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What the duck? Amphibious tourist craft storrows

By adamg on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 9:26pm
Duck Boat in trouble on Storrow Drive

Compare peeled-off roof of Duck Boat on left with pristine one on right. Photo by Kamil.

Shortly before 7 p.m. the driver of a Duck Boat learned first hand why Storrow Drive has those CARS ONLY sign, on the eastbound side, near Mass. Eye and Ear.

WBZ reports none of the 20 tourists on board was injured.

Naturally, that's the same exact spot where, only 3 1/2 hours earlier, Eastie Strong photographed a Storrowed U-Haul:

U-Haul driver made a bad decision

Thursday:
Looks like the Storrow Pool is closed before it even opens.

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Comments

By Ralph Boston on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:17pm.

...for Duck's sake!

Yeah, too obvious, I know.

By adamg on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 11:03pm.

Thanks! So good - and obvious - I changed the headline.

By Daan on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 11:08pm.

Is the Frick featuring a selection of Dutch duck paintings of the 17th century?

By anon on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:24pm.

What the duck were you thinking!

By Kaz on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:27pm.

Don't these things have regular prescribed routes they do from start to finish? Why the hell would it be on Storrow where they never go?

By R Hookup on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 7:58am.

This one had to detour because of a closed road. They don't usually go on Storrow Drive.

By eastiesveryown on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:41pm.

Oh the irony!! Can someone please photo-shop these U-haul trucks and replace the U-haul logo with storrow drive?

By mg on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:44pm.

According to the Glob article, there was a diversion because Beacon St. was closed: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/08/28/duck-boat-strikes-overpass-s...

By Kaz on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 10:47pm.

Beacon Street is westbound. He struck the overpass going eastbound.

By Felicity on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 8:16am.

The stretch of Beacon between Charles and Bowdoin has 2-way traffic. The Duck Boats normally go down Boylston, left on Charles, right on Beacon, left on Bowdoin, left on Cambridge, right on Staniford...then towards the river or back to MOS...not sure where they go after Staniford.

By Kaz on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 10:57am.

Then to get back to Cambridge he thought he'd just sneak up Storrow one exit rather than go all the way around the Garden again and come up Arch St, etc.

By PeyoteEatingWaterBear on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 12:50am.

I hate the duck boats
Their drivers are retarded
Duck boats should be banned

By Angry Duck on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 11:31am.

Please don't ridicule
Our mentally challenged friends
(Your syllable count)

By whyaduck on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 4:41pm.

Never good to hate
Breath deeply in my good friend
Mouth closed zippered up

By R Hookup on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 7:57am.

I think the question you want to ask is...

Why a duck?

By whyaduck on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 4:41pm.

n/t

By roadman on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 6:52pm.

who said "Why a Duck", not Groucho.

By Felicity on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 8:05am.

I also think they should banned. Everytime I encounter them making that right from Cambridge St onto Staniford, they creep, creep, creep on pedestrians, while we have the right of way.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 9:15am.

consider giving up your right of way

By anon on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 9:57am.

Get rid of these lunatic-driven vehicles that have obstructed ability to "see" pedestrians, but still menace them in their big quacking hurry.

Drivers do not own the roads. Behave or be gone.

By anon on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 9:57am.

Get rid of these lunatic-driven vehicles that have obstructed ability to "see" pedestrians, but still menace them in their big quacking hurry.

Drivers do not own the roads. Behave or be gone.

By anon on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 11:08am.

So if everyone on Uhub persistently tells you to STFU will you consider giving up on your 1st Amendment Rights?

DIDN'T THINK SO

By Scumquistador on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 6:29pm.

Has nothing to do with my first amendment rights. Go repeat the third grade, or whenever they teach you about who exactly guarantees which rights.

Re: right of way

You might have a 'legal' or 'lawful' right of way but part of existing in a civilized society that functions well is understanding when its beneficial to you or others to give up that right. There is a give and take, whether you're driving, cycling, walking, what have you.

Since you prefer to illustrate your points using constitutional amendments, I'll mention the second and say: just because you can, doesn't mean you should

that applies to asserting your right of way as well as most things in life

tootles

By scollaysq on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 9:57am.

and driving lessons and co-pilots and all? How about "you must know Boston before you can drive this duckboat".

It's not like Storrowing is something new or happens infrequently.

Oh, I get it, the new on-board cameras are useless in this situation because they are underneath, not on top.

what the duck.

By whyaduck on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 4:38pm.

because my UHUB name has a "duck" in it.