuesday. ...
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TRAX, bus fares will drop to $2 in spring
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Brandon Loomis Passengers on TRAX trains and Utah Transit Authority buses will pay 25 cents less per ride starting April 1, when two fuel surcharges ...
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MTA Hears Riders’ Reaction to Plans for Service Changes: They’re Angry
New York Times - United States
Not the subway, bus and commuter rail riders, many of them irate, many already hard-pressed by the economic times, who showed up at the hearing to protest ...
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CTA Bus Tracker Your BFF
MSNBC - USA
Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly where your bus was before you went out into the cold? Or whether you had a minute to run into Dunkin' Donuts for a quick ...

Bus stations plan approved UAE - The Official Web Site - News
UAE INTERACT is the official web site of the United Arab Emirates National Media Council. It is updated daily with news and information on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), also known as The Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, ...
UAEinteract.com - News - http://uaeinteract.com/rss/uaeinteract-news.asp
Pedestrian hit by A&M bus | Bryan/College Station, Texas - The Eagle
Pedestrian hit by A&M bus was published on 1/14/2009 inside the The Eagle in Bryan / College Station, TX. ... The Eagle - Your digital news leader · Home · News · Sports · Weather · Video · Entertainment · Obituaries · Announcements ...
Local News | The Bryan College... - http://www.theeagle.com/local/
Navistar News
Ride the bus: Riding the school bus is a great way to reduce your school’s carbon footprint. The American School Bus Council estimates that each diesel school bus takes 36 cars off the road, which significantly reduces fuel use, ...
Navistar News - http://navistar.mediaroom.com/
Where’s News Box?
We thought it was a food delivery truck, but instead of walking into a restaurant, the workers went to the rows of news boxes that populate the intersection. They took a few news boxes away. There is no doubt that this was done to clear ...
Penn Quarter Living - http://pqliving.com/
LancasterOnline.com:News:Woman here files $3M suit over crash
A Lancaster woman has filed a $3 million lawsuit against a Maryland school district for injuries sustained in a 2006 accident involving a school bus.
LancasterOnline - Religion - http://www.lancasteronline.com/

ACLU: Schools can’t ban Obama
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
In one community, a student was put off a school bus because the bus driver didn’t want to hear Mr. Obama’s name.” Esman said the bus incident occurred in ...
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Yobs throw shopping trolley at bus
Bolton News - Bolton,England,UK
The front top window of the double-decker bus was smashed but fortunately no one was injured. The incident is one of a number of reported incidents where ...
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Reports on 2 police shootings OK’d
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington,IN,USA
Board member Sims asked about the use of less-lethal weapons in the bus terminal incident. Diekhoff replied that the incident happened so quickly that there ...
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Schools close today; minus-40 wind chills feared
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies responded to more than 34 accidents with damage and another 19 incidents of motorists sliding into roadside ditches. ...
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Beloved shuttle driver dies of heart attack at 59
Bowling Green News - Bowling Green,OH,USA
Larry Shaner, the shuttle bus driver some students called "Scary Larry" several years ago, died on Jan. 3 of a heart attack. "He really loved his job," said ...
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Icy weather causes car accidents
Caboodle.hu - Budapest,Hungary
Slippery roads were blamed for 20-30 serious traffic accidents, and caused trucks and buses to slide into ditches along roads across the country. ...
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Bus Driver, Conductor Murdered in Guatemala
Latin American Herald Tribune - Caracas,Venezuela
The double murder comes on the heels of the killings of two bus drivers and two assistants on Tuesday in separate incidents elsewhere in this violent ...
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:: Rugby videos of tackles, tries, funny incidents and more ...
The second hit in this clip comes from the incident packed Perpignan and Bourgoin game again, with Karena Wihongi putting in a solid, textbook looking hit on Perpignan flanker Jean-Pierre Perez. Well timed, rocking him back, ...
:: Rugby videos of tackles, tries,... - http://rugbydump.blogspot.com/
I Luv SA: Two policemen dead after shootouts
Two police officers were killed in separate incidents in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. In the first incident, Insp Sipho Cletus Kweyama, 41, was walking his wife to a bus stop in Umlazi at 5am when three men approached him and opened fire. ...
I Luv SA - http://iluvsa.blogspot.com/
Obama in Black & White
This zone of Chicago is where the races mix, but of course the racial tension was impossible to ignore, and my time there was a time of highly publicized incidents of black-on-white sexual violence near the University of ...
Artvoice - Buffalo's #1 Newsweekly - http://artvoice.com/
Police: Two men missing is separate incidents
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
He has no access to money or a vehicle, and does not ride the bus, according to Sgt. Fred Plageman with the Sheriff's Office. Kryger avoids contact with ...
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Woman attacked in Scotland ‘because she sounded English’
Times Online - UK
“We had just left a club and were going to catch a bus,” said Ms Newman, a beauty therapist who has lived in Scotland for about 15 years. ...
