Longwood Avenue

Question: "Pass on right" scooter law and State Police

Kaz — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:34:46 -0400

I'm in a bit of a quandary. MGL 90-1b states in part that all moped drivers:

...shall be subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth and the regulations contained in this section, except that: (1) the motorized bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way...

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Why did the turkey hail a cab?

adamg — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:42:28 -0400

To get to the other side of town before police realized he'd set an Audi on fire.

Longwood Avenue bank robbed by drunk guy

adamg — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:08:37 -0500

Cabbie's first fare in new hybrid cab turns out to be bank robber who reeked of booze.

Sonia reports from the scene:

It looked like a shooting or something, and the street was impossible to drive down. ... The police looked happy & were joking with each other, which made it look not-so-serious ... but the number of police and all that CSI stuff made it look serious.

And they had the light, too

adamg — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:09:54 -0400

Geese crossing Longwood Avenue at the Riverway this morning.

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