2/3/08

Bush Partisans Scuttle Far-Reaching Transit Blueprint
Hartford Courant - United States
And they saw past "roads only," focusing on an expanded freight system as well as on repairing our highways and bridges, and on making transit and intercity ...
See all stories on this topic

DART chairman's resignation doesn't end scrutiny of transit agency
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Voters are demanding more transit options, and that demands more accountability, said North Richland Hills Mayor Oscar Trevino, chairman of the Regional ...
See all stories on this topic

Robert E. Nisbet, 89, helped create AC Transit
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Robert E. Nisbet of Berkeley, an attorney who helped create AC Transit and became its first employee and eventually its general manager, has died. ...
See all stories on this topic

Transit district lays out plan for Oceanside center
OCEANSIDE ---- The North County Transit District is moving forward with plans to eventually add a mix of apartments, offices, open space and aboveground parking to the downtown Oceanside Transit Center.
/news/coastal/ from www.nctimes.com - http://www.nctimes.com/

Transportation Headlines for Saturday February 2, 2008
By Metro Librarian(Metro Librarian)
Latest Broadway Revival Gets Underway - City, Property Owners Tout Joint Effort for Bringing Back Historic Theater District http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news01.txt LA Downtown News Missing the transit mark ...
Los Angeles Transportation Headlines - http://losangelestransportation.blogspot.com/

Kaine wants specifics from FTA
By WFY(WFY)
Tim Kaine, in an open letter (PDF), has asked the Federal Transit Administration to identify specifics on how to get the $900 million funding. He should have asked for this days ago. WMATA head John Catoe disagrees with FTA's assessment ...
William World News - William F. Yurasko - http://www.yurasko.net/wfy/

News from the Westside
By Cyrus Farivar
All of the routes, along with other mass transit options for the congested Westside, will be discussed at a series of public meetings that begin tonight. Officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will study the ...
cyrusfarivar.com - http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog

18 killed, 51 hurt in Lankan bus bombing
Hindu - Chennai,India
Colombo (PTI): A parcel bomb planted by suspected LTTE rebels ripped through a bus packed with Buddhist pilgrims killing 18 passengers, mostly women, ...
See all stories on this topic

Test a bust for NYC bus stops' arrival-time signs
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - NYC Transit officials say a high-tech system for letting riders know when a bus will come has hit a roadblock. A spokesman says the system has ...
See all stories on this topic

One dead in West Coast tourist bus crash
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
A tourist bus has crashed over a bank in the Buller District, killing one person and seriously injuring another. Inspector Michael Coulter of the police ...
See all stories on this topic

Sri Lanka asks for public help to find bus bombing suspects
AFP -
COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka's police Sunday sought public help to track down two men believed to have planted a powerful bomb on a crowded bus that killed 20 ...
See all stories on this topic

Courtesy may be cause of bus crash
TVNZ - New Zealand
A tour bus driver's attempt at driver courtesy may have cost a British tourist her life, after the bus they were in crashed on the west coast. ...
See all stories on this topic

Eritrea: NASAIR Plans to Introduce Air-Bus 300
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The privately-owned NASAIR plans to introduce Air-Bus 300 as part of its program to expand its flight service, according to Mr. Berhane Mehari, ...
See all stories on this topic

Pedestrian hit by Blueline bus
Times of India - India
NOIDA: An unidentified man, aged around 25 years, was grievously injured when he was hit by a Blueline bus on Saturday evening in Noida. ...
See all stories on this topic

Northern Va. lawmakers seek bus rapid transit system
Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax, have scheduled a news conference for tomorrow to discuss the future of Northern Virginia transportation improvements. With federal funding in doubt for the Washington Metro rail extension to Washington Dulles ...
- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.html

Seniors about to get free bus rides
A senior citizen who rides city buses twice a week will save about $36 a year when free bus rides for senior citizens begin Feb. 25 with city council approval.
The Commercial-News, Danville,... - http://www.commercial-news.com

Bus bombing kills 20 as Sri Lanka prepares for freedom day
AFP, COLOMBOSuspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a bomb on a crowded bus in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, killing at least 20 people two days ahead of celebrations marking independence day, officials said. ...
News - Independent Bangladesh - http://www.independent-bangladesh.com

Bomb hits bus in Sri Lanka, killing 18
A bomb ripped through a bus loaded mostly with elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka, killing at least 18 people and wounding 51 others.
World News Australia - http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/

