Wednesday, December 9, 2009

12/09/09

Accidents signal bad start to festive season
Times LIVE
Horror Putco bus crash in Pretoria, which claimed four lives, was the third serious transport accident in less than a week - and officials say the ...
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Underoath In Van Accident, Cancel Omaha Gig
Noisecreep (blog)
The accident comes just days after Weezer were forced to cancel the remainder of their tour after frontman Rivers Cuomo was injured in a bus accident. ...
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Superintendent Admits Fault For Not Cancelling Classes
WSHM-TV
One school bus accident was reported but without any serious injuries. "The process in place is a good one, but predicting the weather is difficult and ...
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MassLive.com
Springfield Schools Superintendent Alan Ingram admits mistake in keeping ...
MassLive.com
Ingram said he he believes there was at least one bus accident due to the storm. There were no reported injuries. The School Department received hundreds of ...
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Bus Accident in Los Angeles Leaves One Dead :: Southern California ...
The study also showed that buses owned or operated for a school district were the most common operator type and accounted for 38.5 percent of all fatal bus accidents during the five-year period. Urban transit authority buses represent ...
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Bus Accident Death, Injury May Mandate a Bus Accident Lawsuit ...
By Bruce Westbrook
Charter bus lines often fail to meet federal safety standards and are accountable for deaths and injuries in a bus accident lawsuit by Jim S. Adler & Associates.
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String of Lee County, Florida School Bus Traffic Accidents Occur ...
String of Lee County, Florida School Bus Traffic Accidents Occur, Some Fatal :: Florida AccidentAttorney Blog.
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Four killed in Moloto bus accident « Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog
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Four killed in Moloto bus accident. 9 12 2009. Four people died and 62 others were injured when a busthey were travelling in overturned on Moloto road in Kameelsdrift outside Pretoria, paramedics said. Four of the injured people were ...
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School Bus Driver Sustains Leg Injuries in Highway 14 Accident ...
By admin
Law enforcement officers have already responded to several accidents in and around the area today.One of those accidents involved a school bus.The accident closed down the Westbound lanes of Highway 14 about ten miles east of Mankato. ...
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News - Transport: 'Tardy' Putco in trouble after bus accidents
The Gauteng community safety MEC has ordered tough measures against the Putco bus company to be.
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Children sent to the hospital after school bus accident ...
Police charged a man with reckless driving after he struck a school bus, sending four children to the hospital this morning.
Road safety: Bus Accidents - Article Blast! Free Articles And ...
Tragically, many of the bus accidents that occur in a year result either in injury or death to the victims. The most common causes of bus accidents are ...
Fatal Bus Accident Shears Hydrant, Downs Power Lines in Harbor ...
Fatal Bus Accident Shears Hydrant, Downs Power Lines in Harbor Gateway. By Lindsay William-Ross on Dec 9, 2009. bus_crash120909.jpg ...
New Jersey Transit to Approve Tunneling Contract
New York Times
On Wednesday morning, the directors of New Jersey Transit are scheduled to approve a $583 million contract for the digging of a train tunnel under the west ...
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Washington Post
White House seeks federal oversight of rail-transit safety
Washington Post
The Transportation Department enforces safety regulations for airlines and Amtrak but is prohibited by law from doing so for rail-transit systems. ...
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Today's read: Oversight plan for transit unveiled
Washington Post (blog)
... personnel and approved state workers would have the power to conduct inspections, investigations and audits of local transit systems, like Metro. ...
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Insurgents Oust Transit Union's Leaders
New York Times
By RUSS BUETTNER A group of insurgent transit workers who ran in a recent union election on a platform of adopting a tougher negotiating stance with the ...
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NJ Transit approves bus from Shore to airport | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/09/2009
Philadelphia Inquirer
NJ Transit's Board of Directors today approved a $10 million contract for Academy Lines to operate the route. The No. 60 buses will leave the Toms River Bus ...
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Mayor Bloomberg warns MTA chairman Jay Walder that transit financial crisis is ...
New York Daily News
BY Pete Donohue MTA Chairman Jay Walder may have been a top executive at London's transitagency, but he's in the big leagues now, Mayor Bloomberg said ...
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Transit part of community revival plan
Washington Post (blog)
Today's exhibit A for transit as community developer: H Street. The District plans to restore the free shuttle bus service along H Street NE, ...
