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economist sunsuntribune police saturday june 9 2005 unveiling the unbus its just a bus sure like a ferrari is just a car the very first viva rtvs rapid transit vehicles a streamlined 60foot articulated vehicle and its 40foot sibling will be touring the region over the summer giving residents a chance to get acquainted with york regions rapid transit future viva rtvs come fully equipped with a sophisticated array of technology designed to keep them on time and on the move at the same time these vehicles are extremely inviting to riders they represent the very latest advances in rider comfort everything from plush upholstery to innovative open concept layouts with the launch of vivas rtv caraddicted york residents have an affordable attractive civicminded solution to gridlock this update introduces readers to the rtv and shows how it can be used to get around comfortably and in style the rtv a users manual how to get on get comfortable and get around getting on and off 1 the low floor and wide double doors let riders on and off quickly 2 got a stroller in a wheelchair use the electric ramp to roll on or off 3the entire rtv actually kneels for you to make boarding even easier getting comfortable 4 hear that thats you breathing a quiet ride flushfitted doors and minimal engine noise let you have a conversation or work in peace 5 seats at different levels contribute to the spaciousness of the open concept interior 6 the seats highbacked contoured comfortable worth getting out of your car for 7 extralarge windows light the spacious interior 8 wheelchair and scooter stations 0 with anchoring devices accommodate passengers with special needs 9 two tables at the rear allow riders to catch up on work enroute coming soon wifi getting around 10 bright readable vivasmart displays provide you with realtime updates on your expected time of arrival at the next station 11 blue buttons conveniently placed at varying heights throughout the rtv allow you to easily request a stop 12 grips and grab poles keep standing passengers comfortable and safe 13 every rtv is equipped with gps technology and an emitter that requests traffic signal priority if its running behind schedule 14 coming soon onboard video with live news weather and sports updates murder rate above toronto by martin derbyshire staff writer youre more likely to be murdered in vaughan than neighbouring toronto according to murder rate statistics for the first six months of 2005 but police dont put much stock in such figures are you more likely to get murdered in the city of vaughan versus toronto i would think not said york regional police homicide det bill sadler the truth is for law abiding citizens in both cities the likelihood youre going to be the victim of a homicide is quite slim there have been three murders in york region this year and all have been in vaughan carlo dimatteo was shot inside his cipriano court home june 24 vincenzo racoof brampton was gunned down outside a woodb ridge medical centre in february and 74yearold amputee steve tsakmakian was found murdered inside his modest home in april based on population statistics from the 2001 census vaughans murder rate for the first six months of 2005 is 332 toronto recorded 30 homicides from jan 1 to june 30 2004 hut because of its much larger population its rate is 244 but the risk of being murdered has more to do with lifestyle than crime sta tistics det sadler said in most of the cases we are investi gating not all but most there was some other kind of criminal activity involved he said criminality lends itself to a lifestyle of risk there were a record number of homicides in york region last year but the total of 15 paled in comparison to torontos 64 murders and the homicide rate of 205 fell below torontos 257 the three murders in vaughan this year certainly dont indicate any crime problem in the city det sadler said there really isnt a trend here he said police are still investigating all three murders andhave made 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