6-2-08

Is there any hope for a rail transit connection to KCI?
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
So, Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser's regional transit plan includes bus service to Kansas City International Airport. No light rail directly there. ...
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Chicago Transit Authority reports derailment
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CHICAGO - The Chicago Transit Authority says there has been a train derailment on the city's South Side. A CTA spokeswoman says a train derailed about ...
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Milwaukee mayor calls for more state money for mass transit
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants the state to scrap an expansion of Interstate-94 and use the money it would save to pay for mass transit. ...
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Man dies after being stabbed on transit platform in downtown Calgary
The Canadian Press - CALGARY
CALGARY — Calgary police are looking for suspects after two men were stabbed, one fatally, on a downtown light-rail transit platform. ...
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Some New Jersey Transit Trains Running an Hour Late (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
By Nancy Moran May 28 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Transit said Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains are delayed 45 to an hour minutes this ...
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I-94 Expansion or Mass Transit, and Not Both?
Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee,WI,USA
By Jay Sorgi Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has accused the State Department of Transportation about not caring about mass transit needs in its I-94 expansion ...
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Some New Jersey Transit Trains Running Hour Late, Web Site Says
Bloomberg - USA
By Nancy Moran May 28 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Transit said some trains are delayed 45 to 60 minutes in and out of New York's Pennsylvania Station because ...
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Dade may push sales tax hike to fund free transit
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Two county commissioners want to make mass transit free in Miami-Dade by again raising the sales tax. BY LARRY LEBOWITZ AND MATTHEW I. PINZUR Buses and ...
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Statscan public transit spin is out of control
Globe and Mail - Canada
Public transit is making progress of a kind in Canada – though it's not always visible. In its report called Commuting Patterns, Statistics Canada noted ...
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Survey finds support for transit levy
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
By Eunice Kim • Statesman Journal The majority of voters would support an operating levy for Salem-Keizer Transit District if an election were held today, ...
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Pump pain likely to hit transit riders
By By Brandon Loomis The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah's biggest transit agency will decide today whether to shift its growing fuel bills onto thousands of riders, a move that many transit agencies are having to consider as diesel drives toward $5 a gallon.
News - Local Stories from Salt Lake - http://www.sltrib.com

Arrested man linked to cash in transit heists
A man who was arrested on the N1 highway north of Johannesburg has been linked to cash in transit heists and several armed robberies in Gauteng. The 37-year-old was nabbed while trying to flee metro police who'd tried to stop him on the ...
Talk Radio 702 Eyewitness News - http://www.702.co.za

Poll Suggests Support for Regional Mass Transit
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser released more information about a poll that suggests there is support for a regional mass transit plan. Polls recently taken in Jackson, Platte and Clay County show a majority of voters support not only ...
Local News for MyFox Kansas City - http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox

Chicago Transit Authority Train Derails
A four-car Chicago Transit Authority train has derailed on an elevated track on the city's South Side. There are no immediate reports of serious injuries.
Today's TMJ4 - News - Local - http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local

Daily Transit Links Roundup
Seniors in Long Beach attempt the Transit Oriented Lifestyle, but elements of the car-culture like wide roads and quick traffic signals make it difficult. A look at potential...
Long Beach, CA News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/long-beach-ca

Bus drivers fed up with young thugs
Manly Daily - Manly,NSW,Australia
The meeting follows a number of recent incidents, including assaults on two drivers and damage to buses. In March the drivers threatened to boycott some ...
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Tougher charges reviewed for Spa bus driver
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
He also faces six counts of forcible touching in Saratoga Springs stemming from incidents last year in which he allegedly fondled two boys under the age of ...
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When good motorists go parking mad
Otago Daily Times - Dunedin,New Zealand
Broken down into specific infringements, incidents of double parking, parking within 6m of an indicated bus stop, on broken yellow lines and on the footpath ...
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Bus driver cleared of Lisa Moran's death blame
Paisley Daily Express - Paisley,Scotland,UK
There have been 12 incidents in recent times at what residents of the city are already dubbing an "accident black-spot". The grieving mum is backing those ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for May 28, 2008
By spdk(spdk)
On 26/05/2008 at 2230 hrs at Shivabhag Kadri Mangalore one unknown driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-20-8283 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against one Prakash Pereira a pedestrian and caused him grievous ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

9:25 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 24 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

” EveryThing Is Messed Up Here !!! “
By shariqbhat
We are getting late for the office and request the driver of the local bus to atleast make a move.He turns around,looks in to your eyes and you guess the rest.After some time you make one more courages attempt and say “Now the Bus is ...
Shariqbhat's Weblog - http://shariqbhat.wordpress.com

Ghostwalkers on Xelhiem
By Kedamono(Kedamono)
The Ghostwalkers were thought to have perpetrated various haunting incidents, where the colonists at night would see movement out of the corner of their eyes, but when you looked in the direction of the movement, nothing was to be seen. ...
I Hate Space... - http://ihatespace.blogspot.com/