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A Mass Transit Tea Party
NBC New York
Despite the fact that it's a guerrilla operation, the tour guides will be aided, and were actually inspired, by the fact that NYC Transit will be running a ...
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Capital Metro fires rail contractor
Austin American-Statesman
According to a Capital Metro press release, Herzog Transit Services will handle its passenger rail operations and rail maintenance, and Watco Companies, ...
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What kind of public transit do you want?
Chino Valley Review
14 will have an opportunity to say if they prefer a flexible or a demand response public transit route in town, the hours and days of service, ...
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Titan to sell ad rights on Community Transit - News - METRO Magazine
Gives company full control of the metropolitan Seattle market when added to its existing King County and Pierce Transit contracts.
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News Roundup - Seattle Transit Blog
By Martin H. Duke
(H/T: Alex Jonlin); Tacoma anti-berm forces not giving up yet. Issaquah will apparently not enter a “Transit Now” partnership to extend Route 200. The Central District News would like to get something — anything — in terms of rail. ...
Seattle Transit Blog - http://seattletransitblog.com/
Metro Transit plots new course for 2010 : Snoqualmie, WA ...
By Warren Kagarise
The SnoValley Star is the local weekly newspaper for Snoqualmie and North Bend, WA. Local news, classifieds, weather, mountain pass and contact information. ... 1, paper transfers used between Metro and other transit systems will be nixed. Transfers will instead be made electronically on the ORCA card. However, paper transfers will remain valid for riders traveling between Metro buses. Metro riders will notice other changes as King County and transit officials implement ...
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Feds ask for power to oversee rail transit safety | The Wire ...
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Feds ask for power to oversee rail transit safety. By News Services · Email this; Print this. Digg Yahoo!Del.icio.us · Facebook Reddit Drudge Google Fark logo Fark Stumble It! BY JOAN LOWY Associated Press Writer ...
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Feds outline tougher oversight plan for subways, Metro ...
The proposal, laid out Tuesday before the House Highways and Transit subcommittee, would end a 1964 law limiting federal regulation of transit agencies. The plan also calls for bolstering 27 existing state safety oversight groups so ...
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Metro Transit - News - Press Releases
8) – North-metro residents will have a new commuting option for traveling nonstop between Roseville and downtown Minneapolis when Metro Transit Route 264 ...
SMART Transit : News : Riding public Transit Saves
Transit riders can save on average $766 per month. The savings amount is based on the cost of the national averages for parking and driving, as well as the ...
MassTransitMag.com » Article » Transit at Heart of Florida Special ...
View more Top Transit News articles ». Top Transit News. Most Read Stories Today Most Read · Most E-mailed Stories Today Most E-mailed · E-mail This Story ...
NTSB calls for changes in wake of fatal Jan. 2008 bus crash
Houston Chronicle
Federal investigators called for tighter oversight of the passenger bus industry in the wake of a fatal Jan. 2, 2008, crash that killed a passenger after ...
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1 Dead in Bus Crash With Power Pole, Fire Hydrant in Los Angeles
FOXNews
LOS ANGELES — A commuter bus has crashed in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles, and one person is dead. LAPD spokeswoman Norma Eisenman says a Gardena ...
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Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo On The Mend After Bus Crash
MTV.com
A day after a scary bus crash in upstate New York that injured Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo and his assistant, more information has been released about the ...
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Snow blankets West Texas; wind damages school bus
Houston Chronicle
El Paso Fire Department officials issued a warning after the school bus incident and a roof collapse. National Weather Service meteorologist John Lipe ...
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Stagecoach 1H Profit Falls 30%; Sees Rail Stabilizing
Wall Street Journal
Stagecoach operates rail franchises in the UK and bus operations in the UK and the US Its UK rail lines have come under pressure from slowing passenger and ...
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BBC News
Police hunting killer bus driver
BBC News
Police are hunting a bus driver convicted in his absence of killing one person and injuring six others in a crash in south London. Raouf Mraidi did not turn ...
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New York Times
Travel Deals: Free Bus Rides and Discount Cruises
New York Times
By ALLISON BUSACCA Megabus is offering 100000 free seats for travel between Jan. 6 and March 20. Forty thousand of the 100000 seats are designated for ...
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Drugs courier 'got tired of bus'
BBC News
A drugs courier was caught by police after he got tired of travelling by bus and took a taxi for the rest of his journey, a court has heard. ...
