Saturday, March 14, 2009

3/14/09

10 dead in Russian tourist bus crash in Vietnam (Roundup)

Monsters and Critics.com - USA
The accident occurred Friday evening as the bus with the Russians and three Vietnamese aboard was descending the Dai Ninh pass on its way from the hill ...
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Working to reduce accidents by the mic

IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
You are asked to report to the police whenever you feel your driver and bus conductor are behaving in a way that is likely to cause accidents. ...
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The Gazette (Montreal)
Shuttle bus for hockey fans: Winner or a waste of resources?

The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Of course, there are days when we still have problems because of roadwork or accidents on the road (that delay buses). For this, we have a reserve pool of ...
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13 hurt as bus goes out of control

Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The chain accident occurred at about 9 am, at Kamakshipalya when the driver of a private bus lost control over his vehicle and rammed into the school bus. ...
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KTEN Callers Sound Off About Seatbelts and School Buses

KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
My name is Scott from Denison. I don't believe that school buses should be able to stop on the major interstate. I've seen too many accidents from it. ...
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$1.5 settlement in Metro death lawsuit

MSNBC - USA
As a result of Dahlquist's death, Metro Transit says it has instituted a retraining program for drivers who have more than two or more accidents in one year ...
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Multiple Collisions Involving Multiple Vehicles Snarl Interstate ...

KWTX - Waco,TX,USA
One accident involved two 18-wheelers, a bus and a pickup truck; that accident occurred just after 11:00 am Friday. Details surrounding that accident were ...
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Bus tour promotes safer homes for children

The South Florida Times - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
BY SHANIQUE PALMER MIAMI — Every year, parents experience the pain of losing their children due to accidents in the home that could have been prevented. ...
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Traffic light needed at intersection

Daily Commercial - Leesburg,FL,USA
There have been many, too many, accidents along this stretch of highway between Eustis and Umatilla where lives have been taken. Several petitions have been ...
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Seven die in tractor accident | Asia Daily News Online Top Stories

By Asia News
Seven die in tractor accident Seven people have died when a tractor plunged about 600 metres below the road in Barhabise village of Bajura district on Bajura. ... to set up creative media fund (Wednesday, 25 February, 2009); >>> People complain of Menglait trash (Wednesday, 25 February, 2009); >>> FM says public participation crucial to success of ASEAN Summit (Wednesday, 25 February, 2009); >>> Angry mob burns down bus after fatal accident (Tuesday, 24 February, 2009) ...
Asia Daily News Online Top Stories - http://english.siamdailynews.com/
5-Year-Old Recovering After Run Over By Bus

By Kate
A 5-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he was run over by a school bus in south Minneapolis two weeks ago. After the accident Gabriel Greiling was in critical condition at HCMC suffering from pelvic fractures, a bruised heart, ...
Personal Injury News, Lawyers... - http://personalinjurylawyers360.com/
$1.5 Million Settlement Reached in Seattle Bus Accident

By vashton
Dahlquist was driving a pickup truck that was struck by a bus in a head-on collision. The accident happened on Highway 164 The wrongful death lawsuit was settled with King County for $1.5 Million. According to the Dahlquist family’s ...
California Injury Attorneys Blog - http://esteybomberger.com/blog/
Gladwin, MI School Bus Accident, Jan 1951 | GenDisasters ...

By Stu Beitler
2 CHILDREN DIE IN BUS COLLISION. Gladwin, Mich., Jan. 17 (AP) -- A slippery, ice-covered rural road was blamed today for a school bus wreck that killed two pupils and injured a score more. read more »
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The Law Office of Stephen Johnson » 7 injured in school bus ...