Thieves Increasingly Drilling Into Fuel Tanks To Steal Gas
By The Huffington Post News Team(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
"Gas is liquid gold these days, and has been for the last year-and-a-half," Scherlinck said. "I would anticipate seeing more of these kinds of incidents as the price continues to go up."
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SVCS bus in crash
Oneida Dispatch - Oneida,NY,USA
Many of the students on the bus were involved in the previous accident. No one was injured. Business Administrator Beth Lamb said the district is reviewing ...
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Inquiry ‘should look at bus and roads’
Dispatch Online - South Africa
Nqatha called for a comprehensive investigation into Tuesday’s accident , which should to go beyond the apparent failure of the bus’ brakes. ...
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Gas spike may hit students' commutes
KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
It found that of students hurt or killed on the way to school, bus accidents accounted for a mere 4 percent of the injuries and just 2 percent of the deaths ...
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YET ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT WEST FARM ROADSIDE
Democrat Newspaper - Basseterre,St. Kitts and Nevis
In her attempt to overtake, the middle bus, between she and the front bus, tried to pull out from the curb and the front wheel of the Familia Mazda hit into ...
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Delhi to adopt BRT model that suit Indian conditions: Dikshit
Hindu - Chennai,India
Beijing (PTI): Facing criticism over traffic chaos on the Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said the second ...
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canoeing on the lower zambezi
By quinlanj
we set off saturday morning on a bus to a town called chirundu. despite our car getting in a minor accident on the way to the bus station we arrived and waited for about an hour for the bus to fill up. we arrived in chirundu, ...
Jen in Zambia Weblog - http://jeninzambia.wordpress.com

Review: What Would Jesus Buy?
By Noah Soudrette(Noah Soudrette)
This is only aided by the focus on the members of Billy’s group, their trials and tribulations, the good times and the bus accidents. It must be seen to be believed. So, I clearly liked the film, there’s no question about that after ...
That Will Teach Them To Be Bad - http://thatwillteachthem.blogspot.com/

Bay Window Bus :: RE: 1968~79 VW Type 2, seatbelts, head ...
The Department of Transport has funded an advisory leaflet written by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to highlight the dangers. It says special harnesses are the best method of restraining medium to large dogs. ...
TheSamba.com - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/

The Future of Healthcare in America
By Collin Williams
For those of you who will inevitably comment on this post with the stupidity of, “But what about children in school bus accidents!? They didn’t have the choice!!” How about you pay for them? That is the roll of charity, ...
RejectSociety.com - http://www.rejectsociety.com

BRT: Not Yet A Smooth Ride
By Administrator
Another visible problem of the BRT system is the proximity of the bus shelter to the road and its size. The passengers have to queue, and this portends danger, as accidents may occur. A vivid example is the bus shelter at the National ...

Twenty-two dead in E Cape bus crash - cops
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Police announced on Wednesday that the death toll for the Eastern Cape bus crash stood at 22, including five children. The bus - which belongs to a private ...
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School bus rolls over on Fla. interstate; kids hurt
The Associated Press -
(AP) — A school bus carrying elementary school children has rolled over on an interstate near Pensacola, Florida. Santa Rosa County sheriff's Lt. Scott ...
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AOS arrest man getting off bus
TVNZ - New Zealand
An Auckland man is in custody after being ambushed by the Armed Offenders Squad as he stepped off a bus in Rotorua. Police say a member of the public called ...
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Scrapping oil deal will push up London's bus fares
East London Advertiser - London,England,UK
We believe Boris Johnson made the right decision to stop one of the world's poorest countries from subsidising London's bus network. ...
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9 bus passengers die, 11 injured in Surigao Sur mishap
Manila Bulletin - Philippines
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – Nine persons died while 11 others were injured when a passenger mini bus fell down a deep portion of the highway in Purok ...
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South Africa: Eastern Cape Govt Officials Visit Bus Accident Victims
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
An Eastern Cape government delegation, led by Premier Nosimo Balindlela, has visited bereaved families to offer their support, following a bus accident ...
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Gunman kills six people in Bosnia bus
Reuters - USA
SARAJEVO, May 29 (Reuters) - A man opened fire inside a bus in a village near the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla, killing six people, police said on ...
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Man Jumps to His Death from Moving Greyhound Bus on Interstate 84 ...
FOXNews - USA
Oregon State Police say their investigation continues into the death of a man who jumped out of a moving Greyhound bus along Interstate 84 in The Dalles. ...
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Metro tweaking bus schedules, routes; University District ...
Seattle Times - United States
By Seattle Times staff Starting Saturday, a few Metro Transit bus routes and bus schedules will change. Most affected will be riders traveling to and from ...
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Coast Mountain wins right to sue woman who blocked bus service
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
VANCOUVER | Coast Mountain Bus Company has won the right to sue a woman who blocked bus service during the 2005 strike by teachers. ...
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Walking School Bus News - Go For Gold!
By rod
Don’t forget that getting on-board the Walking School bus adds valuable minutes to the Premier’s School Sport Challenge quest for GOLD at Orange Grove! So warm up and shape up on the Walking School Bus! See you all next week, ...
Orange Grove - http://www.orangegrove.org.au

