SFist: Ask a Muni Driver

b

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:22:29 -0800

Thank you, Muni Driver. You're a better writer than most of the SF-isters. Just FYI.

Happy

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:56:43 -0800

Re: Slappy's comment about Burger King, etal. runs: Well, don't you suppose the drivers get, you know, h-u-n-g-r-y? If they were all totally compliant, not only would they never pee, they'd never need to 'cause they'd never eat. Hmmmm....sounds good, right?

this guy

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:56:36 -0800

question: why the heck do buses frequently and seemingly randomly go off shift in the middle of a run? i live at the terminus of a line and if i try and catch the bus between 6pm and 9pm, 4 out of 5 buses that come through will only go about ten stops and then declare end of the line. sure, the drivers are nice about it (usually) but it stil ridiculous.

this guy

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:52:37 -0800

i know this isn't a new question, but what about the mcdonald's/popeye's/burger king breaks? i'm constantly waiting while a driver runs into a fast food joint to get a quick order or mcnuggets. the way you describe it, muni driver, there's some mythical world where drivers abide by an admittedly confusing break/drive/standby schedule. and in this mythical world there is nothing but compliance. it's interesting to konw the policy, but what about how it works in the real world?

Slappy

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:30:32 -0800

Wait a second, they're talking about eliminating the commute express buses: "These runs typically involve doing a couple of turns on a commute bus in the morning, spending the rest of the day on standby status, and returning to driving for a couple of runs on the evening commute. These are gravy runs and there’s always a lot of MTA talk of eliminating them."? Please tell me that's a joke!?!?!??!?!?

Alex (the other one)

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:22:42 -0800

A lot of MUNI drivers spend inordinate amounts of time either figuring out how to get from the barn to their car, and how to park their car at the relief point, or calling another driver and asking them to drive their car to the relief point, or sacrificing a real lunch because they suddenly discover that they don’t have time to catch the necessary busses to make it to their relief point on time, yadda yadda yadda. You mean MUNI drivers don't ride MUNI like the rest of us poor saps? I wonder why... ::rolls eyes::