Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Salvador Dali takes Muni, doubtlessly finds inspiration.
Truer words were never spoken, though I’d say this dapper mustachioed monsieur is more a Chaplin/W.C. Fields/Dali hybrid.
Where, oh where, were you going that fine afternoon, sir?
Photo by Flickr user tbn97
A man was fatally hit by a Muni bus Saturday evening on Market and Van Ness, according to the San Francisco Examiner and reports on Twitter. A witness told the Examiner Bay City News that he saw the victim lunge in front of the bus:
Joe Kimbro, a witness who was riding the bus at the time of the accident, said he saw the man lunge in front of the bus as it drove toward the bus stop on South Van Ness Avenue.
“He meant to do what he did. He dove,” Kimbro said. He was sitting in a disabled seat in the bus when the accident happened
The gruesome accident left a pool of blood on the pavement. Read more at the San Francisco Examiner and also SF Appeal.
Other witnesses say that the man intentionally stepped in front of the bus, reports California Beat. ActionNewsSF also has photos of the scene as police taped off the area.
On Twitter, @BrianVanderpol said:
Just got a glimpse of a victim of a muni accident at Van Ness and Market. The wind blew the blanket off. I’m not ok.
We’ll keep you updated.
The driver says the problems started when he went to investigate a malfunctioning wheelchair platform. The bus somehow lost control, rolled about 100 feet down a hill and crashed into a second bus.
And then…
The bus rolled into a collection of street-side newspaper racks and a mailbox before it came to a complete stop on a sidewalk.
That was from California Beat, which also reported that several passengers were treated for minor injuries.
Update 3:26 p.m.: @GarySoup tweets to let us know WTF:
Bizarre Muni bus on bus accident snarled service on Stockton St. Began when 8X driver parked [the] bus to get coffee from Cafe Honolulu. 8X bus rolled backward, sideswiped SB 30 bus. Rear end of bus knocked over traffic signal controller and mailboxes. 2 hrs to untangle.
I <3 the internets.
Original post: @disflylatina sent us this photo today. To state the obv, WTF?
Photo by Flickr user katiemarinascott
“The nightmare is over.” L-operator upon reaching Embarcadero.
When reader Ben sent us the above short email, I had to laugh. We know it’s not all that bad, though. Rachel from Fog City Notes shared a story of hilarity with fare inspectors this week, and we’re still trying to solve the mystery of why people do what they do when they wait for the bus. A big part of our urban existence happens on public transportation, so the next time you say to someone, “So I was on the bus today…” don’t forget to share that story with us.
Meanwhile, in Muni news:
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Flickr user Roshan Vyas
Photo by Flickr user David Lytle
Photo by Flickr user eviloars
Photo by davitydave
Also, more fun waiting-for-Muni photos:
Photo by WarzauWynn
Photo by andy54321
Photo by Troy Holden
Photo by stevendamron
Photo by Justin.Beck
Photo by Nick.Fisher
Photo by juicyrai
Saw this in the Kirkland Coach Yard. Man, if only Muni buses were equipped with Transformers-like legs to just walk over cars in traffic. Yeah, nothing would go wrong if that were the case, would it?