By admin
Emergency personnel in Bryan Co. responded to an accident involving a semi and a Rock Creek school bus that injured 7 people on U.S. Highway 70 East, 2 miles east of downtown Bokchito at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. Six students and the adult bus ...
The Law Office of Stephen Johnson - http://www.johnson-law.com/blog/


Orange County to cut more bus services

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
About 7% of the county's annual bus-service hours will be cut. The eliminations are in addition to a January fare increase aimed at generating an additional ...
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Baltimore Sun
Bus crashes into downtown hotel

Baltimore Sun - United States
By Liz F. Kay | liz.kay@baltsun.com An MTA bus crashed into a downtown hotel this morning, leaving two passengers with minor injuries and closing part of ...
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Metro can extend bus transfers when weather warrants

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The King County Council approved an ordinance that allows Metro Transit to extend the time bus transfers are valid during service disruptions caused by ...
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Bus ridership jumps, money does not

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Bus drivers last year also negotiated a new contract without striking, as they did for more than a month in 2005. And ridership is up significantly: The ...
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State budget deal cuts bus funding

MSNBC - USA
The state's new budget includes a big funding cut for transit systems, and Butte County's bus line is no exception. The state is eliminating what's called ...
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12 children injured in German bus crash

International Herald Tribune - France
AP BERLIN: A school bus veered off the road Tuesday and plunged 20 feet (six meters) into a ditch in southwestern Germany, injuring 12 children, ...
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Conn. officials defend school bus mechanic

Hartford Courant - United States
Preston town officials are coming to the defense of a school bus mechanic arrested for allegedly failing to repair a bus with defective brakes. ...
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Transit dream dawns: Sun Metro bus terminal money approved

El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
Jane Shang, deputy city manager for mobility services, said the bus terminal is a major component of the city's effort to transition to a more mass transit ...
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School bus driver charged with molestation again

Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
By John Davis NORTH PORT - Sarasota County school bus driver Charles Billa is being prosecuted on charges that he molested a second girl who rode his bus. ...
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Metro Bus Driver Accused in McGruff Scuffle Is Fired

Washington Post - United States
By Paul Duggan A Metro bus driver accused of punching an off-duty police officer who was dressed as McGruff the Crime Dog has been fired, the transit agency ...
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MTA Bus Crashes Into Hotel - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- Authorities are investigating an accident in which a Maryland Transit Administration bus crashed into a hotel. Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
WBALTV.com - Local News - http://www.wbaltv.com/news/
MTA Bus Crashes Into Baltimore Hotel - wjz.com

Don Scott reports Baltimore City fire officials say an SUV hit an MTA bus at the intersection of East Lombard and South Calvert Streets. The crash sent the bus into the side of the Brookshire Suites Hotel around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday. ...
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Baltimore Breaking News » Blog Archive » City bus crashes into ...

By mlandrum
City bus crashes into downtown building. A bus has run into a building at Calvert and Lombard streets this morning. Emergency workers were at the scene about 6 a.m., and the intersection was closed. ... Local news feeds ...
Baltimore Breaking News - http://breakingnews.baltimoresun.com/
Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) - Filmmaker focuses on Floyd bus ...

Crisp says he is still looking for people who have a personal connection to the tragedy that claimed 27 lives, as well as anyone who has kept a tape of WSAZ’s missing news footage filmed from the riverbank where the bus plunged into the ...
Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)--Loca... - http://www.dailyindependent.com/
News 14 | 24 Hour Local News | Charlotte | CMS bus driver put in ...

CMS bus driver put in handcuffs after accident. ... Skip to stories. North Carolina’s only statewide news channel. Time Warner Cable. The power of you ™. 54ยบ F. Boroughs. Charlotte · Triangle · Triad · Coastal · Sandhills. Main Menu ...
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Washoe County Sheriff's warn of road closures due to accidents, ice

Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
In Spanish Springs, officers are advising motorists stay away from Highland Ranch Road due to an accident involving a school bus. ...
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10 killed in bus crash in central Nigeria

International Herald Tribune - France
He says the two buses crashed Monday afternoon in the city of Jos after one of the vehicle's brakes failed. Fatal traffic accidents are common in Nigeria, ...
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The Union Leader
No injuries in Manchester school bus crashes

The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
No children were on the bus at the time and no one was injured. Bartlett said between 6:56 and 9:15 am, 28 accidents were reported in the city. ...
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Winter weather creates slick roads, long delays across Whatcom County

Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA
Slick road conditions caused a number of minor accidents Monday and turned some roads in Bellingham and Ferndale into virtual parking lots. A school bus ...
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Car Crash - Video

By colgaeras
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Ideas for Hampton Roads Transit » Blog Archive » Suffolk Bus Service

By Michael Ragsdale
Route 962 Magnolia MAX: Suffolk operators begged me to see what I can do about getting it extended from Magnolia to the Bus Plaza. This was originally also brought up by the TDCHR board. Hopefully it can become a reality. ...
Ideas for Hampton Roads Transit - http://blog.raggiesoft.com/
California Car Accident and Injury Lawyer Blog | Bus Companies Use ...

