Route 66

If a bus could talk

Route 66 is on the tweeties.

HONK MOTHAHONKIN' HONK

One bus driver sent back to driver's ed for nearly flattening bicylist, but others continue to ignore red lights

Grimlocke, who was nearly pancaked by a 66 bus last week reports swfit action by the MBTA:

I apologize for reckless driving exhibited by one of our employees. MBTA Bus operators must complete a comprehensive Defensive Drivers Course prior to being certified to operate an MBTA vehicle in passenger service. This operator has been identified and will be re-instructed on her duties and responsibilities as a professional driver

So that's one down, because she also reports watching another 66 driver blast through the very same intersection:

... As I watched the light turn red, my body exhibiting the intent to scoot out into the intersection at a moment's notice, I became aware of a growing roar from my left, west on Cambridge Street. And then a sharp honk. Route 66 Bus #2294 (or 2293, it was going over 30 MPH so it was difficult to catch the number) not only roared through the intersection against a red light, but gave me warning that it had ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF SLOWING OR STOPPING. ...