NYCity News Service: OffTheBus On The Ground: The New York Primary
By NYCity News Service(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
The NYCity News Service is teaming with The Huffington Post's OffTheBus to provide comprehensive coverage of the New York presidential primary. The multi-media News Service, based at the City University of New York's Graduate School of ...
Off The Bus on HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/feeds/verticals/off-the-bus/index.xml

Dambulla turns graveyard after bomb rips through bus carrying ...
Nation on Sunday - Sri Lanka
The incident occurred at 7:05 am, when a Kandy-Anuradhapua bus exploded in Dambulla, just past the Kurunegala junction, leaving 18 dead and around 70 ...
See all stories on this topic

Public should be vigilant to thwart LTTE attacks on civilians
Sunday Observer - Columbo,Sri Lanka
... there is a sharp difference between the incident that had taken placer in Madhu area and in Dambulla as the civilians got killed in the Dambulla bus ...
See all stories on this topic

Madhu: Where a routine bus ride ended in a blast
Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
In a statement condemning the incident the CBSL said, “We reiterate that these acts of violence will not lead us anywhere but only cause so much suffering, ...
See all stories on this topic

Christina Lamb: How I combine being a mother and war reporter
Times Online - UK
And so it was that on October 18 last year, when I should have been at a school parents’ evening, I was instead on Benazir Bhutto’s bus when it was bombed. ...
See all stories on this topic

Williston Bus Driver Pleads | KXNet.com North Dakota News
KXMC - Minot,ND,USA
Authorities say the charges stem from separate alleged incidents reported by three girls of grade school age two who were children on Gilbert's bus routes ...
See all stories on this topic

Teen says man tried to lure her to car
Calgary Herald - Calgary,Canada
Calgary police are investigating a second incident in two days in which a young girl was intimidated by a stranger at a city bus stop. ...
See all stories on this topic

Undercover cops in war on bus vandals
Liverpool Echo - UK
We would ask people to follow this example and report incidents they witness to the police.” To report vandalism or yobbish behaviour on the bus network ...
See all stories on this topic

Daily Crime Incidents for February 02, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 30/01/2008 at 1000 hrs some unknown culprits committed theft of cash Rs.1, 65000/ belonging to one Vijayachandra Rao (36) R/o Kumbale Kasaragod District Kerala State while he was traveling in a bus bearing Reg. No. ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

36 arrested during party bus incident - Topix
36 arrested during party bus incident. Posted by roboblogger 9 min ago | Bookmark and Share. The bus had been rented by Alpha Sigma Sigma, a frarority that ...

14 dead in Zimbabwe bus crash
The Press Association -
Bus accidents are common in Zimbabwe, blamed on shortages of replacement tyres and spare parts. The heaviest seasonal rains since colonial-era records began ...
See all stories on this topic

Bus hits elderly woman running across street
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
The first accident happened about 4:52 am yesterday on Dillingham Boulevard, near Pu'uhale Road, when a city bus struck a 73-year-old Kalihi woman crossing ...
See all stories on this topic

Worst of storm skips area
Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
Weather was a factor in two semi-truck accidents and one accident involving a Blue Water Area Transit bus. At about 4:45 pm Friday, a Blue Water Area ...
See all stories on this topic

One dead in West Coast tourist bus crash
Marlborough Express - Blenheim,New Zealand
Police said the Thames Coast Road would be closed for several hours while they investigated the accident. Earlier, a Levin man died when his motorcycle ...
See all stories on this topic

AMTS buses as deadly as Blueline
Times of India - India
Of the total, 20 fatal accidents have been caused by private bus drivers. Sources in AMTS said there is no way of keeping track of drivers' experience for ...
See all stories on this topic

Accident sparks mob fury
Times of India - India
The police said the accident occurred when the rashly driven BMTC bus overtook a vehicle and rammed the bike near Al-Ameen college, throwing the duo off ...
See all stories on this topic

Briton dies in New Zealand bus crash
Times Online - UK
There have been other accidents involving tourist coaches in New Zealand’s West Coast region. A Kiwi Experience bus carrying 25 people crashed into a ...
See all stories on this topic

Lingerie sends panting drivers on road to ruin
Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Staff at Agent Provocateur in Glasgow claim to have witnessed numerous bumps and accidents because of drivers craning their necks to look at their risqué ...
See all stories on this topic

