28-year-old Christopher Pedro, was slashed in the face, arm and shoulder during a road rage incident in Clay New York at 3am this morning.

Christopher told investigators the driver of a dark-colored SUV cut him off at a traffic light on East Circle Drive as he was making his way .

As he turned onto Lawton Road he realized the SUV was following him.  The driver of the other car pulled in front of him near the intersection of Lawton Road and Fortuna Parkway and forced him to a stop

The two men got out of their cars and engaged in a physical confrontation.  That’s when the suspect pulled a knife and slashed Pedro’s face, arm and shoulder.

Pedro drove himself home and called 911.  He was subsequently taken to University Hospital where he was treated for his injuries.

The suspect is described as a white male in his late 20’s or early 30’s.  He’s between 5′8″ and 5′10″ and weighs about 180 to 195 pounds.  He was operating what may have been a Dodge Durango and was traveling with an unidentified female.

Finally I’m making my post here again! Had done some research so that my post here can be as informative as possible.

My first Europe trip ever was to Berlin. And the very first funny thing that happened to me is I can’t figure out what is the clock-wise arrow sign means! My stupidity is acceptable as I came from a country which has a weird subway design. Let me show you this.

[LEFT]One thing that you can notice here is that there is no ring road. Everything is pretty straight forward. And allow me to show you Berlin’s subway route.

[BELOW] Berlin’s LRT route. As you can see, it has a square ring road in the middle.

And actually other countries share the same concept as well. Using a ring road to join up most of the stations in the center, providing more efficient and cheap transport for the people. And after some research, I found out that Malaysia seems to be the only capital (that I know until now) that doesn’t adapt the ‘rule of the ring’.

Some others big cities are:

London - there is a square ring in the middle of the city. I’ve been there and it is quite convenient..

New York - since most of you readers came from the States and I found out that New York adapts the same concept! It is even crazier, more rings and squares! Wow!

And the BIG RING goes to - Moscow!

Now, this does explain why traveling in Malaysia is a bit hectic and not as fast as in other capitals of the world. So, if you are visiting Malaysia, don’t hesitate to drop me a mail! I can give you some good traveling tips too!

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An initiative to put surveillance cameras onboard subway cars took another small step forward Monday as the MTA announced a pilot program to install cameras on two subway cars.

The prototype cars will be the new R160 model, now in service on the L, N, J, M and Z lines.

Transit officials say there is no timetable in place yet, but that the pilot could be underway late this year or early next.

A similar pilot is already underway on buses. About half the Manhattan bus fleet has been outfitted with cameras as part of a $5 million pilot program, which officials say has been successful in combating vandalism.

Also Monday, the MTA detailed a number of ways it can cut down on skyrocketing construction costs, like those that at the Fulton Street Transit Center, a project more than $350 million over budget. The recommendations were made by a blue-ribbon panel formed last year, and include changing the way the MTA awards contracts and creating a reserve fund to hedge against cost overruns.

“We are looking at breaking up the contracts into smaller pieces so we attract additional contractors,” said MTA Executive Director Elliot “Lee” Sander. “We’re working with the construction industry, with labor, in terms of ensuring we have as many people available in terms of the trades.”

The panel found many of the MTA’s cost overruns are due to factors outside of its control, like the devalued dollar, and increases in the cost of materials. The cost of steel, just as one example, is up 91 percent since 2003.

I was making my usual commuter around the blogshpere this week and i happened upon this little gem over at Inside Transit.

It’s a video about some random lecture pranks on the subway.

It gave me a few chuckles so i decided to share it with you all.