Darryl Houston drove by a car on fire in the northbound HOV lane around 9 a.m.
Nobody was hurt, Houston reports.
The fire backed up traffic for miles, according to Adam Franklin, who photographed the fire from the other side.
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And the cause of the backup...
By DebGeisler
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:14am
...might have been people taking pictures with their cell phones instead of driving...
How else would you expect us
By mdecast
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:46am
How else would you expect us to help contribute to the universalhub blog?!
Don't hate.
By bigdah7
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:50am
.. traffic was at a standstill.. plus everyone else was doing it..
still illegal
By anon
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 12:54pm
The law says if you're in the "public way", it's a no-go. Doesn't matter if you're stopped or not.
Wait- what law?
By BostonUrbEx
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 1:55pm
Now, I haven't checked the law thoroughly, but I believe what you're referring to is in regards to texting only. Also, you can idle in the shoulder, part of the "public way", and send a text.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, as it would be useful to know. But really, the law as I understand it is quite limited.
go read the law
By anon
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 8:16pm
It bans quite a bit more than texting. Virtually nothing except dialing the phone and answering is legal while you're the driver's seat of a vehicle on a public way.
"Also, you can idle in the shoulder, part of the "public way", and send a text."
Nope.
Go.
Read.
The.
Law.
"Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, as it would be useful to know. But really, the law as I understand it is quite limited."
You understand the law wrong, and it's not my job to help you google something.
I did google
By BostonUrbEx
Wed, 03/12/2014 - 8:38am
And I think you're applying the under-18 law to all drivers.
. . . a junior operator [b]shall not be considered to be operating a motor vehicle if the vehicle is stationary and not located in a part of the roadway intended for travel.[/b]
Cool story bro
By brianjdamico
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 4:10pm
Cool story bro
Good Lord
By MassMouse
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 1:48pm
Stopped on the Distressway because of a car fire.
Picking up the phone and snapping a photo takes two seconds.
Really?
Nothing else to say on this thread people. Nothing to see here. Move along....
anyone else notice there's only one guy?
By anon
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 12:55pm
Anyone else notice one of the photos only shows one person? Curious that a single-passenger vehicle was in the HOV.
Doesn't mean anything
By SwirlyGrrl
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 3:46pm
The other person or people may have moved much further away.
Hey there D!
By MassMouse
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 1:46pm
Good to see all is well bro! :)
Hi
By bigdah7
Wed, 03/12/2014 - 2:25pm
Sis!! Glad to hear you are well.. as well.
Turbo charged
By bulgingbuick
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 2:17pm
Prius?
I think it's a Honda Fit. I
By Annika
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 9:34pm
I think it's a Honda Fit. I hate those things.
Then don't drive one
By anon
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:12pm
Simple.
Honda Fit under recall since last year
By anon
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 10:11pm
I wonder if somebody just didn't get around to taking it back into the dealer 9 months ago? http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2007-08-honda-fit-...
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