MUNI Driver Antics

September 25, 2012-Tuesday-8:40 a.m.-This morning stroll through Chinatown along Stockton Street heading toward Downtown,  as I approached the cross street of Washington, I noticed on the left far side of the 900 block of Stockton Street, a parked MUNI outbound  #45-Union/Stockton trolleybus.

Why did this bus caught my eye?

#1-It was not parked at a bus stop, but at a "Tow-Away No Stopping Any Time" lane

#2-The bus was not parked flush to the curb, with the rear of the bus 45 degree angle out

#3-Passengers had disembarked off the bus, walking down Stockton Street

#4-The bus two electrical poles were not connected to the overhead wires

#5-The bus emergency flasher were not flashing

#6-The interior of the bus was dark

#7-There were still some passengers seated inside.

My first assumption either the bus broke down or involved in an accident, since I approached the bus on the left side of the street and noticed behind was a parked black Toyota Corolla with the yellow flashing lights. I looked around the area and could not locate the driver of the bus #5562. I had a sense of the "idiot-magnet," but my other two walking buddies claims its way off today. I kept looking back as we continue walking and then...

The Oriental driver came out of a shop, checked the traffic behind the bus and started to connect the trolley poles to the overhead electrical wires. I hurried down the block to catch a closer shot of the bus...

The driver came out of "Yummy Dim Sum & Fast Food" at 930 Stockton Street. 

The parked black Toyota Corolla driver came out from the shop too. The reason the driver disconnected the poles, in order to allow any #30-Stockton bus to pass the shenanigan driver parked #45-Union bus. The reason the driver did not turn the flashing emergency yellow lights, to avoid attention of this stupid act. This time in the morning most roving MUNI supervisors are busy elsewhere, and the closest stationary supervisor is located far down his route at Columbus & Union Street. The reason the driver checked the traffic behind him is not to prevent from getting run over but to make sure his follower---the next #45 bus did not pass him. If using the MUNI schedule as a guide, this bus could be the 8:35 a.m. bus at Stockton & Sutter Street bus stop and the next bus is due there at 8:43 a.m.

One of my buddies claims that driver must have some nerves to pull that stunt. I told him just normal MUNI driving procedures. The driver knew all his ridership are Oriental and would not voice a complaint, I doubt this idiot would pull the same stunt in the Marina district. If he does get caught all he have to say...he had a sudden case of the diarrhea!