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Finally watching Shang-Chi, here as a bus operator to rate the SFT transit factors of The Bus Scene:
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I’m a driver. I drive in bus only lanes every chance I get, I stop in virtually every bus zone I see, and I am absolutely ecstatic whenever I hear a car gets ticketed for it. Because I drive the bus. Wish you had interviewed a transit operator, we could explain why this is just.
Have you been hit with a $100 bus-camera ticket in D.C. recently? More than 145,000 citations issued over the last 9 months.. totaling nearly $15 million in fines.
Maryland drivers lead the way, then DC, VA, and all over.
Here's what some drivers we spoke with had to say:
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Every bus has a fire extinguisher, and we check every day before we pull out of the yard. It is intended for exactly these situations.
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This is the look I give passengers when I stopped too far from the curb. Good bus stops are hard. I hope you enjoyed my thread as much as I enjoyed this scene.
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As a bus operator, this is the moment I pop my parking brake and open the doors.
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Every bus operator cheers when the scooters get mashed to shreds.
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This is how everyone asks to be let into the bus when we aren't at a stop. Too real.
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Operator wasn't even wearing his seat belt! Workmans Comp not going to cover this. Also: Fall on Board.
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But really I just want you to support public transport by riding the bus more and driving a personal car less. Support policies that fund public transport, and support policies that prioritize people over parking spots.
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Our bus operator, played by Michael-Anthony Taylor, discovers his service brake isn't working. He's mashing on the treadle (pedal) and not stopping. That's terrible! And he's wearing earphones. That's terrible. He definitely could be charged with an avoidable incident by SFT.
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This is top quality bus driving. Also get the line "Every time I try to drive a bus I get yelled at" which a) lol and b) that's just being a bus operator. We get yelled at whenever we try to drive a bus too.
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Unfortunately I think this guy isn't going to keep his job as a bus operator, though. I'm glad he's ok, that was a nasty knock he took. Let's hope he lands on his feet. Maybe he'll drive charters?
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Now we are heading west on California at Mason St, and this is a serious hill. There could very well be cable cars in the way. Not to mention this has been a 40 minute bus ride from 21st and Noe, minimum.
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When bus operators want to know what's going on inside our passenger area, we look in the mirror up top, not over our shoulder
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But the bus is headed south on Noe at 21st St, they are seriously off route!
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He should be reaching for the Parking and Emergency Brake on his left control panel:
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I Laughed. So. Hard. at the stop request gag. Saw it coming from miles away OMG. On Muni, someone would absolutely have used this within 20 seconds of the start of the fight.
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This helps us keep our attention on steering the bus, to avoid cars that will definitely make illegal left turns in front of us all day every day. Powell and California.
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And thank your operator when you get off the bus. Every "Thank you" makes our day on the road a little better. I'm still a rookie operator, new to the job, but it make a difference to me.
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I'm going to take this part by part. First of all, I want to get into the operators seat this easily just once in my entire life.
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That's a real ad for the jazz and blues festical you can find in muni buses
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Quick digression on how Air Brakes work. Energy sword arm man cut the brake lines, which would let all the air out of the system. When this happens, a backup, mechanical brake called the Spring Brake activates.
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I like these brushed steel and green cushion seats, they look nicer and harder to clean than muni's
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Energy sword arm man cuts through the floor of the articulating section. Also wears sensible boots for working on a bus!
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The spring brake held open by air pressure. If there is no pressure, the brake is applied, and the wheels will not turn. Air brakes have a warning, that is audible as a very loud, continuous buzzer, whenever the air pressure drops below a certain threshold.
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This is the parking and emergency brake. This is what the operator should have pulled way back when Shang-chi threw the first punch. If you are ever in a situation where you are unexpectedly in a run away bus and need to stop it, this yellow handle is the thing to grab.
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SFT (San Francisco Transit?) is using a New Flyer D60 articulated 60 foot motor coach for the 1 California.
