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05/11/2007: "Ferry Unloading Problem"

The final meeting by the Intermodel Transportation Committee was held in FH on Thursday, (related story) to discuss the Friday Harbor Ferry Terminal Master Plan, and as one might expect, one of the issues dealt with in the plan is the unloading of cars, trucks and people at the dock at Friday Harbor.

Although the driver of the above car was not at the meeting, the problem of small cars and large trucks -with large turning radius- on blind corners was underscored for the driver of the car above, when she failed to stop far enough back to be missed by the back of a 40’ tractor-trailer rig.
According to a witness, as the driver of the truck began his turn up Spring street, the driver of the car continued to move slowly forward to a stopping point, even as the truck was continuing to make the turn. The driver stopped too late, and too far forward, and the back of the truck’s trailer came into contact with the car.

Result: one car from Canada wrecked and towed away, one truck momentarily stopped, one truck stuck in front of the scene, and a whole lot of cars had to make a detour up a one way street when the ferry workers quickly solved the problem of a blocked road. Summer is almost here.