Update: INL Bus Crash
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
According to bus supervisors there has never been a bus accident attributed to an INL bus driver in the 50 years that the buses have been taking workers to ...
See all stories on this topic

Bus hits elderly woman running across street
Two city buses were involved in accidents yesterday morning, one of which left a 73-year-old pedestrian in critical condition.
The Honolulu Advertiser: Local News - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/localnews

The minibus taxi menace
By Max-e(Max-e)
Overloading is a problem and the carnage on the roads from taxi accidents is horrific. Some years back a minibus taxi collided with a bus in Port Elizabeth and it was reported that 27 people were killed. The bus driver survived. ...
the maX files - http://themaxefiles.blogspot.com/

2/2/08
By Al M(Al M)
The videos, which shed light on driver misconduct within the city's Muni bus system, include instances of accidents, injuries, threats, and insults. Muni only saves video footage on file when it involves serious incidents. ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

RIP Nian Ning
By Miss S!mple
This isn’t the first time that peoples love ones have been lost in bus accidents. How many lifeless bodies does the government need to see before they do something about the issue!? When I found out that there was a petition I signed it ...
simple as C - http://www.simplecheryl.com

2/2/08

Green panel suggests cut in diesel subsidy
Indian Muslims - San Diego,CA,USA
Pointing out that after Blueline buses are phased out from Delhi roads the city would need almost 10000 new buses, Nariman suggested that the government ...
See all stories on this topic

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
- http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

AMTS buses as deadly as Blueline
By Krunal(Krunal)
AHMEDABAD: There seems to be no stopping the killer run of Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) buses on city roads. In fact, they are turning as notorious as New Delhi's notorious Blueline buses. In yet another fatal mishap, ...
- http://ahmedabad-info.blogspot.com/

Supreme Court expresses concern over deaths by Blueline buses - Hindu
By FeedBot
Supreme Court expresses concern over deaths by Blueline buses Hindu - 2 hours ago NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed serious concern over the spate of accidents caused by Blueline buses in the Capital resulting in loss of ...
Indian Television Network - Powered... - http://www.muftonline.us/tvserials.php

Sacramento judge bars using transit funds to close budget gap
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The California Transit Association, which represents agencies that operate mass transit programs, sued to block the $1.2 billion transfer included in last ...
See all stories on this topic

BC plans light rapid transit for Coquitlam, PoCo and Port Moody
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
VANCOUVER - The BC government unveiled today a $1.4-billion "business plan" aimed at delivering advanced light rapid transit to the northeast sector ...
See all stories on this topic

Threat of transit strike over
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The threat of a transit strike appears to be over following an agreement to send a contract dispute to arbitration. Negotiators on Friday agreed that an ...
See all stories on this topic

Vital I-90 transit link remains closed
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Interstate 90 will remain closed at Snoqualmie Pass through Friday as snow continues to pile up in the Cascade mountains. Thursday, Gov. ...
See all stories on this topic

New York State Commission Approves Historic Congestion Pricing ...
FOXBusiness - USA
"New York City is growing by a million people, the transit system already has a $30 billion investment backlog, and our bad air quality is harming our ...
See all stories on this topic

Raju Pal murder: UP police get transit remand of Atiq Ahmed
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: A city court on Friday granted the Uttar Pradesh police the transit remand of controversial MP Atiq Ahmed for his production in an Allahabad ...
See all stories on this topic

NY-area transit gets $153.3M in anti-terror funds
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The money is to be split by a regional group that includes the LIRR, the MTA, NJ Transit, PATH, the Port Authority, the East River and Staten Island ferries ...
See all stories on this topic

Sound Transit gives rail line a boost
Seattle Times - United States
By Ashley Bach Sound Transit's move on Thursday to consider a commuter rail line along the BNSF corridor from Snohomish to Renton was a big boost to rail ...
See all stories on this topic

Valley's public transit system topic at forum
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
It shouldn't for a community that expects to top 1 million residents in the next 25 years, public transit authorities said at a luncheon forum Friday. ...
See all stories on this topic

Groups Call for Investigation of UTA Executive Bonuses
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Brandon Loomis,...
Advocates for poor and disabled public transportation riders are calling on the Utah Transit Authority Board of Trustees to investigate its executive bonus program after the release of a critical legislative audit.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Depressing Growth Management News
By ERICA C. BARNETT
Here's the bad news. According to documents produced by Sound Transit's consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff, the biggest population growth is projected waaaaay the hell out in places like Marysville and far Southeast Pierce County--places ...
Slog - http://slog.thestranger.com/

