SFist: Ask a MUNI Driver

guest

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:44:45 -0800

you have a hard on for the back door? nice. guess it doesn't take much for some folks.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:44:56 -0800

history-several years ago in a burst of pragmatism Muni itself encouraged rear door entry in a throwaway rag distributed on buses/trolleys via the ask Molly Muni column. BTW Muni says 67% of riders either have a pass or transfer, if so who cares what door?

bornandraised

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:38:39 -0800

I am the queen of civilian patrol when it comes to shouting "move back". i hold no respect for people who dont want to move back just because they have some irrational fear of the back of the bus. it seems like for tourists the idea of going beyond the rear doors, unless there is a seat, is stepping into uncharted territory. I sometimes wish more people would chime in with me. stop trying to be so PC! seriously its okay to get pissed at those who are denying others their right just because they got on a few stops later. And I know there are times when the bus is genuinely packed and nothing can be done. the times i'm speaking to are the many instances when from the outside and even from within the bus you can SEE the huge gap after the back doors.

baldguy

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:07:10 -0800

I suggest Muni install built-in tasers somewhere near the rear door and have the passengers self-regulate. They could then update the stickers on the back doors to replace the stop sign part with a red-eyed-devil-hipster with a cattle prod. Fun!

iris

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:13:27 -0800

Packed buses and trains is why MUNI needs fare boxes at all doors! That way if you can't get on near the front, you can still pay your fare and get your transfer in the back. It would also allow faster loading.

guest

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:20:02 -0800

Insisting people go only through the front door when the bus is packed to the gills is absurd. As if MUNI busses weren't slow enough as it is. (Especially on Mission; it's ridiculous. I can walk faster than the 14 at rush hour. Hopefully after the Geary dedicated transit lanes go in, we can work on doing the same thing on Mission.)

MarkBallew

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:10:36 -0800

At least in Seattle, if you enter via the rear doors you are expected to exit via the rear doors, go up to the front door, pay, then leave. I would suspect you should do the same thing on Muni, though I never have.

guest

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:02:12 -0800

But if the bus is really crowded and the driver lets people in through the back door, how do those people pay their fare with a sardine-packed half of a bus between them and the fare box in front?