Blind pensioner’s fury over bus pass delay
A BLIND woman has accused city and county councils of being “incompetent and uncaring” after she was left without a concessionary bus pass.
Chester Chronicle - News - Local... - http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/

Bus plunge death toll now 22
The bus — which belongs to a private company — careened down a 200m embankment into a river near Cedarville on Tuesday. There were conflicting reports of how many people had been killed. The numbers ranged from 20 to 30. ...
The Times - Breaking News - http://www.thetimes.co.za

School Bus Goes Off Road on West Side
Breaking News : Wesselman Road, near Zion Hill Road.
LOCAL 12: Breaking News - http://www.local12.com/Default.aspx

Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Philippines
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Philippines more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
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Transit Train Derails, Injures 24 In Chicago
WSBtv.com - Atlanta,GA,USA
CHICAGO -- A four-car Chicago Transit Authority train has derailed on an elevated track on the city's South Side. There are no immediate reports of serious ...
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Province urges regional transit to replace roads
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Stelmach told an Edmonton transit conference on Wednesday that rising fuel prices and gridlock are pushing more people to consider taking transit. ...
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Public Transit Feels the Pinch of Gas Prices
Washington Post - United States
By Arianne Aryanpur Loudoun officials are working on a long-term plan to enhance public transit services in the county, a project that has taken on new ...
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A look at recent problems with the Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Tribune - United States
By AP A four-car Chicago Transit Authority train derailed Wednesday, injuring at least 14 people. The aging transit system has had other recent problems: ...
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While the mayor and the ATA bicker over light rail plans, here’s ...
Pitch Weekly - Kansas City,MO,USA
Barring the federal government instituting a Transit Dollars for No Questions Asked policy, KCI is too remote for any sensible rail plan. ...
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Ontario Northland, GO Transit agree to refurbishment deal ...
The Canadian Press - TORONTO
TORONTO — Ontario Northland and GO Transit have agreed to a deal to refurbish an additional 50 train cars at a facility in North Bay, Ont. Ontario ...
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Sound Transit completes 14 miles of track in Seattle
Seattle Times - United States
Sound Transit has completed 14 miles of light rail track, linking downtown Seattle with Sea-Tac Airport. Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels helped fasten the final ...
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Is any Missouri-side county official on board with Funk's regional ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Of course, what suburban officials think will become pretty clear at Friday's regional transit summit meeting. But heading into that, The Star has talked to ...
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ITS Benefits >> In Los Angeles, transit signal priority reduced ...
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Sound Transit completes 14-plus miles of continuous light rail track
Sound Transit officials today made the final connections joining more than 14 miles of continuous light rail tracks.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Tri-State Transit Authority increases basic fares 25 cents
HUNTINGTON (AP) - Rising fuel costs will make it more expensive to ride a Tri-State Transit Authority bus.
News from www.loganbanner.com - http://www.loganbanner.com/

KC Transit Plan Unveiled
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser has unveiled a $1.2 billion rail-transit plan for the metro region. The plan includes five types of transit services, including light rail and modern streetcars through downtown and a ...
KOMU.com - Missouri News RSS Feed - http://www.komu.com

Green Light for Transit Plan (SEE VIDEO)
Ottawa City Council has approved the multi-billion dollar "Option Four" transit plan in a 19-4 vote.
A-Channel News Ottawa - http://www.achannel.ca/ottawa/

2 Pedestrians Killed In Separate Incidents
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
One was a woman killed just after getting off a HARTline bus and a man walking across Hillsborough Avenue this evening. The first incident occurred about ...
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Cameras now on board
The Nation Newspaper - Bridgetown,St. Michael,Barbados
"If there is an incident on the bus, we can tell you what happened yesterday. Or if you can identify the bus, we can pull it in and check the recording. ...
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St. Paul man charged with exposing himself to two girls
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... school bus stop and exposed himself, police said. The girl gave officers a detailed description of the man and showed them where the incidents happened. ...
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Shots fired at bus stop were from air weapon
expressandstar.com - Wolverhampton,England,UK
Businesses in the area, frustrated by a number of incidents, called a private emergency meeting last night to discuss what could be done to tackle crime.
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Motorists Still Passing: We're Still Counting
ReadMedia (Press Release) - Albany,NY,USA
... we have routed the equipped school bus through several different areas of the City of Syracuse. We have had a total of 68 incidents of illegal passing ...
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Girl says neighbor exposed himself
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... she waits for the school bus and exposed himself. Steichen didn't say anything to the girl during the incidents, said Peter Panos, a police spokesman. ...
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Another "Fugly" Singaporean? | Soon to be "A History of Violence ...
By a_x
This time the victim was Mr. Liu, a China man and he was bashed for 'talking too loudly' on bus.Both incidents uncannily involved other passengers who did not care to interfere.He said the bus had about 20 people in it. ...
ping.sg / latest - http://ping.sg/