Ontario: Storm affecting flights, trains, GO Transit
A heavy snowstorm marching across southern Ontario toward Quebec forced about 150 flight cancellations Friday at Pearson International Airport but stranded travellers looking to the train as an alternative were also out of luck.
The Record News - http://www.therecord.com

Vital I-90 transit link remains closed
Interstate 90 will remain closed at Snoqualmie Pass through Friday as snow continues to pile up in the Cascade mountains.
Seattle Business News - Local... - http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss

8 kids hurt when school bus cut off
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
BY ADAM H. BEASLEY Eight students were taken to a hospital Friday with minor injuries after their school bus was cut off by a pickup truck that ran a stop ...
See all stories on this topic

Bus evacuated after texted bomb threat
Globe and Mail - Canada
Vancouver - Police cordoned off an intersection in West Vancouver after a passenger on a public transit bus received a bomb threat via text message. ...
See all stories on this topic

Welcome for Forth Road Bridge priority bus lane
Scotsman - United Kingdom
LIB DEM transport spokeswoman Alison McInnes has welcomed the news that a bus priority lane will be created on the approaches to the Forth Road Bridge. ...
See all stories on this topic

One stop shop for bus users
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Customers will be able to pick up timetables and travel information as well as purchase bus tickets and Ridacards without having to go into the city centre. ...
See all stories on this topic

Pupils unhurt in school bus crash
BBC News - UK
A bus carrying children to school has crashed into a power pole near Kinross, causing the electricity lines to fall. It is thought the driver took ill at ...
See all stories on this topic

20 Killed in Sri Lanka Bus Blast
The Associated Press -
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bomb tore through a bus packed with civilians in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 50 others, ...
See all stories on this topic

Editorial: State, schools must strengthen bus rules
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
''The Department of Public Safety and school districts have not provided sufficient oversight of school bus drivers.'' Report from the Minnesota Legislative ...
See all stories on this topic

Student's death spurs new effort on bus safety
Boston Globe - United States
For two decades, state Representative John J. Binienda has been filing a bill that would require school bus drivers to be trained in first aid. ...
See all stories on this topic

Test a bust for NYC bus stops' arrival-time signs
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK (AP) _ NYC Transit officials say a high-tech system for letting riders know when a bus will come has hit a roadblock. A spokesman says the system ...
See all stories on this topic

4 kids hurt in Evanston after bus hits speed bump
Chicago Tribune - United States
Four children on a school bus were slightly injured Friday when the bus didn't slow down at a speed bump in Evanston, police said. The bus was headed to ...
See all stories on this topic

Deadly blast hits Sri Lanka bus !!
At least 20 people died after an explosion hit a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla.
Digg / World News / upcoming - http://digg.com/world_news

Sri Lanka bus blast kills dozens
A bomb at a bus station in Sri Lanka has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 50. The blast happened in the central town of Dambulla. The army has blamed Tamil Tiger rebels. The attack comes two days before celebrations ...
RNW news: Latest News - http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/

Police Believe Bus Theft Suspects Also Stealing Cars
Police say the men believed responsible for vandalizing and stealing school buses outside Atlantic City are also responsible for some recent car thefts.
Local News for MyFox Philadelphia - http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox

Crash tragedy busman jailed
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield,UK
The court heard that there was four previous driving incidents during his time at First Bus, but the judge said they were not significant so did not take ...
See all stories on this topic

Former Hayfield bus driver faces 16 years in prison
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
According to the Mower County complaint, Gerlach committed many incidents of sexual abuse between 1993 and 2001 in Brownsdale, involving the same boy. ...
See all stories on this topic

Police Follow Up On Highgate Springs Incidents
WLKY - Louisville,KY,USA
McDonald says that's why she drives her youngest son to school every day, and her 15-year-old daughter takes a different bus route so she doesn't have to ...
See all stories on this topic

Bus driver in fatal crash was on probation
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
"She had worked for DDOT for seven-and-a-half years, and worked for SMART for eight years before that with no prior incidents involving alcohol. ...
See all stories on this topic

New Web-Based Resource Aims to Reduce Staggering School Bus ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
SafePupilTransport.com, a comprehensive safety training resource for school bus drivers to help reduce the likelihood of collisions and other incidents. ...
See all stories on this topic