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Cyclist dies after bus collision
BBC News
A cyclist has died after becoming trapped under a bus following a collision in Birmingham city centre. The collision happened on the Lancaster Circus ...
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Teenager hit by double-decker bus
BBC News
A 16-year-old youth is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a double-decker bus in Glasgow. He was struck by the bus as he crossed ...
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WNEW | Where Rock Lives: WNEW Rock News: Rivers OK, Bus ... Not So ...
By The Archivist - WNEW Staff
WNEW Rock News: Rivers OK, Bus ... Not So Much. Posted by The Archivist - WNEW Staff on December 9, 2009. Those of us in the Northeast know all about black ice and now it appears Weezer'sbus driver does, too. ...
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Bus crashes in LA, driver reported dead - PE.com - Daily News Digest
By PE News
Bus crashes in LA, driver reported dead. By. PE News. on December 9, 2009 7:30 AM | Comments (0) Bookmark and Share. A bus crash sheared off a fire hydrant, knocked down several power poles, and then slammed into a number of cars this ...
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Pitchfork: Rivers Cuomo Bus Crash Injury Update
Photo of Rivers Cuomo's tour bus crash via Weezer's website According to an update on Weezer's official ...
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Birmingham Post - News - West Midlands News - Cyclist trapped ...
A cyclist has been left in a critical condition after he was trapped under a bus in Birminghamcity centre.
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Cuomo Recovering After Bus Crash
By Bureau News
Related News. Every Time I Die Escape Bus Crash. December 9th, 2009 Rockers EVERY TIME I DIE have walked away uninjured from a tourbus crash in Germany. The American band's bus was "totalled" in the crash, which took place between gigs ...
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Weezer Tour Cancelled After Bus Crash | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Weezer Tour Cancelled After Bus Crash / Daily rock, metal, alternative, and punk music news at Ultimate-Guitar.Com.
Weezer cancel tour following 'severe' bus crash | News | NME.COM ...
River Cuomo still in hospital ribs after tourbus careers into ditch
Manatee school drivers face termination in separate incidents
Bradenton Herald
The incident began after a substitute bus driver told Waiters that students misbehaved, yelled and made racial slurs at him during Feb. ...
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Snowstorm blankets Western Nevada, closes North Lyon schools
Reno Gazette Journal
North Lyon County Fire Protection District Interim Chief Scott Huntley reported there were no majorincidents in the Fernley areas and added "Most folks are ...
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Cowardly attack on Weymouth to Portland bus
Dorset Echo
He said: “I'm sure these are isolated incidents but a physical assault on someone is obviously not just a prank and should be dealt with accordingly. ...
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Despite citations, school bus firm keeps job
OCRegister
There have been no other complaints or incidents regarding JFK." Alaniz has an arraignment on the burglary charge later this month and is expected to enter ...
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Suspicious person reported near AL Lotts
WVLT
The incidents have happened near Bluegrass and AL Lotts Elementary Schools. Police say no crime's been committed, and school security wants to keep it that ...
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Teitel trial to open in Jerusalem court
Jerusalem Post
Teitel returned downtown by bus and headed towards east Jerusalem where he hailed an Arab taxicab. During the 15-minute ride to the Holyland Hotel, ...
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ihd: Democratic Society Party Essential for Democratic Initiative
Bianet
Awareness for lynch attempts: Incidents such as the groundless mob attack on a DTP convoy in Izmir, the following unfortunate description of the incident ...
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One Northstar train breaks down; parts replaced on all of them
Minnesota Public Radio
Metro Transit decided to replace the actuators on all five of its trains to prevent any similar incidents, and four of the trains already have the new parts ...
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
C-3PO actor is host for 'Star Wars in Concert'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
... the bedroom of his bus is true. So is the part about climbing out the escape hatch. Those kinds of incidents might not compute with the average person, ...
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Verbatim: Safety engineers offer winter weather driving tips
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
As transportation incidents continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths in the US, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is offering ...
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Bus drivers face termination in separate incidents | Bradenton ...
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Dakshina Kannada District Police: Daily Crime Incidents for ...
By spdk
A case of Robbery has been registered in Mangalore Rural Police Station relating to an incident of chain snatching. On 09/12/2009 at 1000 hrs near bus stand at Pumpwell Mangalore one Alias D' Souza (65) R/o Adamkudru Permannur village ...
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Patriot's Corner: European Union Throw Israel under the bus, again!
