[BCM] Need some pointers

Wed May 17 10:42:45 EDT 2006

I've had close calls with busses as well, in various parts of the city, and
I ride far into the lane. I consider them the most dangerous vehicle on the
road. I wonder if we could wage some kind of letter-writing campagin to the
MBTA. Would it do any good?

On 5/17/06, turtle <turtle at zworg.com> wrote:
>
> First of all, yeah, bus drivers suck.  Not all of them, but many of them
> are so completely insane when it comes to safety and respect.
>
> Secondly, you won't be able to find a police report, since no damage was
> done and no one was hurt.  Well, you can FILE a crash report with the
> police, but no one will take you seriously.  You CAN file a report with
> the RMV, however.  See the MassBike FAQ for the link:
> http://massbike.org/resources/  (Scroll down to near the bottom and
> lookf for the "driver complaint" question.) But that will only work if
> you got the driver's description, bus number, and time of day/route,
> for identification purposes.
>
> Finally, seriously, don't ride all the way over to the right.  Ride far
> enough into the lane that you have pelnty of space on your right.  Take
> the lane if it's narrow (as it is in most parts of Mass Ave.).
> Seriously.  You are entitled to it, and you will be safer, too.  Yes,
> some motorists may get annoyed, but they won't treat you as if you were
> two-dimentional, like that bus driver did.  And the more people who bike
> like they belong on the road, the more people will begin to understand
> that we do belong on the road.
>
> Oh, and one last thing.  I'm glad you are ok!
>
> -Turtle
> Got arrested after getting pissy at a bus driver who harassed me...
>
>
> Boston Critical Mass <list at bostoncriticalmass.org> wrote:
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> > So this morning, I almost got sideswiped and pinned by an MBTA bus. I
> have
> > notified the MBTA, Badtransit and T-Rage. I'll fill out an incident
> report
> > with the cops after work. Is there anything else I should do?
> >
> >
> > here is a copy of my e-mail to the MBTA
> >
> > From: Justin Wong [mailto:lilwong at bu.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:02 AM
> > To: 'cdubose at mbta.com'
> > Subject: MBTA Bus Route 1
> >
> >
> > To whom it may concern,
> >
> > This morning at approximately 8:43 AM I was biking on Mass Ave when a
> Route
> > 1 bus honked at me 3 times and proceeded to accelerate and cut me off. I
> was
> > riding respectfully as far over to the right as I could and there was
> plenty
> > of room to pass, even for a bus. The problem I want to address in this
> > e-mail is: I should not have to worry about dying on our city's streets
> > because your bus driver thinks she owns the road. Fortunately for me, I
> was
> > able to slam the breaks and turn sharply to the right before hitting a
> > parked car or being pinned by the bus.
> >
> > The license plate of the bus is: 2294. You can expect a police report
> filed.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Justin Wong
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D300332114-17052006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So =
> > this morning, I=20
> > almost got sideswiped and pinned by an MBTA bus. I have notified the =
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> > Badtransit and T-Rage. I'll fill out an incident report with the cops =
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> > work. Is there anything else I should do?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D300332114-17052006><FONT face=3DArial=20
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> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D300332114-17052006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>here =
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> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D300332114-17052006><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
> > face=3DTahoma><STRONG>From:</STRONG> Justin Wong [mailto:lilwong at bu.edu]
> =
> >
> > <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
> > 'cdubose at mbta.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> MBTA Bus Route =
> > 1<BR><BR></FONT></FONT>
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> > <DIV><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006></SPAN><FONT size=3D2>T<SPAN=20
> > class=3D377105413-17052006>o whom it may concern,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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> > face=3DArial>This morning=20
> > at approximately 8:43 AM I was biking on Mass Ave when a Route 1 bus =
> > honked at=20
> > me 3 times and proceeded to accelerate and cut me off. I was riding =
> > respectfully=20
> > as far over to the right as I could and there was plenty of room to =
> > pass, even=20
> > for a bus. The problem I want to address in this e-mail is: I should not
> =
> > have to=20
> > worry about dying on our city'sstreets because your bus driver=20
> > thinksshe owns the road. Fortunately for me, I was able to slam =
> > the breaks=20
> > and turn sharply to the right before hitting a parked car or being =
> > pinned by the=20
> > bus.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT=20
> > face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT =
> > face=3DArial>The license=20
> > plate of the bus is: 2294. You can expect a police report=20
> > filed.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT=20
> > face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT=20
> > face=3DArial>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT=20
> > face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D377105413-17052006><FONT =
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