2:22 AM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Police ring bell on Bus Crime
By 107 The Bee Newsteam
Police said they were pleased that no incidents of anti social behaviour were reported during the operation. Sgt Andy Winter from the Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “I am pleased with the results which demonstrate that the message is ...
107 The Bee : News - http://www.thebee.co.uk/

2 Pedestrians Killed In Separate Incidents
TAMPA -- Tampa police are investigating the deaths of two pedestrians killed in separate accidents this evening. One was a woman killed just after getting off a HART bus; the other was a man walking across Hillsborough Avenue this ...
TBO News Breaking - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/breaking/

Seat Belts on School Buses
WJHG-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
He's claiming Florida has fewer school bus accidents and injuries than any of the other states. "Often times we're the forerunners and trail blazers when it ...
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How we drive
Monroenews.com - Monroe,MI,USA
That's one reason that the county has a higher percentage of truck or bus accidents compared to other counties in the region, he added. ...
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Eastern Cape crash 'horrific'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
She said the cause of the accident was not immediately known, but that surviving passengers had told officers that the bus driver appeared to be having ...
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12 killed, 35 injured in separate accidents in Orissa
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
A mini bus overturned near Phulbani, the District headquarters of Kandhamal District, this morning, killing four persons and injuring 31, ...
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DC Pedestrian Plan Released
By Rob Goodspeed
Although they seem dangerous, according to this map there were no reported accidents on either Dupont or Logan Circles, underscoring the difference between perceived and actual danger. Crash Analysis Detail ...
The Goodspeed Update - http://goodspeedupdate.com

DON’T WE ALL GET HURT?
By Legal Eagle(Legal Eagle)
It can happen almost everywhere. In a car, bus, subway or even in your own backyard. Albeit one can argue that accidents are avoidable, the fact remains that accidents happen WHEN we least expect it, WHERE we least expect it. ...
The Accident Lawyer - http://theaccidentlawyer.blogspot.com/

Causes Of School Bus Accidents
By Automotive Articles from EzineArticles.com
Though school bus accidents are relatively rare (compared to, say, car accidents), every year many children and other passengers are still injured or even killed in accidents involving school buses. Like car collision injuries, ...
Auto Squad - http://nextravels.com/auto

I'm back from Hong Kong! Missed me, didn't you! Wahahahax. Gosh, I ...
By || solitary dreamer ||(|| solitary dreamer ||)
We had 2 accidents in 2 days! The first one happened on the second day. Our bus was turning around this roundabout when a taxi rammed into it and the headlights of the taxi flew off. The HK police are really efficient man. ...
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13 killed in Nepal bus accident, more missing - Boston.com
May 19, 2008 ... A bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river in western Nepal on Monday, killing at least 13 people, ...

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Nepal bus accident death toll ...
May 20, 2008 ... Soldiers, police and villagers recovered another 19 bodies Tuesday from a mountain river in west Nepal where a bus crashed a day earlier, ...

6-1-08

wo bus bombs defused
Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Two bombs were found in buses in separate incidents in Katubedda and Ganemulla yesterday police said. At Katubedda a bomb weighing 4.5 kilograms was found ...
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BIA puts passengers on cloud nine
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
By S Praveen Dhaneshkar,DHNS,Bangalore: Stray incidents were noticed like a few passengers haggling over parking fee with those manning the parking lot. ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Russia
Incident ID 8905 : To view full incident details click on the link above.
Global Incident Map - http://www.globalincidentmap.com

Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Sri Lanka
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Sri Lanka more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
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Daily Crime Incidents for May 25, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 24/05/2008 at 1000 hrs on UP Mallya Road at Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-7355 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a scooter bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-7355. ...
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7:12 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 29 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Health Highlights: May 24, 2008
By admin
incidents in the last quarter of 2007 alone. After the study was released Wednesday, the US Department of Transportation alerted its agencies and instructed office directors to read the study's warnings and recommendations. ...
Health Experiment - http://www.healthexperiment.com

Bus incident leaves parents angry - The Connecticut Post Online
"The superintendent made it clear that with bus incidents, parents are to be notified," he said. "She reiterated that it is the principal's responsibility ...

How to Conduct Transit Bus Incident Event Investigation - Video ...
This document reports on a study that established a direct quantitative relationship between employer-based Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ...