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DON'T LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER WHILE DRIVING! The hazards are ahead of you. Aim High in Steering, everyone.
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The rear view mirrors are bus operators best friends. We cannot safely turn the bus if they aren't adjusted properly. I would take a moment to check and make sure they are how I like them after this.
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A bus operator will stop the bus when this low air pressure warning goes off, because if the air brakes keep loosing pressure, the spring brakes WILL activate, and the bus is going to stop very very suddenly.
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Bus operators don't want to stop very hard because that's how you get Falls On Board.
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Cap number 8964 would be a part time operator at muni, but SFT might have a different scheme?
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I'm impressed that she knew how to operate the door lever. When the doors are open, an interlock activates that prevents the bus from moving. This would also have been an option to try for an out of control bus. Also, that's where you keep your coffee canteen, true facts.
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Now we are heading into the Stockton Street tunnel. This is MC Escher's Hill, apparently.
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This space isn't empty, there's a big compartment with computers and electronics in there.
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Some operators really do sit with the seat all the way down and the wheel up and forward, but I find this very uncomfortable, like driving with your chin. When a bus operator takes over a bus, they immediately start by adjusting the seat to their preference.
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I think this is more or less how an articulated section would react. I don't actually operate articulated motor coaches, so IDK
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We are finally coming to a stop at Larkin and North Point. Quite a ways to warp from Union Square IMO.
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This is Stockton at Bush, on top of the Stockton Street Tunnel.
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Also mad props to all the talented people involved in bringing this scene to the screen:
@SimuLiu
and
@awkwafina
and Michael-Anthony Taylor and
@big9nasty
(energy sword arm man, or razorfist, I learned)
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And also the special effects teams that put in I am sure untold hours to bring this scene to life. Huge congratulations and thanks to those who brought us this entertainment.
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Brad Allan and Andy Cheng, choreographers for the scene, and the stunt performers, and the stunt driver (Kial Butler, Andrea Berchtold, and Cameron Ambridge have stunt driver credits in the film)
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I need to add a coda to this thread. First of all, amazing to see it get so much attention. I did not expect this. I guess this is where I make a soundcloud plug?
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@SrahHernandez
Generally where it’s permitted for motorists to turn right out using the bus lane, the solid white line will become dashed and the red paint will be intermittent up to the intersection. That’s how we do it in San Francisco, expect it’s similar in DC.
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Let’s assume that everyone values their time the same.
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This evening, while driving the 44 O’Shaughnessy, I picked up a passenger at Silver and San Bruno. She came onto the bus and asked me if I could help her.
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I am not done dunking on this. By his own admission, this guy has committed ~$400,000 worth of parking violations and is mad that he is being cited now. I see hundreds of illegally parked cars in SF, these citations are the actual
#doingbetter
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Since this tweet has ‘blown up a bit’ I will post my SoundCloud: I want you to support public transport by riding the bus more and driving a personal car less. Support policies that fund public transport, and support policies that prioritize people over parking spots.
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@SrahHernandez
When you do this, please be considerate of any buses in the lane, let them go ahead and follow after rather than cut in front. Thank you.
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Sure I’ve gone viral as a bus operator, but wait until I do a breakdown on the worm-riding in Dune.
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@jonnaldj
This may come as a shock to you, but fewer lanes available for traffic is directly correlated with less congestion and less driving overall. The only traffic reducing intervention that is more successful than fewer lanes is fewer parking spaces. Bus only lanes can do either!
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So an
@Waymo
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Today is my one year anniversary as a Muni Operator. My job is challenging and stressful and rewarding and meaningful and fun and surprising. I love it.
I’m still improving my skills, there are so many things I am still learning. No longer a rookie, not yet a veteran operator.
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I made a map! It shows the area of San Francisco connected to Golden Gate Park by a single Muni ride. Please share this around to help spread the word about
#CarFreeJKF
#KidSafeJFK
so we can keep this miraculous street Open to People, Closed to Cars.
