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NEWS ABOUT: buses

buses stories: 15 news summaries

US Prisons Leave Driving
to Greyhound

Convicts unescorted
in transfers; feds say there's little risk

Apr 28, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal convicts regularly transfer themselves between prisons unescorted, riding public transportation without a guard in sight, WFAA-TV reports. Some 5,300 have switched prisons on their own since April 2006; 54,000 have headed to halfway houses. And in 2003-05, 77 escaped while en route. “It’s an inherent... More »

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travel • prison • convict • prison system • transportation • Bureau of Prisons • buses • Greyhound

Greyhound Bus Killer Found Mentally Ill

Man who decapitated traveler committed to mental hospital

Mar 6, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who beheaded and partly cannibalized a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus last July was found not criminally responsible and will be committed to a mental institution, reports the Globe and Mail. Prosecution and defense both argued that Vince Li was tormented by voices he believed came from God... More »

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Canada • murder • decapitation • buses • Vincent Weiguang Li • Greyhound • cannibalism

(Newser) - Christian groups in London have decided not to turn the other cheek: In response to a much-publicized ad campaign by atheists on city buses, the groups plan to take out ads of their own in the next two weeks, the Guardian reports. Their theological retort, delivered via mass transportation, will... More »

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London • religion • God • advertisements • buses • atheists • Bill Maher Grid

 400K Churn Through DC Transit 

Woman hits tracks

Jan 20, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Passengers swarmed Washington’s subway and bus system today, with Metro reporting more than 409,000 entries into the system as of 9am, pushing the public transit system to its limits, the Washington Post reports. At one point, service on the Red Line was disrupted when a 68-year-old woman... More »

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Barack Obama • subway • Washington DC • traffic • Washington Metro • buses • Inauguration Day

 Transit Ridership 
 Soars—for Now 

Plummeting gas prices haven't driven us back to cars ... but now fewer have jobs to commute to

Dec 8, 08 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Dramatic increases in public transportation ridership have outlived sky-high gas prices, but the souring economy could reverse the trend, USA Today reports. Nationwide, third-quarter ridership was up 7% compared to last year, spurred by $4-a-gallon gas in July. Some municipalities saw almost 20% more commuters on their trains and... More »

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subway • study • public transportation • gas prices • buses • light rail • public transit • financial crisis • economic downturn • American Public Transportation Association

NYC Subway Pens Excuses for Late Commuters

MTA issues notes from the underground

Dec 1, 08 2:19 AM CST
(Newser) - New York City's subway and bus agency issues excuses for tardiness that workers delayed by mass transit snafus can present to their frustrated bosses. The program, which will go online next year, issues 34,000 "late notes" each year, even though few commuters know that it exists, reports the... More »

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New York City • buses • MTA • New York City Subway • delays • commuters

OPINION

After Beijing Pageantry, London 2012 Tries ... a Bus

Brits less than thrilling
in Olympic preview

Aug 25, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony was predictably stupendous, with thousands of acrobats and "more orthodontically screened children," writes Guardian columnist Marina Hyde. It certainly ran over the 8-minute tableau promoting the 2012 Games in London. While China spent years preparing its "deliciously understated 16-day world domination infomercial,... More »

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London • 2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • David Beckham • buses • Boris Johnson

 Texas Bus Crash Kills 13 

Charter was bound for religious event

Aug 8, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(AP) - A bus carrying members of a Vietnamese church group to a religious festival crashed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway 64 miles north of Dallas today, killing at least 13 people. Authorities said 24 others were hospitalized. The bus carrying 55 people from Houston to Missouri may... More »

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Texas • crash • highways • buses

Newspaper Rejects PETA Ad on Bus Decapitation

Group aimed to use murder to push anti-meat message

Aug 8, 08 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian newspaper has nixed a PETA ad that likened the decapitation of a bus passenger to the killing of animals in slaughterhouses, reports AP. The animal rights group had sought to run the ad, depicting a throat being cut, in a city close to where a man was stabbed,... More »

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Canada • murder • animal rights • PETA • advertisements • buses

Killer Who Beheaded
Bus Rider Ate Flesh: Cop

Suspect was 'very nice, polite guy,' says boss

Aug 3, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man who beheaded his seatmate in a savage random attack on a Canadian bus ate pieces of the body, an officer said in a police tape leaked online. The attacker is “at the back of the bus, hacking off pieces and eating it,” said one officer who... More »

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crime • Canada • murder • beheading • buses • Vincent Weiguang Li

Alleged Bus Killer Quiet in Canadian Court

Accused to face 2nd degree murder
charge, psych test

Aug 2, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 40-year-old Edmonton native accused of beheading a man on a Greyhound bus made his first appearance in court yesterday, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. Visibly shaken and quiet, Vincent Weiguang Li was ordered to undergo psychological testing once he talks to a lawyer. He will remain in police... More »

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crime • Canada • murder • buses • Vincent Weiguang Li • court appearance

Canadian Bus Passenger Beheaded by Seatmate

Horrified witnesses flee savage random attack

Aug 1, 08 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A "totally calm" attacker stabbed and beheaded his seatmate on a bus in Canada, the Globe & Mail reports. In an apparently random act of violence, the man suddenly stood up and slashed his sleeping victim dozens of times with a hunting knife. Terrified passengers fled as the attacker... More »

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Canada • murder • beheading • decapitation • stabbing • buses • RCMP

More Riders, Pricier Fuel Stress Out Transit Agencies

Diesel expenses eat up shrinking budgets even as commuters abandon cars

May 30, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The same agencies that stand to benefit as commuters turn to public transit to escape high gas prices are finding themselves hamstrung by rising fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ridership is up by as much as 35% for some bus lines, but the cost of diesel has doubled... More »

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subway • budget • public transportation • budget cuts • sales tax • buses • tax revenue • fuel costs

 High Gas Prices
 Fuel Transit Boom 

Mass transit winning converts across the country as gas price soars

May 10, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soaring price of gas is driving people across America out of their cars and onto mass transit, the New York Times reports. Buses and trains are up 5% or more in cities like Boston and New York, where mass transit is already a popular alternative, but the biggest leap... More »

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subway • transit • train • driving • transportation • public transportation • gas prices • buses

Mexico City Launches Women-Only Buses

They're sick and tired
of being groped

Jan 25, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Women in Mexico City will now have the option to ride buses that only allow female travelers after an outcry against groping and ogling by male passengers. The city already offers women-only subway cars during rush hour traffic, but bus travel is far more popular. Several cities around the world... More »

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Mexico City • public transportation • sex discrimination • buses • sexual assault

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