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Fuel theft interrupted at school bus yard
New Haven Register (subscription) - New Haven,CT,USA
Satkowski said similar fuel-siphoning incidents have occurred twice at All-Star’s bus yard in Oxford, and once at its Waterbury location. ...
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Foiled diesel theft has police looking for leads
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
... resident trooper Sgt. Daniel Semosky said his office is investigating two incidents in which an undetermined amount of diesel fuel was taken from buses. ...
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London mayor outlines cycling vision
BikeRadar.com - Bath,UK
She said: "Given that there have been no fatal incidents and only four serious incidents involving articulated buses and cyclists since they were introduced ...
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ALBION: Low bridge takes off top of school bus
Journal-Register - Medina,NY,USA
He said in the past, the bridge has been the site of similar incidents, but none in recent past, nor any involving school buses.
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GulfNews
Abu Dhabi to upgrade bus service
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
"During the past six months of service, there were no specific complaints on pickpocketing or harassing women except some incidents of youths disturbing ...
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Five years on, same problems punctures transjakarta
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
The have been several incidents of theft reported both inside shelters and on buses. Reports of sexual harassment have also been recorded. like to brake ...
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The Belletristic Cat: The Privilege of the Bus Rider
By Jenn
I'm not talking about the readers who have experienced harassment, including one who was mistaken for a prostitute and propositioned repeatedly while waiting for the bus. It is a legitimate fear and one incident would be enough, ...
The Belletristic Cat - http://belletristiccat.blogspot.com/
NCDOT: Travel Information
Congestion - Expected Impact to traffic is Medium, Start Time. 1/14/2009 05:36 AM. End Time. 1/14/2009 08:41 AM. Reason. Automatic Congestion: Congestion. Traffic is traveling at 22 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 93.3; NC 42 ...
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/
Tourists Robbed on Bus
They confronted the bus crew who then abandoned them by the side of the road in Ayutthaya province. This kind of thing is so common here in Thailand. These two incidents were reported in the newspapers only because the passengers were ...
Thailand Blogs - Thai Culture and Life - http://www.thai-blogs.com/index.php
Treacherous Ice Cripples Bulgaria Roads: Treacherous Ice Cripples ...
The slippery conditions could trigger complete traffic halts in some locations and can be risky for pedestrians. The ice can also damage power lines, accumulate on trees and roofs, which could further lead to harmful incidents. ...
Sofia News Agency (novinite.com) - http://www.novinite.com/
JustMeans | Don’t Walk – Misadventures On Foot in the Suburbs
By Justmeans
Nonetheless, incidents like today are discouraging. With all the talk of "going green," the assumption that it is unnecessary to clear sidewalks during the winter is completely contrary to promoting sustainable development. ...
All Things Reconsidered - http://www.justmeans.com/index.php?action=allthingsrecon
Obey crosswalks to avoid accidents
Edson Leader - Alberta, Canada
15) I was preparing to exit from Westhaven School after dropping off my bus students. I watched in horror as a little boy stepped out into the opposite side ...
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Weather, visibility, two lanes blamed for I-93 crash
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
The accident grew to include 59 vehicles, including cars, sport utility vehicles, two tractor-trailers and three buses, state police Troop B said. ...
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UPDATE: School bus accident on Palm Beach Blvd. | WINK News ...
UPDATE: School bus accident on Palm Beach Blvd. By WINK News. Story Created: Jan 13, 2009 at 9:35 AM EST. Story Updated: Jan 13, 2009 at 12:18 PM EST. LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Lee County Sheriffs Office is on the scene of an accident on Palm ...
Local & Florida - http://www.winknews.com/news/local
LiveLeak.com - Various Fender-Benders Captured On CCTV In St ...
Video not displaying? Free PC scan for latest video drivers. Item Info; Embed/Links; Spread Item. Added: Jan 13 2009 In: news_politics,entertainment,education. By: Perky Canada. Tags: cctv,; traffic,; accidents,; car,; bus,; truck, ...
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Michiana braces for yet another blast of snow, extreme cold.
Last year when we had bad weather my daughters bus was involved in an accident, luckily no one on the bus was injured! This year SBCSC again made a BAD judgment call, but this year if one of my children get hurt because of it I WILL ...
WNDU - Indiana - Headlines - http://www.wndu.com/indiana/headlines
Legislature tackles yakking drivers - again : Rocky Talk Live ...
The libs and the Rocky are ignoring the facts (imagine that) that all vehicle accidents and fatalities have FALLEN significantly since the introduction of cell phones!!! Stop feeling and start thinking. Please stop throwing out ...
Rocky Talk Live - http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/rockytalklive/
Man Killed in Santa Ana Pedestrian Accident Early Tuesday
The pedestrian accident happened at 3:48 a.m. on Harbor Boulevard, south of 17th Street. The man, whose identity has not been released, was not using a crosswalk when he was struck by a southbound vehicle. The driver of the car that hit ...
Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney - http://losangeles.esteybomberger.com/blog/
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority sees 2008 ridership rise
Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland,OH,USA
By SCOTT SUTTELL The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority said 57.9 million people rode its buses, trains and trolleys last year, an increase of ...
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Could Mass Transit Become Private Transit?
Progress Illinois - Chicago,IL,USA
by Josh Kalven on January 13, 2009 - 11:44am Our friend Chris Hayes at The Nation recently asked a contact at the Chicago Transit Authority whether public ...
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BART officials considering committee to monitor transit police
KTVN - Reno,NV,USA
(AP) - Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit are considering setting up a special committee to monitor the transit agency's police department. ...
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Transit plan presented to town council
The Apex Herald - Apex,NC,USA
“An additional one million people will be living in the Triangle in the next 20 to 25 years,” said King, general manager of Triangle Transit. ...
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Shovel-Ready Mass Transit
The Nation. - New York,NY,USA
But what about metro and urban public transit? My experience has been that they are perpetually underfunded and starve for dollars for capital improvements. ...
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Charter Bus Watch: 3000 Registered So Far
Washington Post - United States
As officials try to predict how big the crowd will be at the inauguration, one obvious place to look has been at the number of charter buses. ...
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Driver In Fatal Bus Crash Released From Jail
MSNBC - USA
The driver of a bus involved in a crash that killed 10 people in rural Colusa County last fall has been released from jail. Quintin J. Watts, 52, ...
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School bus hit, road closed
MSNBC - USA
LEE COUNTY: A Lee County school bus was involved in an accident at Palm Beach and Davis boulevards. One eastbound lane of Palm Beach Boulevard is shut down ...
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Bus System A Go For Marshall
Marshall News Messenger - Marshall,TX,USA
By STEVE BANDY, News Messenger The new fixed-route bus transit system in Marshall is scheduled to begin on Jan. 26. The city has been working with the East ...
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Free flu shots for those on light rail, bus
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
12, 2009 03:10 PM Light rail and bus riders can receive a free flu shot Wednesday in downtown Phoenix. Phoenix fire and the Phoenix Public Transit ...
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CTA Bus Tracker a favorite of Norwegians
Chicago Tribune - United States
The CTA Bus Tracker Web site has received 15395 visits since last year from people in Norway or whose computers or personal wireless devices were registered ...
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Chester merchant found slain in converted bus
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By Mari A. Schaefer Ladislav Farkas, 56, of Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, was found by police Friday night in the old, blue school bus he had ...
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Bus Drivers in Queens Are Mourning the Loss of a Colleague Fatally ...
New York Times - United States
By AL BAKER and COLIN MOYNIHAN Whenever the 32-year-old city bus driver showed up with the videos he had produced of aspiring rap artists, his co-workers ...
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Police looking at school bus in Carmel boy's death
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Carrie Ritchie CARMEL, Ind. -- Police are looking into the possibility that a 15-year-old boy might have died after being hit by a school bus Wednesday ...
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County: Lost bus violated contract
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
By BOB GARDINIER, Staff writer STEPHENTOWN — Rensselaer County officials said a bus company violated terms of its contract with the county Thursday when a ...
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Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire
Brave-ing The Bus. Posted on Monday January 12, 2009 at 02:03 PM Add |. After racking up thousands of clicks on the speedometer in ’08, Los Angeles rockers Brave Citizens are back and boldly touring where they’ve never toured before in ...
Pollstar News - http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/default.aspx
Diesel, kerosene made cheaper by Tk 2 a litre
The defiance of the government decision on fare cuts had frequently led to brawls between passengers and bus conductors on various routes. Like this news? Share this with your friends:. Get latest news updates delivered to your email: ...
Bangladesh News - http://www.bangladeshnews.com.bd/
Out in the cold! - Market Rasen Mail
Out in the cold! - Monday 3pm A HOLTON LE MOOR woman, only recently recovered from the flu, was left standing in the cold for an hour and a half after the much vaunted Connect 3 bus failed to appear.
Market Rasen Mail - News - http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=813
Public transportation still hot topic for Augusta Commission ...
The commission plans to raise the bus fares for the first time since April 2001 to help with the budget deficit. The bus fare would go up from $1.00 to $1.25 and the transfer fee would go from $0.25 to $0.50. ...
WRDW - HomePage - Headlines - http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines
Search continues for missing woman - Pontefract and Castleford Express
She was seen getting off at Leeds bus station at 6.20am. To view CCTV footage click here. A further sighting of her has been confirmed getting off the return 410 bus at Four Lane Ends, Castleford, at 6.55am. Police inquiries are ongoing ...
Pontefract and Castleford Express - News - http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=1697

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