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SUV in the Bus Only Lane on 3rd St 🤬 Straight to the impound imo
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When an autonomous vehicle causes a collision, it wasn’t tired, or intoxicated, it didn’t get distracted or try to get away with something it knew better than to do. It “believed” it was driving correctly. They don’t work as advertised, and they shouldn’t be on the road.
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I just got two commendations from two consecutive days work and I feel like a million bucks.
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While working today I had an idea that would make muni service quicker and more reliable, bus stops safer and more accessible, and would bring some needed fun to both muni operators and transit riders alike. I offer this idea for free to
@jeffreytumlin
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Today I graduated with Muni Training Class 03TM21. I am officially a Muni Operator. Tomorrow I will work my first full day on my own operating a route for
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Today I operated a bus in revenue service, picking up and dropping off passengers on the 48, from Dogpatch to Ocean Beach. Totally fulfilling feeling. Validation that I really can do this job.
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I got Operator Mail again. Always a moment of suspense when opening mail because you never know if it will be Good Mail or Bad Mail. I’ll be smiling wider for a week at least after this commendation.
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This morning, a little San Francisco Magic occurred at Sutter and Sansome. My day had not had an auspicious start. I wasn’t thinking clearly and didn’t have time to make myself coffee before going to work.
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Transit Operators are the real MVP and the kids Know. This operator retrieved the kickball for Daniel Webster Elementaries epic kickball matches. Texas Street has claimed so many balls. But today, the Bus was there to save the day.
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I drive the 35 and the 29. It’s Castro Street Fair and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass today. Keep me in your kind thoughts please.
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At 9th and Judah, I reiterated the instructions, “Just take the 6 or 43, whichever comes first, it’s only a few stops to the emergency room. There are signs, you’ll be there soon. Say hello and let me know how things are when you see me next on the 29.”
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In the film It's A Wonderful Life we are told "every time a bell rings and angle gets wings". In San Francisco it would be "every time the Ahoooooga sounds an Asshole gets a fine". A little whimsical addition to the music of the city.
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The motorist in a great big masculine F-250 pickup with the unladen truck bed may think he is making a point when he punish passes me and brake checks my bus, but the truth is this: compared to my 40,000 pound bus, his stopping distance may as well be as short as his d**k.
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I’ve held my peace on this long enough. I must speak out. The Lunchables bus wrap advertisement is a crime against the urban fabric and transit lovers.
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My dad died yesterday.
When the message came
I was in the air and I received it when I landed. During the trip home I could barely function but I could remember his face perfectly by thinking of him singing The Song of the Seals.
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Because I make stop announcements, she made a connection. Because it is my job to take people where they need to go, I was able to help her get to her loved one in this time of crisis.
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Somehow, she felt safer and more confident in this small corner of what was clearly a momentous and terrifying chapter in her life. Because she could make a human connection, and get help, of any kind, simple transit directions, with someone who felt somehow familiar.
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There is a small bond of trust there, a little piece of information, gladly given, that makes the difference.
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I’m wearing a tie at work so that must mean I’m driving the Secret Route.
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Here's a thread by me, a friendly bus operator, about how buses pull into stops safely, and some tips for what people who want to board the bus should and should not do to stay safe while this is happening.
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Yesterday I drove a bus at night, on the 39 Coit route, stunning nighttime views. On Tuesday I take my most important test, the DMV road test, which will grant me my Class B commercial drivers license. I must pass to continue as a Muni Operator. Please wish me good luck.
Today I drove the 54 Felton inbound from Daly City BART to Newhall and Hudson. 40 turns through tight, steep streets. I am told if you can drive the 54, you can drive any route.
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I think the Ahoooooga sound would become legendary and beloved. Think all the passengers cheering when they hear it and the bus gets to go again. And it would become a sound that would strike fear in the heart of every person who blocks the bus for "just a second".
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After a long time letting it gather dust, I am finally making some progress on my lego Sutro Tower. Very satisfied to discover it tops out at almost exactly 42 inches.
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