Predator alerts: Men tried to lure Naperville kids, officials say
Sun Publications Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
The truck parked a short distance away and remained parked until the school bus arrived and the children departed for school. The incident was not reported ...
See all stories on this topic

Transit officials roll out safety measures
Calgary Herald - Calgary,Canada
There have been at least two other incidents near bus stops in the past week. A man approached another woman at a bus stop in Glendale on Monday, ...
See all stories on this topic

2:13 PM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 18 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

2/1/08
By Al M(Al M)
The man in the Tuesday bus incident was Maori, aged about 25, 1.77 metres tall, of skinny build with short hair and a moustache. His partner was Maori, aged in her early 30s, of stocky build with frizzy black shoulder-length hair dyed . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Petitions To Have Safer Bus Rides For Long Distance Journey
By Chen Chow(Chen Chow)
Despite numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It was reported that the driver’s company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it unacceptable that such a company could have ...
Chen Chow - http://chenchow.blogspot.com/

Bus tragedy should have been avoided
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford,England,UK
He had already had several accidents in his bus-driving career and was pending disciplinary action at the time of the accident.
See all stories on this topic

Students, drivers hurt in bus wreck
Azle News - Azle,TX,USA
“Our driver was all the way over on the right hand side of the road,” Spiker said of last week’s bus accident. “She almost came to a complete stop because ...
See all stories on this topic

Road accidents claim two
Hindu - Chennai,India
The bus was proceeding to Perumathura. In the second incident, one person was killed and seven others injured when an omni-van carrying them rammed into a ...
See all stories on this topic

Supreme Court expresses concern over deaths by Blueline buses
Hindu - Chennai,India
(According to statistics given to the Court by the Delhi Government, as many as 488 persons had succumbed to such bus accidents in the past three years. ...
See all stories on this topic

Share of Bluelines in fatal accidents up 4%: Study
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
The study also notes that the location of bus stops as a major cause for accidents. “Location of bus stops is usually far away from intersection, ...
See all stories on this topic

Startling surveillance footage reveals driver misconduct on San ...
By Dan
The videos, which shed light on driver misconduct within the city's Muni bus system, include instances of accidents, injuries, threats, and insults. Muni only saves video footage on file when it involves serious incidents. ...
Video Surveillance - http://www.videosurveillance.com/blog/

BUS ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AGAIN ON 1ST FEB 2008
By sapphire blu(sapphire blu)
The tourists' bus was rammed from behind by a trailer and then hit by a Proton Saga coming from the opposite direction.The 2.20pm accident caused the bus to land on its side.The injured tourists were identified as Norbert Scsolz and ...
- http://helloskyblu.blogspot.com/

Riding the Ho Chi Minh Trail
By vietnamimpressive
The highway is lined with spirit houses and graves where people have died in accidents. "33 people die there when the bus went over," Dung pointed out as we rounded a curve on one of the highways' many steep mountain passes. ...
Vietnam Travel Forum - http://www.vietnamtravelforum.net

Counter Point: NMA's Move Over, Slow Down, and Crash Policy
By Veil Guy
... trailer or bus as a simple matter of common courtesy. I must respectfully disagree that mandating such behavior (in an enforceable law) is a misguided solution to aid in the reducing of the potential for accidents from inattentive ...
Speed Trap Hunter : Best Radar... - http://www.speedtraphunter.net

2/1/08

Bluelines have no right to kill: SC
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
The Court was dealing with petition filed by a Blueline operator challenging the Delhi High Court order, which had directed phasing out of killer blueline ...
See all stories on this topic

What is blue line,red line bus service in Delhi,India?
By frmncrr
Resolved Question What is blue line,red line bus service in Delhi,India? Best Answer gud qstn......hem these are just t.
jyxia - Travel - http://www.jyxia.cn/forumdisplay.php?fid=25

DTC invites bids for 2500 low-floor buses
By Md Mudassir Alam(Md Mudassir Alam)
The DTC has already introduced 55 low floor buses in the city and is proposing to induct more such buses with a view to gradually phasing out the blueline buses and improving the city transport system. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila ...
India Travel News - http://india-travelnews.blogspot.com/

Boy, 5, chokes to death on school bus
Boston Herald - United States
By Jessica Fargen MARLBOROUGH - A routine trip on a school bus turned tragic for a 5-year-old Marlborough kindergartener who choked to death while riding ...
See all stories on this topic

