Fung Wah Misery

this company needs to have its licenses or whatever they issue to bus companies to do business permanently revoked.
 
#23 on the list of worst jobs possible: work in Fung Wah's PR department.
 
kz1000ps said:
#23 on the list of worst jobs possible: work in Fung Wah's PR department.
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#24 Work in Fung Wah's legal department
 
Yet - People still ride the Fung Wah

God Bless them

Revoking any sort of operators' license is a step backward. A further step towards... socialism?
 
bosdevelopment said:
Yet - People still ride the Fung Wah

God Bless them

Revoking any sort of operators' license is a step backward. A further step towards... socialism?
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there are a lot of things that government is involved in that i don't think they should be. there are a lot of things that people on this board want government to be involved in that i dont think it should be. but public safety is the most basic function government can have. investigating crimes, licensing corporations, regulating motor vehicles, these are the most fundamental of governmental functions.

if i ran an airline at one third the cost of my competitors but i hired incompetent pilots and flew shitty airplanes, im sure there are still people out there that wold ride my planes because theyre cheap idiots. that doesnt mean i shouldnt be shut down by the government
 
The Globe said:
Police cite Fung Wah bus driver for several violations in crash

Allege his driving records were false
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | February 15, 2007

The driver of a Fung Wah bus that crashed yesterday near the Allston-Brighton tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike was cited by State Police for speeding, negligent operation, maintaining false driving records , and an equipment violation related to the bus's brakes, adding another black spot to the discount carrier's safety record.

None of the 35 passengers on board the New York-bound bus was injured. The accident occurred in a westbound lane.

The driver, Jimmy Chow, 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was not arrested. He was also cited by State Police for failure to use care in stopping .

Lieutenant Eric Anderson said Chow gave a State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement team member false driving records, which are required by federal officials and State Police and are used to monitor the number of hours drivers are on the road.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires all commercial drivers to record the time spent driving and resting for every 24-hour period. Drivers must also record the number of miles driven in a 24-hour period. Though there are numerous exceptions, commercial bus drivers are not allowed to drive more than 11 consecutive hours, which must be followed by 10 consecutive hours off duty.

Anderson did not have details on what troopers found to warrant the false log charge. He also could not specify what the problem was with the bus's brakes.

The bus, which slammed into a guardrail in slushy conditions around 11:15 a.m., had to be towed from the scene. Passengers retrieved their luggage and boarded another Fung Wah bus to New York.

The eight-year-old bus line, which has come under scrutiny from federal and state officials for a series of safety and other violations, offers $15 one-way trips between Boston and New York, a route popular with college students. But a string of incidents, the most recent last month, have continued despite company promises to improve driver training and bolster compliance with federal safety standards.

In January, a set of rear wheels loosened on a Boston-bound Fung Wah bus after it had traveled nearly 200 miles at highway speeds during a trip from New York. No one was injured.

In September 2006, a Fung Wah coach rolled over while rounding an Interstate 290 ramp in Auburn , slightly injuring 34 passengers headed to Boston. State Police attributed the accident to excessive speed.

As a result of that crash , Fung Wah was fined $31,100 for violating federal safety regulations. The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration said Fung Wah improperly hired drivers who couldn't speak English and who regularly exceeded speed limits.

In another incident, a Fung Wah coach caught fire in August 2005 on Interstate 91 in Connecticut on the way to New York. The company was not cited because federal officials concluded the fire was caused by faulty wiring.

"I can tell you that following the last incident they implemented a whole new set of policy and procedures," said Joseph Mokrisky, a Stoughton-based consultant hired by Fung Wah to create a driver training regimen that included an English-language immersion program after the driver in the Auburn crash was found unable to speak English, a violation of federal regulations.

The driver in yesterday's accident did speak English, said State Police.

"They've done a very good job," Mokrisky said. "It's unfortunate. It's really unfortunate that this happened. Up until today, it seemed as if everything was working."

Still, federal officials say the company currently holds a "satisfactory" rating because its overall operations, including vehicle inspections and a willingness to fix problems quickly, are in compliance.

Mac Daniel can be reached at mdaniel@globe.com.
? Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company.
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OK. I am aware that I am bringing back a dead thread, but I'd really like to know: is Fung Wah really all that bad?

While I don't know too much about their practices, this is the first time I have come across something bad about them. Some people in this thread praise their bus service, though.

I'll be moving to Boston soon and will be needing a cheap/quick commute to New York pretty often (not everyday).

What's the deal? To me, it looks like Fung Wah is my best bet. Even if they have some problems, only because the average person going from BOS to NYC comes out quite fine. And then you add in what the prices are for Greyhound and Amtrak.
 
There are now many more competing bus lines than when this thread was last used. Besides Fung Wah, you can also now choose among Lucky Star, MegaBus, and BoltBus. Also LimoLiner, for people who are willing to pay for a 'premium' experience.
 
Took BoltBus to and from NYC a couple weeks ago. Booked online, cost $17 each way, I think. Normal people as passengers, good driver, left at 12:30 arrived at 4:50 PM. Return trip scheduled departure 4:00, actual departure 4:45, arrival Boston, 10:00 PM. Stopped for 15 minutes on way for dinner.

Free on-bus wi-fi.

Only downside was noisy people on their cell phones. Eh, what can you do?
 
JimboJones said:
Took BoltBus to and from NYC a couple weeks ago. Booked online, cost $17 each way, I think. Normal people as passengers, good driver, left at 12:30 arrived at 4:50 PM. Return trip scheduled departure 4:00, actual departure 4:45, arrival Boston, 10:00 PM. Stopped for 15 minutes on way for dinner.

Free on-bus wi-fi.

Only downside was noisy people on their cell phones. Eh, what can you do?
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Leaving 45 minutes late and a 5+ hour trip wasn't a downside? How many Fung Wah busses passed you going 75mph?
 
jass said:
#24 Work in Fung Wah's legal department
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Wrong! Accidents=billable hours=income.

An acquaintance was retained as "Fung Wah's safety consultant". I used to get a kick reading his post accident quotes in the papers. I'd like to tell you that he is now Bush's "Energy Czar", but no. He is a good guy, and has moved on to less embarassing employment.
 
Well, the apparent average age of posters to this board is 17, so they may find the delays acceptable, considering the low price.
 
FYI< I took the Megabus to NYC this past week. Only $16 round trip. Brand new buses, very comfortable; it wasn't even half full either way. Drop off at Penn Station. The only downside was that the driver on the way home insisted on playing his taste in CD's...five solid hours of Sinatra crooning, Ella Fitzgerald yelling, and other "arists" stridently warbling at high tone and loud volume.
 
^ Whenever riding the bus or train, I always make sure I have at least one of two things: something that plays music and earplugs.
 
JimboJones said:
Well, the apparent average age of posters to this board is 17, so they may find the delays acceptable, considering the low price.
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Hrumph! What makes you say that, Jimbo?
 
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