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We were impressed by the verbal descriptions of Fung Wah's latest driving mistake, but it should be seen to be believed. Bostonist reader Nedward was kind enough to share his on-the-scene shot of the Fung Wah bus wedged up on a curb in Weston:
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It's time for cyclists and pedestrians to take back the streets.
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Fung Wah's problems make the news even when nobody gets hurt. Meanwhile, bus accidents that send people to the hopsital, like NJ Transit's crash last Thursday which injured 8 people, are no big deal because the bus company isn't Chinese-owned.
The obvious solution to accidents at toll booths is to remove the tolls. Having these obstructions on high-speed roads is dangerous.
I'm surprised that a bus driver would have to make a last-minute move like this. After all, in theory, a guy used to driving a route should be more familiar with the roads than your average driver.
But I think this underscores a problem with the Weston tolls: the signs above the booths make no sense to someone who doesn't take the time to study them carefully.
At a glance, it's not clear which lanes are Fast Lane only -- because most of the signs look the same -- same shape, same color. This leads some cars (and trucks and buses, apparently) to make a last-minute shift ALLLL the way over to the left lane, the one lane with a sign that looks different. It's also not clear from a distance which lanes are Autos Only.
Come on Mass Pike - help us out!