High gas prices give boost to small town bus plant
The Associated Press -
Now, as more people across the US shun gas-guzzling vehicles for public transportation, bus ridership is up. Transit systems from Houston to New York City ...
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Earthquake halts Ken Livingstone’s Beijing bus trip
Times Online - UK
Proposals to send a red double-decker bus by road from London to China, to coincide with the Olympics, have been dropped after critics derided the idea as a ...
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Investigation Continues: School Bus vs. Semi Accident
WSAW - Wausau,WI,USA
Most of the children were injured when a semi slammed into a school bus in Southern Wisconsin are back at home. The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department says ...
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Bus operators cry foul over fare rise
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Private bus operators yesterday strongly criticised the Transport Ministry, which has made life tough for them by offering cheaper fares on state-run buses. ...
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Woman fatally struck by bus in SF is identified
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Liu was struck by a 71-Haight-Noriega line bus, a 60-foot articulated motor coach that was traveling eastbound on Market Street. She was transported to San ...
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Bridge crash rips top of bus off
BBC News - UK
A double decker bus has had its top ripped off after it crashed into a low bridge in Hampshire. The bus hit the railway bridge, which is about 11ft (3.4m) ...
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Iran bus crash kills 23 - report
Reuters - USA
TEHRAN, May 26 (Reuters) - Twenty-three people died when a passenger bus and a truck collided in western Iran on Sunday, two days after a similar crash ...
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Bus service feels sting at airport
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY JENNIFER DIXON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • May 26, 2008 When the Michigan Flyer bus rolled to the curb at Detroit Metro Airport, Tom Trosin got in line ...
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Double decker bus trip scrapped
The Press Association -
A plan to send a double-decker bus overland to China to coincide with the Olympic Games has been dropped following the earthquake in the Sichuan province. ...
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Ban intoxicated bus riders
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Recently I was catching one of the buses from the Plaza to an appointment, when an unruly and belligerent passenger refused to leave the bus and walked over ...
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Semi Truck Slams into School Bus Injuring 16 Students
More than a dozen students were injured when a semi slammed into the back of the bus taking children home from school. It happened in Salem, Wisconsin, just over the Illinois border near Antioch. Darian Trotter reports on what may have ...
General News for MyFox Chicago - http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox

E-portals taking bus tourism to heart of India
By Krunal - Seo Ahmedabad(Krunal - Seo Ahmedabad)
New Delhi, In an attempt to tap the increasing market of weekend vacationers, who prefer to travel by coach, online travel portal Ezeego1.com has tied up with bus tour operator redBus, to offer online spot booking on nearly 3600 routes ...
Ahmedabad City News| Information|... - http://www.infoahmedabad.com/

Thamesdown causes fury over bus cuts
MAJOR changes to Swindon's bus services have been branded a disgrace.
This Is Wiltshire | Wiltshire... - http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk

A golden age for bus builders?
Rising gas prices and other auto costs spark hope for new work.
Raw Story Breaking News - http://rawstory.com

Renewed calls for bus lanes
SOUTHEND Council should look again at whether bus lanes could be introduced in parts of the town, a Liberal Democrat councillor says.
Echo | South Essex news - http://www.echo-news.co.uk

Cobourg transit gets $279720 windfall
Northumberland Today - Cobourg,Ontario,Canada
During the past five years the provincial government has invested $6.2-billion in transit services across Ontario, including its latest announcement of ...
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Transit agencies to run on holiday schedule
Examiner.com - USA
Bay Area (Map, News) - Local transit agencies will offer service during today’s Memorial Day holiday, but riders should be aware that only abbreviated ...
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Are bikes the key to Valley transit?
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
The conference followed on the heels of Premier Rodney MacDonald’s recent statement encouraging Nova Scotians to use public transit to help defray the ...
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• Public transit: if you love it, make ...
Guelph Mercury - Guelph,Ontario,Canada
Is our public transit system a service or is it really an integral component of our infrastructure? Without including provincial investment in such projects ...
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Codiac Transit looks to expand operations
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
BY ALAN COCHRANE Considering the rising price of fuel and environmental awareness, Codiac Transit is anxiously waiting Ottawa's approval for a study on how ...
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Editorial: Push rail transit now
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Denton County's transit agency will hook into the network the same year. DART's Orange Line will start service to Irving in 2011. The commuting picture is ...
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State Auditor Brian Sonntag wasting resources picking on Sound Transit
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Redmond,WA,USA
Only ten audits of public agencies have been conducted since 2006, and already Sound Transit is in for its second. What's up with that? ...
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A look at Seattle offers mass transit ideas
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USA
With my job as a transportation reporter, taking pains to avail myself of mass transit on my time off makes for kind of a busman's holiday. ...
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Texting drivers: RU 4 real?
Baltimore Sun - United States
The analysis was prepared by the Transit Riders Action Council of Metropolitan Baltimore, an aggressive advocacy group that serves as a watchdog over the ...
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Taxes trouble Lee County transit proposal
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
The tax would pay for an independent transit authority, either through a charge of just over 61 cents for every $1000 of taxable property value or an ...
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A look at Seattle offers mass transit ideas
Maybe it's a certain kind of geek who can't even spend his vacation without doing the same kind of research he does on his job. If that's the case, I'm guilty.
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This Week’s Wandering News
By dailytransit
I’ll lay it out plain: South Korea is pretty touchy when it comes to criticism from outsiders, and the flak the nation has caught recently over such oddball cultural phenomena as the mad cow scare and the Wonder Girls has made for some ...
The Daily Transit - http://thedailytransit.wordpress.com

