Maryland Bus Wheels Fall Off ... Again

Newsday ^ | June 13, 2002 | The Associated Press

[Willie Green]

CATONSVILLE, Md. -- Two wheels fell off a public transit bus in the 18th such incident in less than a year, frustrating officials who thought they had solved the problem.

No injuries were reported when the bus, carrying 16 passengers, lost both of its right rear wheels Wednesday. One of the 200-pound wheels rolled onto a grassy embankment; the other fell over next to the bus.

After the accident, Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari ordered every Maryland Transit Administration bus reinspected before being allowed back on the streets.

[Willie Green]

Related thread: 17th bus loses wheels; MTA chief on leave [Baltimore buses have trouble with loose wheels]

Somebody needs to learn how to tighten a lugnut.

[Willie Green]

Better notify the people at Guinness -- the MTA is gunning for the World Record.

[Chad Fairbanks]

The wheels of the bus go round and rou... oops...

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I may be way off base here, but I'm thinking "affirmative action mechanics."