By rreeves
Bus companies involved in serious accidents in Texas have been taking advantage of legal loopholes to bypass tough registration laws in Texas by getting their.
California Car Accident and Injury... - http://www.accidentandinjuryblog.com/
Real Time Bus Information for Seattle | geo2web.com

By geo2web
One Bus AwayThis Google Maps mashup allows anyone to get real-time arrival information for every bus stop in the Metro KC Transit system. It is possible to search the map by address, route, or stop number.If you search for a specific ...
geo2web.com - http://www.geo2web.com/
School Bus Safety - The Endless Debate | Fisher Funding

By admin
You worry about peer group pressure, if they’ll like their teachers, and if the bus on which they are riding will be involved in an accident. view source. This entry was posted on Monday, March 9th, 2009 at 7:40 pm and is filed under ...
Fisher Funding - http://www.fisherfunding.com/blog/
US mass transit use increases in 2008

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
As gas prices hit record levels, mass transit use in the United States hit its highest mark since 1957, up about 4% from 2007. Many transit agencies in ...
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Bus ridership jumps, money does not

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
(Dan Coyro/Sentinel) SANTA CRUZ - Ridership is up significantly on Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District buses. But there may be fewer buses to ride, ...
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New UMass Amherst Transit Center

WSHM-TV - Springfield,MA,USA
By Justine Judge The new transit and traveler information center at UMass Amherst in finally complete. The new facility will help driver in Western ...
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Are Bake Sales for Transit Next?

Washington Post Blogs - Washington,DC,USA
Transit ridership is at its highest level in half a century, Lena Sun wrote in today's Post. Meanwhile, transit systems across the country are having money ...
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Bake sale held for the MBTA

Boston Globe - United States
Transit advocates held a bake sale for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, pushing muffins, brownies, ginger cookies, and nice Hamantashen, ...
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Public transit stimulus money goes to states, cities

Reuters - USA
Some $17 million for American Indian tribes' transit projects are also included in the allotment. The state of New York will receive the largest amount at ...
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TriMet adds more bike lockers to transit centers

Beaverton Valley Times - Portland,OR,USA
By David Holley A rendering shows the bike parking facility that could be built at the Beaverton Transit Center. TriMet is following the model of bicycle ...
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Washington Post Columnist

Washington Post - United States
He was online Monday, March 9 at 1 pm ET to diagnose all your traffic and transit issues. Dr. Gridlock column receives hundreds of letters each month from ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews

United Press International - USA
Budget shortfalls also pushed transit systems to reduce service or raise fares, USA Today reported Monday. While public transit ridership increased 4 ...
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Construction begins on Capitol Hill transit station

KING5.com - Seattle,WA,USA
Just two blocks away from the women's clothing boutique, at Broadway and Olive, is the future site of Sound Transit's light rail station, where workers ...
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The News-Gazette.com: Danville Mass Transit plans to use stimulus ...

"Some people don't want to," said Cannon, who may not have to deal with a crowded bus as often if Danville Mass Transit can use some of its $891000 in stimulus money to buy new buses that are bigger and more easily accessed. ...
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CityNews.ca - Toronto's News: GO Transit Riders Facing Likely Fare ...

The monthly pass will go up by $10 to $205. Do you have a story to tell about your experiences on GO Transit? Email us at news@citynews.ca
and we'll explore it further. GO Transit Fare Calculator · How GO fares work ...
CityNews: Top Stories - http://www.citynews.ca/
MISSISSAUGAWATCH 2nd anniversary: From Mississauga Transit ...