Rapid Transit Video #13 - Vancouver, Whistler, BC local creeks
By Effort.tv(Effort.tv)
See Daniel's rocket sauce inspiring video in Flash on the main Rapid Transit page at http://rapidtransitvideo.com/ and see what Daniel wrote about producing the video in his blog post http://www.rapidtransitvideo.com/blog/?p=63 where ...
Effort.tv News - http://efforttv.blogspot.com/

EvergreenTransitFan on Sign of Times to Come?
... the season this year, in demonstration service for commuter rail outside of Anchorage. http://www.adn.com/anchorage/story/389859.html. http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Alaska-Commuter-Rail-Gains-Fans/3$6130.
Portland Transport Comments - http://portlandtransport.com/

Warren calls for expanded taxi service for rural areas
By admin
During a review of the Taxi and Limousine by-law at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting this past Wednesday, Warren said she would like staff to report on the linkage between the City’s transit study and taxi service ...
Taxi News and Views From Around... - http://www.taxiblog.co.uk

Toddler accidentally run over by father
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
In addition, a woman was moderately injured when she was hit by a bus. The accident on Route 6 occurred between the Baka and Iron interchanges, ...
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Schoolchildren risk their lives
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Paramedics have had to deal with many accidents that involve school buses and children thrown off the back of bakkies. "We did a campaign at the end of last ...
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21 killed in Iran bus accident
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
TEHRAN: Twenty-one people were killed and 11 injured when a bus collided with an oncoming truck in western Iran, a report said yesterday. The accident took ...
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Cars really are dangerous things.
By Catty Ax Lady(Catty Ax Lady)
So, the moral of the story is please, PLEASE realize on a daily basis that cars are ginormous weapons, and that accidents can and WILL happen, no matter how proactive of a driver you are. This actually turned out okay, but it could have ...
Whirlwind Lodge - http://whirlwindlodge.blogspot.com/

Day 4 in Firenze
By Josh Oren(Josh Oren)
This is where my lovely bus trip began this morning. It's at these kinds of locations that I'm astounded to learn that thousands of people don't die daily in traffic accidents. Enjoy the picture below. ...
My So-Called Strife - http://myso-calledstrife.blogspot.com/

CVSA’s Roadcheck 2008 Set for June 3-5
From June 3, 2008, through June 5, about 10000 trained and certified officers will blanket the roadways of North America to prevent truck and bus accidents and save lives. Known as Roadcheck 2008, federal, state, provincial, ...
Digg / upcoming - http://digg.com/

Bay Window Bus :: My Philosophy
These beauties are pretty solid... how often do you see fatal accidents with a bus involved? These "bricks" can't move very fast, thats a plus. On the road most people are going to look at you as another object to dodge around and get ...
TheSamba.com - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/

good ones..
By shalini_gupta(shalini_gupta)
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Have a Great day !!! Smile, it is the key that fits the ...
shalini_gupta - http://shalini-gupta.livejournal.com/

Funkhouser releases regional transit plan
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By LYNN HORSLEY The Kansas City Star Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s office today released more details of his regional transit plan, calling for a system that ...
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Funkhouser's regional transit plan gets a huge boost ... but
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist A new, positive poll has breathed new life into Mark Funkhouser's regional transit plan and ...
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Free lunch, free rides provided by transit department
Rome News-Tribune - Rome,GA,USA
By Kevin Myrick / RN-T staff writer The city and county transit and planning departments rolled their sleeves up this afternoon at the midtown bus terminal ...
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New protection system for spars in transit
Superyacht Times - Egmond aan Zee,NH,Netherlands
At the same time the system packages and protects vulnerable areas while the rig or spar is being loaded or in transit. It can also protect the spar while ...
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Masdar’s Solar Powered Rapid Transit System
Inhabitat - USA
by Mike Chino In Arabic, Masdar means “the source,” and the the latest development to spring from the city’s upwelling of green tech is a futuristic transit ...
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Tulsa Transit seeing more riders as gas prices rise
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Karen Liddle of Broken Arrow says she began driving to a Tulsa Transit station and riding the bus to her job at IBM in Tulsa last July and is saving about ...
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Miami-Dade Transit: More businesses subsidize monthly passes
Progressive Rail Roading - Milwaukee,WI,USA
More south Florida businesses are taking advantage of Miami-Dade Transit’s corporate discount program, which provides group discounts of up to $12.50 plus ...
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Transit task force a $200000 'waste'
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
The chairman of Winnipeg's rapid-transit task force is now calling the 2005 exercise a $200000 waste of time because key recommendations have been ignored. ...
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Bill Reforming Mass Transit Introduced
Pacific News Center - USA
Guam - Several Senators have introduced a bill that establishes a public corporation that would be in charge of mass transit on the island. ...
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NJ Transit seeks customer help to improve service
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By INQUIRER STAFF NJ Transit is launching a program that will gather ideas on how to improve service. Through a link on www.njtransit.com, customers will be ...
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CATS proposing transit fare increase
Due to the rising cost in fuel prices, the Charlotte Area Transit System, CATS, is proposing a 20-cent fare increase. The increase would take effect in the fall.
News 14 Carolina Top Stories - http://news14.com

