Muni adds safety pole near locked seats

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SFMTA is adding new metal poles near those seats that have been locked up since 2014 for safety reasons, according to SFBay News. These poles (heh heh) are for your safety, folks, but if they happen to inspire some new dance moves like these sexy beasts on the L here … well, it wouldn’t be the first time!

More from SFBay News:

SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose said the transit agency is making an effort to make it safe for riders who stand in that area by providing an extra pole connected to the locked seats for riders to hold onto.
Rose said the transit agency is testing the new pole on 50 buses and will make an assessment in six months on the added safety measure.

In 2014, SFMTA locked up these front-facing seats with a safety message because the bus manufacturer feared that there’s nothing stopping you from flying forward if the bus were to suddenly lurch.

Unfortunately, even with the safety pole installed, you still can’t sit in those, seats so they will continue to mock you on any crowded bus until SFMTA replaces its fleet.

Photo by josephbergen

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Muni strikes back!

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Take that, silly tech shuttle!

Karmic justice and schadenfreude collided (combined?) this morning downtown, when a Muni trolley’s electric pole came offline and smashed through the window of a (probable) tech shuttle. SFist has the story:

An electric Muni bus antenna collided with the window of what appears to be a tech shuttle downtown, though which vehicle may have been at fault remains unclear. From the photo above, it appears the antennas had come loose from the overhead wires and were sticking off the rear of the Muni bus when the shuttle possibly drove into them.

Photo by unknown Instagram user, via SFist

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BART as appliance delivery vehicle

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We’ve all been there. We need new appliances, but we’re all, “Cool, but HOW DO I GET THIS THING HOME?” Good question, dear consumer.

The answer, of course, more times than not, is to rent a dolly and wheel the damn thing home yourself on public transit. That’s what elevators are for, silly!

BART rider Anthony tipped us off to this one. But then, pretty much everyone started sharing photos, like this one from Viral Images:

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So, there’s your answer.

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Video: How do the Harlem Globetrotters get to their practice? BART, and you’re there

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BART rider and friend of Muni Diaries Sara had the ride of a lifetime today. The Harlem Globetrotters, in town for a series of games starting tomorrow through the following weekend, boarded her BART train and, what else, started the damn show (see the video above).

I think I hear one of them saying, ” … nobody cares.” C’mon guys, show a little love. It’s the Harlem Freakin’ Globetrotters, for cryin’ out loud.

We all wish we could be so lucky …

FYI, here’s info on the Globetrotters’ games in the area over the next couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen them before, think about it. Ticket available here.

Harlem Globetrotters at SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, California
Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:30pm

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