Plutor spotted the aftermath of a collision on East Broadway at O Street around 8 a.m.
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The T is safe
By anon
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:22am
It was just a few days ago that Faker said the T is safe because "accidents happen on the highway too".
The T is Generally Safe
By Pete X
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 11:20am
The underfunded and poorly managed MBTA needs to do a lot better in general with it's safety measures. That being said, I'm not sure this picture of a fender bender is a good example of the dangers of riding the T.
I'm betting driving a personal car is much, much more dangerous.
Underfunded?
By robo
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 12:25pm
You’re going to need to provide proof. Two years ago they said they have enough money and can’t figure out how to spend it.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/201...
That's what the Baker Administration Said
By Pete X
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 12:42pm
Charlie Baker, the guy who hates public transportation and was responsible for saddling the T with generational debt from the Big Dig? The guy who let infrastructure crumble all across the T? You don't think they could've spent money to repair a decrepit stairway at JFK? You don't think they could've accelerated the anti-collision system on the green line that the feds demanded more than 10 years ago.
Forgive me if I don't take the fiscal decisions of him and his team at face value regarding the T. Part of the poor management I mentioned earlier is saying they can't come up with ways to spend money to improve the T....while they're raising fares and cutting service.
Where? When?
By robo
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 12:49pm
Show me.
I don’t know why they didn’t fix the stairwell at JFK, but it sounds like it wasn’t because of a lack of funding.
I totally agree with you re-the management sucking. No argument there.
I just gave you two examples
By Pete X
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 1:05pm
n/t
STAIRWELL AT JFK
By James Shebertes
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 11:13pm
I am not sure that stairwell falls under the MBTA or that's massdot. I'm almost positive its massdot who owns it, its part of the bridge.
Statistics please.
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:14pm
Statistics please.
Motor vehicle collision deaths are entirely normalized to the point that you don't notice them.
Congrats
By BostonDog
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:46am
That driver passed the final test and can now be promoted to Green Line operator. /s
In Fairness
By BostonDog
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:55am
It's not clear why the busses collided. Recently there was a well reported and depressing article in the Washington post about a bus driver in Denver and how horrible she is treated by passengers on her route.
If a passenger was harassing the MBTA driver (as is often the case in Denver) I wouldn't be critical if they had an accident like the one photographed above.
I hope no one was injured
By Gary C
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 11:00am
It seems that no bikes were injured in creating this accident, so at least there is a small silver lining.
At least there were no bikes …..
By Lee
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 1:41pm
… on that bike rack that was knocked off.
That would really suck for the owner.
I guess there is no info yet about passenger or driver injuries.
The owner of the bike would at least have a good story.
By Tim Mc.
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 7:04pm
At the bike shop:
"What the hell happened here?"
"Got hit by a bus. Couple of buses, actually. Amazingly, I was fine."
Bike Sandwich
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:15pm
Filling between two bulky rolls.
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