Comments | bostoncycling: 57 bus driver(s)

silentq in bostoncycling

57 bus driver(s)

Apr 23, 2008 10:26

This morning on my way to work, riding on Comm Ave between BU and Kenmore, the driver of a 57 bus tried to run me off the road. This was after honking at me and cutting me off deliberately at previous bus stops. Yes, there are lane restrictions in Kenmore, and I had to take the lane to avoid being eaten by construction vehicles, but trying to hit ( Read more... )

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Comments 10

ellf April 23 2008, 14:47:54 UTC

The MBTA buses are the single worst part of Boston.

fantastic_salad April 23 2008, 21:12:49 UTC

agreed
#2- the T
#3- the natives

mashuta April 23 2008, 16:24:41 UTC

bastid! i hope your complaint bears some fruit!

silentq April 23 2008, 16:49:37 UTC

Looks like it did!

blyssfulchaos April 23 2008, 17:46:55 UTC

i get a lot of shit from 77 drivers my house and harvard square on mass ave. even if i take a significant portion of the lane, they push me so far over that my choice is to bash into the parked cars on the right or fall under the 77's wheels.

good to know that they'll actually do something if you file a complaint.

hrafn April 23 2008, 19:13:29 UTC

Wow. I'm glad they say they'll do something about it. It's been a long time since I've biked in the area, but I always felt the buses were the most dangerous vehicles on the road :\

rojagato April 23 2008, 20:09:58 UTC

Every once in a great while, I'd get some hothead substitute on a 77 behind me, but my general experience in biking with the T buses was pretty good. However, I remember being a passenger on the 57 route when I lived in Oak Square, and seemed like every other driver was TWEAKING. Remember that bus that tried to take a shortcut from Cambridgeport to Kenmore Square via the Charles in the late '90s? That was a 57 bus, driver on meth.