Mayor Funkhouser Releases Transit Plan
Mayor Mark Funkhouser's released details of his regional transit plan on Monday. The plan calls for a system that covers 119 miles in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties. To read the complete report, click on the link in the sidebar of ...
Local News for MyFox Kansas City - http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox

More commuters take mass transit
Gas prices soaring past $4 a gallon in the Lower Hudson Valley are beginning to bring about changes environmentalists have sought for years. People are riding trains and buses more and driving less. Gallery: Waterway Ferry ...
Lohud.com: Rockland News - http://www.lohud.com

Miami-Dade Transit: More businesses subsidize monthly passes
5/27/2008.
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Tulsa Transit seeing more riders as gas prices rise
Associated Press - May 27, 2008 9:35 AM ET TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Rising gas prices are apparently driving residents in the Tulsa area to public transportation.
KSWO - News - http://www.kswo.com/global/category.asp?c=84964

Delhi’s bus corridor to be closed at night
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
A speeding Blueline bus May 19 knocked down a woman in Pushpa Vihar area while a chartered bus ran over a man the same day near Ambedkar Nagar on the ...
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At the corridor, little signs of certainty: Burglary on BRT ...
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
Blueline buses will be replaced by low-floor green buses. * Yellow-plated taxis will be allowed to run on the corridor. * A slip road near Chirag Dilli lane ...
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"Singaara Chennai"
By Full Of Life(Full Of Life)
(We dont have any blueline buses). The trains not too packed. Theatre is enjoyed by the people even today. Everything is hip and modern just like other places but never indecent. There is no excessive skin show. ...
Life is full - http://vivaciousfol.blogspot.com/

Back on the bus at Ravenswood
ABC Online - Australia
"So they put that in place for a couple of days before we did start and as from Saturday last we've resumed and there has been no incidents," he said.
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Eight killed in Afghan bus blast
AFP -
There was no immediately claim of responsibility for the blast in the Delaram district of Farah province, but similar incidents have been blamed on the ...
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Groper on bus alleged
Appeal-Democrat - Marysville,CA,USA
... Transit in reporting these incidents. I have no doubt their actions prevented other assaults from occurring," said Durfor. Bus surveillance cameras do ...
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Investigators Fault Trucker For Semi-Bus Collision
Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Hoppe said Irek had no prior driving incidents with the company. Hoppe told TODAY’S TMJ4 that his company will review safety procedures when the accident ...
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Tires slashed; mailboxes, bus windows damaged
Statesville Record & Landmark - NC, USA
The incidents took place on Maple Hill Court, Big Oak Lane, Imperial Heights Road, Renaissance Place and Baymount Drive. Windows on three buses were broken ...
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Eight violent crimes a day on buses
This is London - London,England,UK
In 107 days this year 838 violent incidents were recorded, along with hundreds more incidents of disturbance and criminal damage. ...
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Increased Police Presence for Ravenswood
Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release) - Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
“After those incidents, Metro cancelled its bus services to Ravenswood in order to protect both drivers and passengers, but has now resumed services. ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Afghanistan
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Afghanistan more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
Close Protection Forum and Surveillan... - http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk

11:13 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

On Israel and the Campaign Bus: By Gideon Rachman
By OrpRam
John McCain, the Republican candidate, has had to rid himself of various advisers who were too close to lobbyists. Two recent incidents illustrate that making controversial remarks about Israel is particularly risky.
BuzzFlash.net: all - http://www.buzzflash.net

London: Eight violent crimes a day on buses
By West Country Patriot
Internal TfL documents detail every "code red", when bus controllers at TfL's CentreComm are told by drivers or members of the public of crime, vandalism and disorder. In 107 days this year 838 violent incidents were recorded, ...
Stormfront White Nationalist Community - http://www.stormfront.org/forum

Two rookies saved by European kindness
By retiredslug
Now I recognize that these incidents were not in Rome or Barcelona where many posts have indicated theft problems but still it shows how kind people can be. In 1976 my buddy and I decided to take our first trip to Europe and with only a ...
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List of Australian rules football incidents - Wikipedia, the free ...
The List of Australian rules football incidents is a collection of both on and off-field incidents that have received media coverage involving footballers ...

