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The federal government is investigating 5,000 school buses from the 2008 model year that could stall without warning.
China's donation of school buses to tiny Macedonia has touched off derision online, where Chinese have called the gift ill-considered given their country's poor safety record and a recent crash that killed 19 preschoolers.
Texas A&M's team buses were vandalized before the Aggies played Texas Tech, with drivers finding manure inside and outside the four vehicles.
A tour company based in northern Michigan has been ordered by federal transportation officials to cease operations and take its coaches out of service after six people were found traveling in the luggage compartment of bus in Ohio.
More than two dozen people have been taken to hospitals after a crash involving two school buses east of Indianapolis.
Four buses — three carrying U.S. Army troops and one transporting Los Angeles County jail inmates — collided Thursday on a freeway, critically injuring a soldier and causing seven other minor injuries, authorities said.
- The Secret Service has bought two armored buses at a cost of $1.1 million each for use by the president, other government officials and candidates for president, the agency told NBC News on Thursday.
NEW YORK - Three buses and a motorcycle crashed in New York City's Lincoln Tunnel during the height of the Thursday morning rush hour, leading to long delays, according to the Port Authority.
Israel's Supreme Court has issued a ruling permitting the separation of men and women on some buses serving minority ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, but only if the passengers agree.
Ashley Brown, 16, and Alicia Bonura, 18, both of Beaumont, Texas, died March 29, 2006. They were on a bus carrying their West Brook High School soccer team when it overturned near Devers, Texas, on its way to a playoff game in Humble.
Women-only buses have been introduced in Malaysia in an attempt to stop sexual harassment, it was reported Thursday.
School buses are safe enough without seat belts and students in many cases ignore a requirement to wear them, according to a study in Alabama released Monday that found the straps would save the life of about one child every eight years.
Authorities say 26 people including high school students were hurt after a Metro bus rear-ended another bus from the Washington-area transit system in pouring rain in a Maryland suburb.
Website publisher Arianna Huffington has a ticket to ride, one for everybody who wants to get to Washington from New York for the rally scheduled by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert next month.
The Obama administration says it's making $775 million available to local transit agencies to upgrade bus service, including buying new vehicles, retrofitting others and modernizing bus facilities.
The New York City Council has passed a bill that silences the hundreds of double-decker tour buses that roll through the streets by requiring a headphone system to replace loudspeakers.
Ohio parents who say their children endured long, complicated walks home are panning the disruption of school bus service for a Hollywood movie shoot.
A dispute about bus advertisements seeking to publicize atheist views has touched off a free speech debate after the signs were torn down — then posted again — on the sides of Des Moines city buses.
Thirteen yellow school buses have been damaged or destroyed in a suspicious fire at a New Jersey yard.
Two dozen students are injured after two buses taking children on a school trip crashed in Washington, D.C.
Fans of an Argentine soccer team were so desperate to get to a game on time that they hijacked two buses and forced the drivers at knifepoint to go faster. Police also said they robbed several passengers.
It's a tale of two cities: Nikita Bernstein, 29, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with a business in Boston, was in need of a cheap way to travel between his two homes. And a place to plug in his laptop, store his bike and stretch his legs along the way.
A San Antonio-area school district has debuted new classic-yellow school buses that officials say are the first in the nation manufactured to run on propane.
Boris Johnson pledges to take away free travel from rude youthsMr Johnson, who is standing for re-election this year, will unveil his transport manifesto, in which he is expected to announce a tougher code for behaviour on buses, trains and the London Underground. It follows a similar move to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on Tran …
This question popped into my head when I read yet another article about how expensive American gasolene (petrol) prices were becoming (nearly $4 per gallon), with some blaming the president for it. I wanted to laugh out loud at the sheer self indulgence of it all. With credit to …
My personal take on it, is they do not ! Just yesterday I had to read the story of little 5 year old Donasty Smith who's life was not even worth the cost of a under 20 dollar seat belt to her school (Lighthouse Charter School), and which possibly would have saved her life. But i …
School Bus Ad Bill Narrowly Gets Panel's Nod TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - Legislation that would permit advertising on the outside of Florida school buses is still alive, but just barely.