Labour backs bus scheme extension
The Press Association -
Labour called on the Scottish Government to extend the previous administration's flagship free bus travel scheme. The party's transport spokesman Des ...
See all stories on this topic

Suicide car bomb in Kabul kills one: officials
AFP -
KABUL (AFP) — A suicide car bomb exploded near an army bus in the Afghan capital Kabul early Thursday, killing a civilian and wounding a handful of people ...
See all stories on this topic

1 killed, 14 injured in bus mishap
Times of India - India
VASAI: A state transport bus headed towards Ratnagiri rammed into a parked truck on the National Highway 8 at Vasai, killing a passer-by and injuring 14 ...
See all stories on this topic

Ruby catches bus so often we gave her a Roverticket
ic Wales - United Kingdom
In fact the pooch is probably the only dog in Britain to be granted her very own special weekly bus pass – a Dog Rider – for her daily bus trips with owner ...
See all stories on this topic

Car broadsides Detroit school bus; no one hurt
Detroit Free Press - United States
By KRISTALE IVEZAJ A Detroit Public Schools bus was broadsided this morning by a driver that ran a red light, said a school district spokesperson. ...
See all stories on this topic

Boy's choking death on bus raises questions
Boston Globe - United States
"She's telling me my son ran to the bus driver and the bus driver called the paramedics. . . . He ran. I can't handle that. You don't look at no kid crying ...
See all stories on this topic

Volvo Inaugurates New Bus Plant in India
FOXBusiness - USA
The company is named Volvo Bus Body Technologies India and Volvo Buses holds a 70% ownership interest. The new plant has a capacity of 1000 buses annually ...
See all stories on this topic

Girl fondled at bus stop
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Police are investigating after a young girl reported she was fondled by a man as she waited for the bus Thursday morning in Acadia. ...
See all stories on this topic

Basildon pensioners lose out over bus pass changes
PENSIONERS in Basildon will lose an hour and a half's free travel time a day on their bus passes from April.
Echo | South Essex news - http://www.echo-news.co.uk

Start of bus link welcomed
Otley and Yeadon ward councillors have welcomed the start of a new bus link to better connect the community.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Boy, 5, Chokes To Death While Riding On School Bus
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Marlborough officials have identified the boy who chocked to death while riding in a school bus as 5-year-old Darnell Cobb.
WLBZ2.com - NEWS CENTER Regional News - http://www.wlbz2.com

Mexico City's newest bus option: 'Ladies Only'
And then rolling down the road comes what seems like an alien object at this time of day: A bus with breathing space, empty seats, even a few smiles. On the front window is a sign: "Exclusively for Ladies." Welcome to Mexico City's ...
Government Innovators Network News - http://www.innovations.harvard.edu

Bus fatally runs over elementary school boy
By The Mainichi Newspapers(The Mainichi Newspapers)
An elementary school boy died after being run over by a kindergarten bus in western Tokyo on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Japan National News - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/

Money for Transit Systems to Increase
New York Times - United States
By THE NEW YORK TIMES The public transit systems in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will be getting a large increase in federal financing to help them ...
See all stories on this topic

Healthy alternative: Take mass transit
USA Today - USA
That's the message from some transit agencies that are appealing to drivers' health concerns. "All the new research over the last five years indicates ...
See all stories on this topic

Sound Transit shortens its light-rail ambitions
Seattle Times - United States
By Mike Lindblom Sound Transit's next ballot measure could offer less light rail, more commuter trains, and more buses than Proposition 1, ...
See all stories on this topic

Transit raid OK'd
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SACRAMENTO -- Most of what opponents contended was an illegal $1.26 billion raid on transit funds to help balance the current state budget was found to be ...
See all stories on this topic

Bidders Vie for $5B Oahu Transit System
Forbes - NY,USA
AP 01.31.08, 1:24 PM ET Eleven companies from around the world are vying to build Oahu's $5 billion mass transit system, according to a list released by the ...
See all stories on this topic

SF's Transit System Offers Commuters Fast Access to Subways and ...
RFID Journal - Melville,NY,USA
31, 2008—As of today, more than 200 San Francisco area commuters will be able to use Sprint cell phones to pay fares on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) ...
See all stories on this topic

NYC Traffic Fees Closer to Fruition
The Associated Press -
The goal is to get more people to take mass transit, improving the city's notorious gridlock and pollution problems. Mass transit advocate Gene Russianoff ...
See all stories on this topic

