SFist: Muni Service Intermittent (for a Change)

mushmouth

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:19:43 -0800

I believe the drivers get a contractual break at the terminal. Legally employers are required to give a 15 minute break every 4 hours of work. Without this break there is an incentive to blow off stopping for anyone who would slow the bus down.

makfan

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:39:20 -0800

@hyperzonk, Yes, stops near the terminal probably have the least accurate predictions. The prediction assumes the bus will leave right on time. Sometimes, the bus doesn't even arrive at the terminal before the next departure time, and the majority of the drivers will still take a break even if already late.

makfan

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:36:41 -0800

I find NextBus useful, most of the time. However, tonight NextBus was completely accurate, yet I was still hosed. I rushed over to catch a 33 to the Richmond. NextBus said there was one in 2 minutes and another in 3 minutes, followed by a third bus in 32 minutes. Yes, in fact, there were two buses one minute apart. Unfortunately, the first bus was pretty full and the driver did not stop for the two of us waiting at the stop. Naturally, the second bus was turning back at Haight. Why the f was the second bus short-turning?? There is no simple way from Haight and Stanyan to where I needed to go, other than a 33. Screw the 33...off to take a 24 to California St. Considering I work at home now and only use MUNI a few times per week for errands, I am amazed at how many times I have to come up with a plan B or C to get where I need to go on time.

hyperzonk

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:21:49 -0800

Seriously? NextBus? psh. I have plenty of experiences where it said a bus was coming in 10 minutes, and then one minute later, the bus was arriving. It hardly seems worth mentioning the fact that over 50% of the time that it says anything over 10 minutes, it's incorrect, since my stop is 10 minutes from the terminal -- that is to say, "10 minutes" means "it hasn't been dispatched yet." NextBus actually makes Muni less reliable by setting expectations that they can never seem to meet. Muni ... the SF word for "worthless." Sorry, a little bitter lately.

manys

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:00:42 -0800

What we need is a freeway from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate. Oh, whooops.

Jas

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:19:00 -0800

Perhaps MUNI should introduce a hand-holding service for those riders who are unable to overcome the simplest of inevitable minor disruptions in their daily travels.

Greg

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:02:24 -0800

And, under the TEP, you'll be MORE reliant on PresidiGo in the future as MUNI abandons the presidio...right as they plan on building more housing and more museums out there.

mushmouth

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:02:01 -0800

Usually the next stop is found in the direction that the bus travels one way or the other. Using that skill I would stroll up Letterman Drive (where the paving is being done, most likely the road will be completely closed when the stop is not in use, but then again why not just assume that the stop isn't in use all day), past the Lucas Arts Death Star to the Lombard Gate, where a light pole is painted with a yellow stripe with the number 43 on it.