By PatriotUSA
In view of recent incidents, it calls on all parties to refrain from provocative actions. The Council recalls that it has never recognised the annexation of East Jerusalem. If there is to be a genuine peace, a way must be found through ...
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Useful Information from Stranger « jiunjie.com | thought to share
By jiunjie
Until now I don't see that driver anymore, probably he got to drive another bus in different route. And I still don't understand why he only informs me on that information and not to anyone? Any similarincidents happen to you before? ...
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Kerala News: C.M:Thachankary had not been sent by the government ...
By Connecting Music
About ten extremistrelated incidents, including the Kalamassery bus burning and Kozhikode twin-blast, occurred during the UDF term, Kodiyeri said. He asked why the UDF was averse to a CBI probe into the conspiracy angle of the Marad ...
Kerala News - http://keralanewslive.blogspot.com/
Police: Bus Involved In Firefighter Accident Crossed Center Line ...
According to Derek Graham with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, school bus incidents are rare, and school bus drivers have the highest ...
Blueline phaseout from city roads to begin soon
Indian Express
Incidentally, on Wednesday, the department is supposed to update the Delhi High Court on its plan to phase out Blueline buses. ...
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Delhi govt not to permit pvt buses on routes linking Noida
Expressindia.com
Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Tuesday said low floor DTC buses will be deployed on the Noida routes to replace the Blueline buses. ...
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Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi govt not to permit pvt buses on ...
By Shaikh Mohammed Meraj
Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Tuesday said low floor DTC buses will be deployed on the Noida routes to replace the Blueline buses. A Transport department official said the process of issuing notices to Blueline buses ...
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DTC buses to take over Bluelines in Noida Hindustan Times
December 10 Very soon all Blueline buses running between Delhi and Noida will be replaced by DTC both old and lowfloor buses Delhi Transport Minister ..
Rivers Cuomo and Every Time I Die involved in (separate) tour bus accidents
About.com
Details and extensive photos of the bus accident have been posted by the band's documentarian Karl Koch and are posted here. Then, yesterday the members of ...
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Several Accidents Cause Traffic On I-20 To Be Diverted 12-8-09
KOSA
... to clear an accident scene, involving a pickup truck, a bus, and a tractor-trailer that jacknifed trying to stop following the pickup-bus accident. ...
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ChartAttack
Underoath In Van Accident
ChartAttack
Also, Buffalo, NY hardcore band Every Time I Die were involved in a bus accident on Monday (Dec. 7) on their way to a show in Wiesbaden, Germany. ...
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League of Cities' insurance arm to take over school board insurance business
Kentucky.com
The Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust, known as KSBIT, covers about half of Kentucky's 174 school districts for risks ranging from school bus accidents ...
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School Bus Runs Red Light and Crashing into Car in Hillsborough ...
By jim@jwdodsonlaw.com (Blog Author)23050
In a school bus accident that led to a crash with another car, Andrew Dixon was driving the school busin route to Phillips Shore Elementry School when he ran a red light on 17th Avenue in Hillsborough, crashing into another car driven ...
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MyWestTexas.com > Top Stories > Tuesday AM: Loop 250 closed, I-20 ...
From TxDOT: Westbound lanes of Interstate 20 at the east interchange in Midland (about Mile Marker 143) are still blocked as crews attempt to clear an accident scene, involving a pickup truck, a bus, and a tractor-trailer that jacknifed ...
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Rock Band “Weezer” frontman injured in tour bus accident
By miguel
According to Rolling Stone, the frontman of the band Weezer was injured severely enough in a tour bus accident that the band was forced to cancel their remaining December tour dates. Cuomo suffered three cracked ribs, “painful internal ...
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Preventing Orange County & San Diego California Charter & School ...
By admin
If you or your children have been injured in a school bus or charter bus accident or who simply ride a school bus anywhere in California from San Diego, CA, to.
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Paddy Murray: Ireland, the world and beyond: How To Prevent ...
By Paddy's World
We hear, every day, of cyclists being involved in accidents of one sort or another on our roads and, indeed, our footpaths. For years, people have been trying to figure out how to solve this problem. Well, I had a eureka! moment. ... WHY DON'T THEY LEAVE THEIR BIKES AT HOME AND GET THE BUS? Simple, really. If there are no cyclists out there, there will be no cyclists to knock down. From a motorists point of view, there will be no cyclists to be knocked down. ...
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