South African bus crash kills 24
ITV.com - UK
She said, "We believe there are people still trapped in the bus." Emergency officials said the accident happened near Cedarville, close to the border with ...
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Biker run over, 15 injured in twin mishaps
Times of India - India
In the first accident at 11.15 pm, an ST bus lost control after coming down from the Turbhe flyover. It took a sharp left turn, falling in an open drain by ...
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Six killed in Nepal bus accident, Monday’s toll 25
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Within 24 hours of this year’s worst road accident in Dang district in midwestern Nepal, a bus laden with pilgrims fell almost 50 ft below the road killing ...
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9 died on spot, 11 seriously injured as mini bus fall into ravine ...
By Ben
The accident is considered to be the worst among road accidents in Caraga Region so far this year. The Land Transportation Office in Caraga Region headed by Regional Director Alim Pangandaman, the DOTC-Caraga Regional Director and his ...
Mindanao - http://mindanao.com/blog

sometimes my pictures of nothing look like pictures of something
By gwadzilla(gwadzilla)
a bus stop or a bus transfer... I do not know... cause I do not take the bus the bars that are here and the bars that were once here the parties in group houses or in apartments just around the corner accidents and near misses ...
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Canine co-pilots Thread
But in a Bus!? We don't have shoulder harnesses - except the front seat - and I'm sure our Significant Others would appreciate Fido getting that over them - right? Besides if I'm in a big accident - I think I'd be more worried about the ...
TheSamba.com - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/

The Paranoid Motorcyclist
By noreply@blogger.com (Dave Dragon)
Oh, and they count dirt bike miles, too, and ATVs, which obviously results in a lot more accidents "per mile traveled." Ever see someone go off-roading in the family sedan, or better yet, a fully-loaded school bus? ...
Ride it like you stole it! - http://davedragon.rilysi.com/

Let us be human
By rachana(rachana)
Road accidents keep happening and you may be wondering why something special about this ? Read on ... The news goes like this. In Kottayam , a couple travelling by two wheeler were knocked down by a

Horror bus crash kills 28
Dispatch Online - South Africa
TWENTY-eight people, including children, were killed yesterday morning when their bus veered off a Transkei mountain road, went over a steep cliff and ...
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Man accused of killing pregnant woman arrested on Laredo-bound bus
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
They also asked patrol officers to check bus stations in southwest Dallas. "It was a race against time," said Lt. Todd Thomasson, who heads the Fusion ...
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Firm unaware of ABS on Navan bus
RTE.ie - Ireland
The foreman of the repair company for the bus involved in the Navan crash has said an anti-lock braking system was 'never mentioned' in relation to the bus. ...
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Bus stop acrobatics video prompts safety warning
guardian.co.uk - UK
Commuters are being warned not to back flip off buses or perform handstands on bus stops after a video was posted on the internet showing men in suits ...
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Bus Eireann 'never requested checks on ABS system'
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
The Kentstown bus crash trial has been told that Bus Eireann never requested to have the anti-lock braking system on its buses checked. ...
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Cornwall bus starts Monday
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Cornwall council approved the bus service at its meeting Tuesday night. Council chose this time for the pilot project because work on the North River ...
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Man killed in crash with bus named
Irish Times - Ireland
Gardaí have named the 34-year-old man killed in a collision between a car and a bus carrying students in Co Donegal yesterday. Bernard Doherty of Coolboy, ...
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Dozens die as bus plunges 260ft
Scotsman - United Kingdom
AT least 24 people were killed when a bus crashed over a cliff into a river in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. Emergency services' spokesman Chris ...
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Man jumps to death from bus
A passenger jumped to his death from a Greyhound bus doing at least 65 mph on Interstate 84 in The Dalles, according to the Oregon State Police. He was described as 40 years old and living out of Oregon.
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Today In SA - Bus crash in KwaZulu-Natal investigated
KwaZulu-Natal transport officials are trying to determine if a bus which crashed near Cedarville yesterday was roadworthy. More than 20 people including five children died when the bus plunged down an embankment into a river. ...
94.7 Eyewitness News - http://www.highveld.co.za

Lung op patient told 'catch bus to hospital'
A patient recovering from major surgery is demanding an investigation after he was told to make his own way back to hospital when his lung collapsed.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Fantastic News - Success at last for parents of the F Bus
By esthermcvey2009
Daily Post News coverage Oct 27th 2007. PARENTS took part in a “go slow” on Wirral’s roads yesterday to protest against cuts to school bus service funding. More than 50 vehicles drove slowly from the Glegg Arms in Heswall, ...
A New Direction for Wirral West,... - http://esther2009.wordpress.com

Call for Cabinet to take bus is cheap publicity - group
MANILA, Philippines - A fisherfolk alliance on Wednesday said that Malacañang's call for Cabinet members to take public transports to save on fuel bills smacks of a cheap publicity stunt.
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