Israel feminists see a backsliding as ultra-Orthodox flex muscleWhen public buses rumble to a stop in some of Jerusalem's religious neighborhoods, women often dutifully enter by the rear door and sit in the back, leaving the front for men. There's no law requiring the women to do so, but those who don't risk verbal taunts and intimidation. …
GOP rep swipes name of Obama's new jobs bill before Democrats introduce it in Congress I know what you’re thinking, but let me save you some time. I’ve already reported him to Attack Watch.
Transit Agency Study Finds Fares Up and Service Down - NYTimes.com<Good thing the US is rebuilding Afghanistan...> The fare for Atlanta’s trains and buses will jump to $2.50 in October, giving the city one of the more expensive transit systems in the country.
Buy Canadian and summer at Martha's Vineyard? Barack Obama — rock star. Yes, that’s exactly the kind of image that wins votes in the upper Midwest. That’s bad enough, but buying two buses from a Canadian company while promising to create jobs in the US is the worst kind of optics imaginable. …
Fare dodgers turn to Facebook and Twitter to avoid ticket checks - The LocalFare dodgers in Germany are using social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to warn fellow travellers of the presence of public transport inspectors on buses and trains.
In Transit: From S.F. to L.A. via Public Transportation - Page 1 - News - San Francisco - SF WeeklyBut, on a recent Monday, I was in the opening stages of a transit odyssey — an attempt to venture from San Francisco to Los Angeles using only public transportation.
Texas City Bans "Saggy-Pants" Riders on BusesForth Worth - Sure glad to see some other state besides Arizona now take the #1 spot in the "jokster" category. Those with saggy pants, just stick a belt in your back pocket for emergencies.
Overweight Americans throwing off safety of city busesIt's official: The federal government says more overweight Americans are squeezing onto buses, and it may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of it.
Seattle Bus System Rejects Bus Ad Protesting US Aid To Israel Out Of The Fear It Would Incite ViolenceRecently, a Seattle-based grassroots group called the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign purchased ads on the side of a dozen public buses in the King County, Seattle bus system.
What the &@#%! Man Fined $500 For Swearing On Bus MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man thinks it's pretty darn ridiculous that he got fined $500 for swearing on a county bus.
Atheists and believers get kicked off the busThe only redeeming thing about Fort Worth Transportation Authority's decision to ban religious ads on city buses was the lead on Gordon Dickson's story about it in the Star-Telegram.
Atheist Ads on Buses Rattle Fort WorthStand on a corner in this city and you might get a case of theological whiplash.
[L.A.] Metro eliminates some bus lines. By WIRE SERVICES. Dec 13, 2010 at 1:23 AM PST The Metropolitan Transportation Authority eliminated nine bus lines Sunday and reduced service on several others.
Ulman pushing for reorganized transit system in countyCounty Executive Ulman discusses transit options in County.
Couple Marries At Bus Stop Passengers on T-line buses in downtown Texarkana have witnessed something new a wedding at a bus stop.
Don't let the view ruin your Wi-FiThe good news is that you'll still be allowed to look out the window. The melancholy news is that you probably won't want to. Both Amtrak and Greyhound are in the midst of aggressive programs to install and expand free Wi-Fi service on their trains and buses.
DOT, EPA Propose the Nation's First Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses A win for the environment, economy and energy efficiencyWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses.
Ok I realize that in some parts of the country schools have already started back and some will start soon, but Labor day is the general standard for back to school in a lot of areas.
Unlike some other countries inside or outside Europe, mandated directions are shown on round and blue signs.
Giant bus which drives over cars planned in China A giant bus which runs on wheeled "legs" that allow cars to drive underneath it has been designed by a Chinese company. The huge vehicle is as wide as two road lanes and 18 feet tall, carries more than 300 passengers per bus, and its electric motors run partly on solar power.
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