SFist: News Flash: Muni Not Without Some Problems

zippy_monster

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:51:14 -0800

Elderly people who can... stand?

TheRobin

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:50:56 -0800

Zippy: First Things First: did you even read my post numb-nuts? EVERY front seat was filled with federally mandated elderly and/or handicapped already. This self-absorbed Jabba-the-Hut in a wheelchair, felt that she was more important that the 12-15 people that were already sitting in the front seats. There were a couple of very very old and walker-bound people that literally got run over by her wheelchair as she entered the bus. They then had to put up with her foul mouth and loud outbursts for the rest of their ride. ALSO, the bus behind us was VISIBLE, and visibly half-full. Just because you are wheelchair bound doesn't mean you get respect. You still have to act like a civilized human.

zippy_monster

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:41:19 -0800

Yeah, a total nutcase for wanting to get on a bus. How rude! Seems like she was the only one who's read the signs indicating that the front seats re required to be made available to disabled and elderly MUNI victims as per *federal law*. Think about it. It's MUNI. You have no idea where the next bus is going because the headsigns are usually wrong. What if the wheelchair lift doesn't work on the next bus? What if it was crowded? Etc, etc. I saw a similar situation a while back at West Port. Only it was a packed outbound M during "rush hour". The driver was trying to get the wheelchair guy to board a subsequent train. What the asshole driver was missing was that it's going to be far easier for a few people to squeeze on to a packed train than a single wheelchair bound individual. Have some fucking respect. P.S. manys: ME TOO.

TheRobin

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:04:33 -0800

First thing: I hate rude MUNI drivers as much as anyone. BUT: I have had the misfortune of actually riding on the 22 Fillmore with the crazy wheelchair woman they did this story about. The bus we were on was totally full (with ever front seat taken up by very old folks). The driver tried to point to a bus that was just a block behind us that was nearly empty. She would have none of it and sped her wheelchair in front of the bus. The driver quietly relented and let her on. The poor old folks all had to get up and stand because this whale-sized woman couldn't wait 2 minutes for an empty bus. As soon as she got on board she was verbally abusive to the driver. She kept yelling that she had MUNI on speed dial blah blah blah. She cussed and yelled for the entire ride. The driver never once raised his voice or said anything abusive to this woman. She is a total nut-case. Remember that there is always two sides to ever story, I just happened to be right in the middle of this one...

dan noyes

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:40:16 -0800

Actually, it's me, two full-time producers, the photographers who shoot our stories, production assistants, etc ... Thanks for watching, though. Dan

jacksevanroo

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:09:45 -0800

Let's get real for a second -- Dan Noyes is the one and only member of the I-"Team".

jacksevanroo

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:09:32 -0800

Let's get real for a second -- Dan Noyes is the one and only member of the I-"Team".

ggarver

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:19:48 -0800

Muni drivers? Wow this topic sure got attention. San Francisco Commercial Real Estate

suckafree

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:04:08 -0800

my grandfather was too, blue and he'd roll in his grave to hear what unions have become. he united the afl and cio out here in oakland back in the day. i seriously doubt that their was ever a vision for unions to become the bastion of mediocrity. in fact, i know they weren't. people like these fucks would have had their skulls cracked by other union members for making them all look bad. when people like this guy run the modern unions, how can anyone defend their existence anymore?

bluecanary

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:41:16 -0800

I love the way the union rep kept saying it's a private personnel matter. Uh, guess what buddy? Your employees work for the PUBLIC. If they're telling handicapped people that "you wheelchair people get on my nerves" and telling the immobilized to "catch the next bus", then that IS a matter of public concern. My grandfather was a labor organizer, and he'd roll in his grave to hear me say this, but this is one union that needs to be busted Reagen-style.

suckafree

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:06:58 -0800

that muni union boss is an amazing piece of shit. i'd laugh in his face if i had to negotiate with people like that over real issues like abusive employees he keeps on protecting. has anyone tried that? actually tried asking him why he continues to defend this behavior? does he think it's acceptable?

bluecanary

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:48:56 -0800

My son actually came tearing in at 6 to turn on the news to watch this. Glad to know he's learning SOMETHING at school.

T.E. Lawrence

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:47:20 -0800

Notice how at the end of the report Dan Noyes hinted that the number 1 worst Muni driver is female. I wish I could say more, but she's a monster! Zero people skills. The video footage related to her more serious complaints should be pretty damning and/or disturbing. Dan Noyes and the rest of the I-team deserve our thanks for exposing these 25 horrible drivers and the union and MTA officials that cover up for them.

manys

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:06:22 -0800

i'll never forget the time a muni driver closed the door on my arm and started driving away.

Greg

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:38:19 -0800

If in a rare moment of awesomeness the driver's union let the 10 baddest of the bad apples walk the plank, they'd buy so much goodwill from the riders....seriously...most union drivers want to do a good job and I'm sure it is not fun to see the guys paid out of their dues defend folks who don't care. sadly I missed the MUNI town hall meeting last night due to a last minute assignment for work....darn paying job getting in the way of all that bloggy fun.

sagitta100

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:43:24 -0800

The Muni people warned us about thisat their public meeting in the Sunset last night . They said the ABC report was a bunch of hype and to "take it with a grain of salt". Everything's fine. Pay no attention to the man being dragged to his death underneath the train.

wsanders

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:06:24 -0800

Willie Brown summed it up in the excerpt from his forthcoming book week before last in the Chronic Sunday mag. Basically, for example, it's against the union rules to fire a Muni employee because they are in prison for assaulting a passenger. But Willie figured out it's not against the union rules to fire an employee for not showing up for their administrative hearing because they are in prison for assaulting a passenger. In addition he used the term "pettifoggery!". Willie is a marvel.

manys

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:06:15 -0800

Rain aside, it's spelled "poring."