SFist: Vawanda Vindicated: Shocking Muni Confessional is 100% True!

bluecanary

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:58:34 -0800

Maybe they should also do a testimonial about the kind-hearted MUNI driver who let a drunk hobo on for free. Drunk hobo then proceeded to piss all over himself and the seat that would presumably eventually be sat in by a full-fare paying customer. Thanks MUNI for your goodheartedness.

nbroverman

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:19:37 -0800

I'm an Angeleno who visited SF this weekend. First off, I love San Francisco. Probably the prettiest, liveliest city in the country. But, what is up with public transit? Yes, L.A. is woefully inadequate in that regard, but at least it's somewhat user-friendly. Why is there absolutely no explanation for the complicated process of buying Muni or BART tickets? And why are the systems kept so separate? Not to mention, the trains are HOT, and a lot of the bus drivers seem unfriendly. I'm sure once you understand the system, it's great, but they sure don't make it easy.

periqueblend

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:20:54 -0800

I love these ads, and I'm always surprised at the level of vitriol engendered by the coach drivers in this city. Muni has problems but come on... These ads worked for me because I thought I'd seen just about everything Muni could offer.

Chet Marlboro

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:11:28 -0800

If these are the ones that were vetted by MUNI, you wonder what got rejected. The message these send are pretty accurate though -- MUNI is dangerous and run erratically, but some of the individuals that drive the buses are okay.

fizzandpop

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:16:28 -0800

It's some piss-poor marketing that is. First off, trying to elicit sympathy and respect for your employees using a poster on a bus is next to pointless. Why? Because we can read the poster then glance to the left and see one of your employees directly contradicting and undermining the message you're trying to get across. It's like advertising cigarettes in a doctor's office. Secondly, where's the frickin' benefit you idiots? What do I get out of reading the ad and purchasing the product. Are you trying to sell me my own personal super-human bus driver? This is what happens when you get an "artist" to do ads for a bureaucrat.

Agent510

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:38:02 -0800

Maybe MUNI has just given up on the idea of being a functional public transit system, and is going with a "Love us for what we are" kinda thing...

SFist_Dan

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:09:15 -0800

Dammit! I think I got triple-punked somehow - wrote the article in a froth, then had a good laugh at myself, now...I'm amazed that Muni let them up. Just amazed.

MistahHM

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:04:18 -0800

Heh! Who'd a thunk the muni would be so sofisticatered with their marketingz. ;-)

bob loblaw

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:31:40 -0800

you know, i kept thinking to myself that these were real. i couldn't imagine why muni would approve them and stick them up in their buses, but i still thought they were real. but, of course, i didn't comment that because everyone was so convinced it was a joke. oh well. i still don't understand it, but it's good to know.

wsanders

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:25:36 -0800

Man I got double punked! Now, will they put up a promotional poster with my story about the guy who'd just been stabbed trying to get on the 1 California and the driver throws him off with the line "don't drip blood all over my damn bus?" Thanks for keeping Muni clean, Mr Driver!