August 14, 2006
A judge with teenage children has used her own experiences to sentence offending drivers to a suitable punishment; riding the bus to school. Porter Superior Judge Julia Jent says teen drivers weren't taking fines seriously until she ordered a young girl to take the bus to school, and she burst into tears outside the courtroom.
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August 12, 2006
A 14-year-old student stopped a school bus after it crashed into a milk truck leaving the bus driver unconscious. The bus was traveling to school south of Tampa on US 41.
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July 26, 2006
A male cyclist collided with the Girls Gone Wild tour bus and got trapped under the vehicle. He was rushed to the hospital after high-pressure air bags were used to lift the vehicle and slide him out. TMZ reports that the name of the cyclist wasn't released nor his present condition.
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July 20, 2006
Topics drivers, police, bus, face, driver, maria, taxi, wild, private, running, female, law, university, men and women
Traffic policewoman Maria Luisa Calderon requested a cab driver to move along as he was taking his time picking up a passenger in heavy traffic. His reaction: he turned on his high beams and floored the accelerator, slamming her on the ground, ripping her face and ankle as he raced off. This is a typical scene of a macho backlash on Lima's street as women have replaced most male traffic-officers. This was done in the late 1990's in an effort to give law enforcement a gentler face.
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July 7, 2006
Topics driver, bus, world, police, italy, head, car, mercedes, quotes, berlin, hotel, beer, germany, drivers, lost and reuters
A peaceful World Cup discussion on a Berlin bus turned into a dispute, resulting in a bus wreck after a disputing passenger struck the driver's head with a bottle. Police say the dispute was based on the divergent views of the passenger and the driver over the reason for Germany's elimination by Italy in the current World Cup tournament.
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