http://bostonist.com/2007/03/26/eyewitness_photo_of_fung_wahs_turnpike_blunder.php All comments for Eyewitness: Photo of Fung Wah's Turnpike Blunder en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2007/03/26/eyewitness_photo_of_fung_wahs_turnpike_blunder.php#comment-1048428 http://bostonist.com/2007/03/26/eyewitness_photo_of_fung_wahs_turnpike_blunder.php#comment-1048428 Comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:08:19 -0500 <p>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!</p> http://bostonist.com/2007/03/26/eyewitness_photo_of_fung_wahs_turnpike_blunder.php#comment-1048326 http://bostonist.com/2007/03/26/eyewitness_photo_of_fung_wahs_turnpike_blunder.php#comment-1048326 Comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:11:44 -0500 <p>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.</p>