DANGEROUS MOTORISTS
* Australia - Motorists facing bus lane finesSydney,New South Wales,Australia -The Sydney Morning Herald -Oct 8, 2006: -- Motorists who drive in Sydney's bus lanes will soon risk a $231 fine and the loss of three demerit points, the NSW Government says... Announcing the installation of nine new surveillance cameras in the city's bus lanes, Transport Minister John Watkins said buses carried more than a million passengers a day...
* UK - 14 Pupils hurt on school bus
Blackpool,England,UK -The Blackpool Today -10 Oct 2006: -- Two children suffered suspected broken arms and 12 others were taken to hospital today after their school bus braked to avoid crashing into a van... Pupils from Hodgson High and Baines High in Poulton were flung forwards when the driver of the bus slammed on the brakes at 8.30am this morning... A spokeswoman for Hodgson High School said: "The bus had to break very fast and some children have been thrown forwards. We have 10 children that have gone to hospital"... (See photo)
* Singapore - Private buses collide, 37 hurt
Singapore - TODAYonline -12 Oct 2006: -- Some 37 people were hurt in an accident involving two private buses near Marsiling MRT station yesterday morning. Most suffered minor injuries only... The driver of the bus, Mr Lai Bao Loong, said: "I waited for the red light and when the turning arrow appeared, I made a U-turn. While turning, I heard a bang. A bus had hit me on the left side. There were people shouting"...
* USA - Dozen children hurt in NY bus crash
NEW YORK,NY,USA -The Associated Press -Oct. 11, 2006: -- About a dozen children were slightly injured Wednesday morning when their school bus was rear-ended by another vehicle in a chain reaction crash... The bus was heading to the Laurie Intermediate School on Staten Island around 7 a.m. when it was hit at an intersection, the Fire Department said...
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