By The_Mississauga_Muse
You see the first blog entry for Mississauga Musings went online at The Mississauga News on March 9, 2007. We're exactly two years old today. In the crazy-crazy time in between, there is just so much that I didn't want to learn about my ...
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Transit Rises, Highway Travel Falls In 2008 - Automotive News ...

WASHINGTON -- Industry figures show that more Americans took mass transit amid high gas prices and drove less on US highways. Monday, March 9, 2009.
KCTV5.com - National News Headlines - http://www.kctv5.com/
Transit ridership up, highway travel down in 2008 - DC News, 2009 ...

By Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines
Transit ridership up, highway travel down in 2008 - DC News, 2009-03-09 03:02:08 on ArticleBlip.com, all news no fluff.
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Volvo buses set for slow drive on bumpy road

By Ians
Gujarat to expand state transport bus fleet · 100 Blueline buses to go off roads every month · Volvo S60 concept brakes itself to avoid pedestrians · Delhi's 'killer' Blueline buses to be phased out · Chandigarh police seek mandatory ...
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Sumatra gives commuter bus owners until September to fix seat belts

IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
While the authority insists on commuter buses to have seat belts, the report revealed that saloon cars top the list of fatal road accidents. ...
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Four killed, 17 injurred in Mbeya accident

IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
It also involved a commuter bus. A recent spate in traffic accidents has prompted President Jakaya Kikwete to say that he would not tolerate seeing such ...
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The shift: Mike Wormall, the bus driver

Times Online - UK
I don't live in fear of accidents. If I did I'd stop. You need to drive with a degree of confidence, to drive well.” Now we were on the North Circular, ...
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Two killed in road accidents

The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Our correspondent in Jhenidah adds: A farmer was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway near Roghunathpur bus stand in Jhenidah yesterday. ...
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Rash of pedestrian accidents a concern

MSNBC - USA
A 13-year-old ran out from behind a bus in Marysville on Feb. 12. The driver of a pickup truck didn't have a chance to stop before running into the boy, ...
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Filmmaker wants to make movie about bus crash

Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
... story of a school bus that crashed into a cold river in eastern Kentucky and killed 27 people in one of the worst such accidents in the country. ...
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Global
Pair of accidents overnight lands 3 people in hospital

Global - Toronto,ON,Canada
A 60 year old man driving southbound on brown's line near horner avenue rear ended a TTC bus. The driver had to be extricated to from the car and was rushed ...
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FDA warns against wearing patches during MRI - Mississippi Injury ...

By Robert M. Kisselburgh
March 6, 2009 Mississippi Injury Attorney: A Few Statistics on Tractor-Trailer Accidents Truck Accident Statistics Simple physics reasons that the size of 18 wheelers makes them especially... March 4, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court rejects ...
Mississippi Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.mississippiinjurylawyerblog.com/
How can we prevent more motorbike accidents? « Road Safety ...

By roadsafety
Use caution when riding in bus traffic and watch out for buses pulling to and from curbs and passengers getting on and off buses. • Do not block sidewalks, handicap and building accesses, or emergency drives when parking your motorcycle ...
Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog - http://roadsafety.wordpress.com/
Alaska Pride: KTUU Channel 2 Poll Shows 77 Percent Of Respondents ...

By Anchorage Activist
When year-round daylight time was tried in 1973, one reason it was repealed was because of an increased number of school bus accidents in the morning. Further, a study of traffic accidents throughout Canada in 1991 and 1992 by Stanley ...
Alaska Pride - http://alaskapride.blogspot.com/
Accident Lawyer in New York Assess the Winter Conditions by Paul ...

Since this past spring and summer has had such high prices more people than ever were carpooling, taking the bus, and using hybrid cars. However now that gas prices have sunk so low, people are taking to the streets again. ...
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Through the Death-Zone

Such accidents happen often and among the ill-fated was one Sushmita Harijan. The Class VII student Sushmita was on her way to school when an accelerating private bus knocked her down at the Baguiati crossing on VIP Road last month. ...
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