Give me the Right-of-way, right away

This was actually a perfectly reasonable email, with what appears to be a valid complaint--it was just a momentary lapse that made it kinda humorous.

She writes:
Last evening at about dusk, friends and I were waiting to cross the Street at the ____ Avenue intersection. As soon as the light turned red, the walk light turned white and we began to cross . Evidently the bus driver turning north thought he had the right away because he began turning and put his hand up telling us to stop and let him through.

When I read this the second time, I had to wonder if it WAS a mistake....for one thing, she later uses the word correctly, "right-of-way." But also because it sounds like he did in fact think he had the "right away"---"hey, get out of the road, I need to turn, right away!!"
So perhaps this was an intentional mistake--either way, it added a little humor to my day.