Bus Stops - July 5th

PM calls for tolerance after Muslim ordered off bus for wearing veil‎

Cops probe bus driver assault allegations

 

Activist says signs a hazard for buses and pedestrians‎

Breastfeeding Mom Harassed On Bus Speaks Out 

Several injured in California bus crash

 

Cardiff Bus Station delayed until after Olympics

 

Two men arrested after robbery reported at Greyhound bus station

 

Drunken Bulgarian Didn't Want to Hijack Bus, Just Wreaked Havoc

 

Terror as inferno rips through bus

 

Gene Simmons Family Jewels tour bus spotted in Wynyard

 

Daunting bus ride to nowhere

 

Minister`s brother deny assault on bus driver

 

Driver of death crash bus had nerve disorder

 

25 hurt in Margate fuel truck, bus cras

 

2 dead, dozen missing Trishuli bus accident

 

Harrogate to Wetherby bus war breaks out

 

Katt Williams' Bodyguard Kills Dog in Bizarre Attack

 

'BOY KILLERS' IN BUS PLOT 

Bus lane blame for road rage assault

 

Shots fired at bus

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TODAY IN BUS HISTORY

1966 - New York City's 15-cent bus and subway fare, long one of the lowest in the nation, died today. Death was attributed to a severe attack of insufficient profit. The Transit Authority increased the fare to 20 cents to meet mounting operating costs. Subway tokens will not change, but will cost the city's estimated million straphangers a nickel more as of today.

1977 - A Vermont-bound bus carrying a score of passengers was diverted from the Bronx to Kennedy International Airport yesterday by a gunman who shot and killed two hostages, wounded at least two others, rode wildly around on the runways and held off the police in a tense siege that continued until 11:33 P.M., when the gunman was captured. His 11 remaining hostages were freed unharmed, the police said.

1978 - 5 wheelchair users went to the busiest bus stop in Denver and blocked three buses, jamming the intersection for two days. The act was in protest of lack of accessibility for the disabled on city buses.

1997 - Returning from an eight-day jamboree in Medellin, Antioquia, 140 Boy Scouts between the ages of five and seventeen and their thirty adult escorts were stopped by the UC-ELN on July 5, 1997, near Yarumal. Guerrillas forced passengers to disembark, then set fire to their six buses, chartered from the Rapido Ochoa company. Most of their belongings, including clothing, were destroyed.

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BUS FACT OF THE DAY

Buses were initially configured with an engine in the front and an entrance at the rear. With the transition to one-man operation, many manufacturers moved to mid or rear-engined designs, with a single door at the front, or multiple doors. The move to the low-floor design has all but eliminated the mid-engined design, although some coaches still have mid mounted engines. Front-engined buses still persist for niche markets such as American school buses, some minibuses, and buses in less developed countries, which may be derived from truck chassis, rather than purpose-built bus designs. Most buses have two axles, articulated buses have three. (Wikipedia)

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BUS PIC OF THE DAY