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If you are going to speed anonymously through New Haven, don't do it with your employers name plastered on your bright yellow bus. I've been home for 3 weeks now and have watched First Student Buses speeding well over 25mph posted limit both north and south on Front Street. 8:55-9:20 heading North, 1:30 ish, heading South, late afternoonish heading north. Our houses are built on SAND. Speeding over potholes and manhole covers causes them to BOUNCE and SHIFT. Craziness. I'll get video this week. 1 Pine St,New Haven,CT 06513

submitted by DEZ 11 months ago

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ianc wrote 11 months ago
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speeding also down quinnipiac Ave. Cops need to do a sting on bus drivers. This is so dangerous for the children inside.

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11 months ago
DEZ wrote 10 months ago

Still at it. Still rumbling by. I've taken to legally parking my car on Front St. to offer some sort of visual cue that this is not a legal racetrack.

Ben wrote 10 months ago
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By the way from the video you can see that the bus number is 3856. Check out the still from the video

Lila wrote 10 months ago

If you look closely that's not a First Student Bus, but a Aces bus run by dattaco! Hello people you have the evidence in front of you, this city has alot of bus companies running through it so before you bash, pay more attention. I wish I did because another bus company hit my car, but I accused First student, First and had to pay my expenses out of my own pocket out seeing a yellow bus!!!!

DEZ wrote 9 months ago

Waiting for summer. I actually thought things were getting a little better, but it's 9:20 AM and the buses are speeding by on this rainy AM as they do everyday. The cell phone talking is a completely different matter!

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Ace of Spades wrote 9 months ago

That may be an "Aces" bus in the video, but 99.9% of the time it is a First Student Bus. I am on, or looking at, Front St from my home office and have been watching this for almost three years. I have called First Student many times with bus numbers. Using video is a good idea.

DEZ wrote 9 months ago

Mrs. Kravitz here with an update...I actually thought today may have been a school holiday...only 4 buses (2 travelling "fast") between +/- 9:10 and 10 AM. Were our concerns heard? More this afternoon...

DEZ wrote 9 months ago

Bus #220 @ 2:09 PM was driving 25mph going south on Front St. THANK YOU bus #220. Many of the south bound buses were driving much better this afternoon. It is now 4:14PM and the last 4 buses heading North towards the bus terminal were driving in the normal, expected, outrageous fashion.

Ace of Spades wrote 9 months ago

The mayor was here for a tour of Front St just a couple days ago. He said he would look into getting this issue resolved. I hope he follows through and can be counted on to do what he says.

Resident wrote 9 months ago

In East Rock and Wooster Square they buy you apizza and cold beer if you catch a video like this one! Come on, Fair Haven!

Jon Doe wrote 9 months ago

Why doesn't anyone here talk about the speeding cars and the cars that are driven around with LOUD music at all hours of the day and night in Fair Haven.

Alderwoman Erin Sturgis-Pascale ran for alderwoman on a safe streets platform, well in the time she has been on the job it has gotton worse. Everytime I see her in the paper she's talking about Front st, Lewis st and Grand Ave (near front st). I guess she does not know her ward extend beyond these streets. We need someone who can do the whole job and push for what they say they are going to do.

I have emailed her in the past and she couldn't even reply. I have Alderman Rodriguez respond to my see click fix post and have even gotton action from him.

Alderwoman Erin Sturgis-Pascale needs to go along with Mayor Johnny and find a new job.

Resident wrote 9 months ago

Enforcing more QOL violations like loud music blasting and speeding would help restore some civility to the city. I am a bit skeptical about the NHPD's numbers on these though. People will believe it when they see it happen.

DEZ wrote 5 months ago

Still at it, still exceeding the limit in my area Lewis to Chatham Streets. Not so bad in the AM, outrageous in the PM. Open invite for anyone to stop by, enjoy the view from the deck, and witness it yourself.

M.S.K. wrote 5 months ago

You poor thing. We shall come over and join you on your deck over crumpets and tea whilst watching those buggers speed on by. I say, we should take video of it.

DEZ wrote 5 months ago

MSK, bring wine, not tea. Crumpets are gross. May I suggest any pastry from Marjolaine? Oh, bring your video camera. We don't have one, or I'd have used it already.

steve wrote 4 months ago

Buses are big and heavy and when driven recklessly (speeding is reckless) can cause great injury and damage. Slow down!

DEZ wrote about 1 month ago

I give them a 50% chance of going the proper speed.

your name here wrote 5 days ago

Standing on the corner of Goffe Terrace and Norton Street waiting for the Z bus each morning, I count at least three buses out of the many speeding to make the light on this corner. Needless to say besides putting the kids on the bus in harms way, the kids walking to Hillhouse are in danger as well!!! If not NHPD, then the school bus companies need to step up to the plate and police their own drivers. Perhaps sitting in unmarked cars at highly traveled intersections might put a dent in these speedy drivers!

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