Category: News

Not that we like to take credit for foreseeing transit-related mishaps. And, you know, not like we enjoy saying we told you so.

But, god dammit, we told you so. How right were we?

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As SFist’s Mattymatt points out, F car 496 unveiled a refurbished look Friday. Transit lovers everywhere will surely rejoice, right?

On my way to class Tuesday night on the 43 outbound, my Muni driver inexplicably hopped off the bus at the Laguna Honda stop. At first I thought the bus had a mechanical problem, but the driver was acting a bit erratically — stepping on and off the fully powered bus while talking on his cellphone. Each time he stepped back on, we riders cocked our heads expectantly his way, hoping for some sort of announcement about why a perfectly functional bus wasn’t approaching our destination.

After about 13 minutes of idling (I was astutely watching the scrolling clock tick away on the digital placard), the driver reclaimed his seat at the wheel and resumed our route.

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