Plans for transit center revealed
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Lola Sherman OCEANSIDE – Plans to renovate the Oceanside Transit Center and add a complex of offices, townhomes, apartments and parking garages were ...
See all stories on this topic

State panel recommends version of congestion plan
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The specifics of the plan will be discussed and debated, but the profound implications for our entire transit system are clear." Staff writer Laura Rivera ...
See all stories on this topic

SMRT and SBS Transit up peak period train frequencies
Channel News Asia - Singapore
Both SMRT and SBS Transit announced on Friday that they will be increasing the number of train trips per week. SMRT, which operates the North-South and ...
See all stories on this topic

Bellevue Plan for Free Bus Downtown Faces Delays
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Ashley Bach, The...
A free downtown Bellevue circulator bus would cost more money and start two years later than city officials want, King County Metro Transit officials said this week.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

NYC to receive $151M for transit security
Transit systems in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are slated to receive $151.2 million from the Department of Homeland Security, more than 50% more than last year.
Crain's New York Business - Breaking... - http://www.crainsnewyork.com

Transit district to fix gap at Vista station
VISTA -- Though transit officials have already spent millions on motorized gangways and extending thresholds along the new Sprinter light-rail line, another layer of gap-bridging technology must be installed at a station in Vista, ...
/news/top Stories from www.nctimes.com - http://www.nctimes.com/

7:51 pm: House endorse Austin’s mass transit bill
By a vote of 90-7, members of the Indiana House Thursday overwhelmingly supported state Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, on House Bill 1245, legislation that encompasses various provisions to bring mass transit to Indiana.
The Herald Bulletin--Local News - http://www.heraldbulletin.com

Expert: Train the only option to cure transit woes to Colorado ski ...
... congestion on Interstate 70 that serves as the main thoroughfare to Colorado's ski resorts, and he said a $5-billion high-speed train to service the corridor is truly the only option that makes any sense. Denver Rocky Mountain News ...

Boy 'molested' in bus
Times of India - India
In order that such incidents are not repeated, we have decided to appoint woman attendants on the buses. We will specially recruit these attendants. ...
See all stories on this topic

Muni video vault: Bus drivers' misconduct
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
We found complaints about similar incidents in Jones' file, like one from February 2006, which says he shut a five-year-old girl's leg in the door. ...
See all stories on this topic

Mom: Girl sees attackers every day at school
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Neither the October incidents -- nor unrelated incidents on a bus in September and at another middle school in December -- were reported to the state's ...
See all stories on this topic

Police urge bus passengers to notify driver if trouble arises
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
It follows the indecent assault and robbery of two Wellington teenagers in separate incidents on buses this week. 14-year-old Ruby was texting on a new cell ...
See all stories on this topic

Airsoft guns seized after Sault high school incidents
SooToday.com - USA
In the other incident, a student fired the airsoft gun inside a school bus. Criminal charges have not been laid in these incidents, but the youths involved ...
See all stories on this topic

Former bus driver accused of misconduct expected to enter plea
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
The complaint alleges Gerlach committed many incidents of sexual abuse between about 1993 and 2001 in Brownsdale, involving a boy who was 8 when the ...
See all stories on this topic

Something needs to be done now!!!!
By Mindytsc(Mindytsc)
Despite numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It was reported that the driver’s company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it unacceptable that such a company could have ...
Perfectionist - http://mindytsc.blogspot.com/

Driver smiled as girls robbed on bus
By William of the White Hand
The man in the Tuesday bus incident was Maori, aged about 25, 1.77 metres tall, of skinny build with short hair and a moustache. His partner was Maori, aged in her early 30s, of stocky build with frizzy black shoulder-length hair dyed ...
NNN Reporters Newsroom - http://www.newnation.vg/forums

1/31/08
By Al M(Al M)
BRUNSWICK COUNTY -- A parent wants to know their child is safe when riding the school bus home. But two incidents in Brunswick County left one couple upset that their young daughter had to walk down a rural dirt road...after the bus . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Riders for a seamless, efficient rail network
By Propertymarketupdates
LAST week, you heard about our major initiatives to improve bus services. Today, I will share with you the exciting plans that we have for the rail network, and how we will meet the transport needs of diverse groups of people. ...
Complete Property Market Updates... - http://propertymarketupdates.com