EGAN: We bought 133 double-deckers on the best advice. Was it a terrible mistake?

The city’s response to the horrendous crash at Westboro station has been a call for calm.
Before the three dead were even buried, in summary here is what OC Transpo was saying to the travelling public: the bus is safe, the transitway design is perfectly fine, the road is salted to a high standard and there is a rigorous process to become a driver, plus immediate remedial action taken if the driver exhibits any performance issue that affects safety.
One problem with these assurances: people