i got here as i was recommended a video by the san francisco chronicle based on this route. jeez, i've only been to san francisco once, and i had no idea the streets were this steep... im glad bus routes like these exist so that people can get to where they need to without having to walk up and down steep hills
WARNING: There is a crazed lunatic Muni driver who operates the 8BX Bayshore B Express line on the weekends... 😳 This dude is DANGEROUS, cuz he drives the bus just like a bat outta HELL!!! Driving HELLA FAST and DANGEROUSLY. I especially dread it the most when we are on the freeway headed either towards or back from downtown. He must be going at TOP SPEED, or at like least way over the legal speed limit. He still continues to floor the gas even when we are already off the freeway ramp and on the streets. Cruising right by The Hall of Justice at 50+ MPH on a busy/crowded Sunday afternoon, anybody? He even enters turns and curves at VERY HIGH speeds; making you feel the extremely nauseating effects and pressure of the G-forces as he 'drifts' with with this HUGE multi-ton bus, all loaded with scared passengers and everything. The way he drives, just plants you right into your seat and makes you hold on for dear life! He doesn't even hit the brakes until the bus is like nearly within feet/yards from SLAMMING right into other vehicles that are all waiting for the traffic lights up ahead. I swear, if he was ever to as much as hit or clip like another vehicle while going at those speeds; we would all be in BIG trouble. Expect some heavy losses and casualties there. I'm NOT kidding! You can clearly hear the engine roaring VERY LOUDLY as he drives it to the LIMITS. As I look around, I could see the TERRIFIED faces on fellow passengers who are seated or standing nearby. Some of the passengers upfront even tried to call out to him or wave for him to slow down, but I don't think he even heard 'em tho. When I stand up to look at him in the rear-view mirror, the guy just seems like he is completely lost in a hypnotic trance or haze. I don't think it would be a very good idea to try and talk or reason with him while he is driving like that. Last time I checked, you weren't really supposed to RACE the Muni buses; let alone a bus fully loaded with passengers. Who is HE to gamble with OUR lives? Once I timed him with my watch, and noticed that he had broken a new SPEED RECORD; by making it from North Beach all the way to the Balboa Park BART station in under 30 minutes. He skipped MANY bus stops along the way, while constantly out yelling verbal threats and honking his horn very aggressively at other drivers to move the hell outta the way. He spoke with a HEAVY Spanish accent... Possibly Cuban or Puerto Rican, I'm not real sure tho. Anybody who did not comply, risked getting their asses rammed right off the road. While this may sound like a good thing; it is actually NOT. You have NO idea just how SCARY and TERRIFYING the ride was unless you were actually there with me on that very bus. I was SO dreadfully afraid, that he might either hit a road divider and flip the bus over, or smash right into one of the barriers somewhere along the freeway and then send the whole goddamn bus hurling all the way down into the streets below. You really don't see horrific bus accidents like that happening too often outside of Latin America or the Middle East. But it is still VERY possible tho, with suicidal maniac bus drivers like HIM behind the wheel. Just WHO in his right mind would ever hire a driver like that? One of these days, he is gonna get all of the passengers KILLED. I have NO idea what kinda drugs this bus driver is on, but he must be on some HEAVY SHIT!!!
WARNING: There is a crazed lunatic Muni driver who operates the 8BX Bayshore B Express line on the weekends... 😳 This dude is DANGEROUS, cuz he drives the bus just like a bat outta HELL!!! Driving HELLA FAST and DANGEROUSLY. I especially dread it the most when we are on the freeway headed either towards or back from downtown. He must be going at TOP SPEED, or at like least way over the legal speed limit. He still continues to floor the gas even when we are already off the freeway ramp and on the streets. Cruising right by The Hall of Justice at 50+ MPH on a busy/crowded Sunday afternoon, anybody? He even enters turns and curves at VERY HIGH speeds; making you feel the extremely nauseating effects and pressure of the G-forces as he 'drifts' with with this HUGE multi-ton bus, all loaded with scared passengers and everything. The way he drives, just plants you right into your seat and makes you hold on for dear life! He doesn't even hit the brakes until the bus is like nearly within feet/yards from SLAMMING right into other vehicles that are all waiting for the traffic lights up ahead. I swear, if he was ever to as much as hit or clip like another vehicle while going at those speeds; we would all be in BIG trouble. Expect some heavy losses and casualties there. I'm NOT kidding! You can clearly hear the engine roaring VERY LOUDLY as he drives it to the LIMITS. As I look around, I could see the TERRIFIED faces on fellow passengers who are seated or standing nearby. Some of the passengers upfront even tried to call out to him or wave for him to slow down, but I don't think he even heard 'em tho. When I stand up to look at him in the rear-view mirror, the guy just seems like he is completely lost in a hypnotic trance or haze. I don't think it would be a very good idea to try and talk or reason with him while he is driving like that. Last time I checked, you weren't really supposed to RACE the Muni buses; let alone a bus fully loaded with passengers. Who is HE to gamble with OUR lives? Once I timed him with my watch, and noticed that he had broken a new SPEED RECORD; by making it from North Beach all the way to the Balboa Park BART station in under 30 minutes. He skipped MANY bus stops along the way, while constantly out yelling verbal threats and honking his horn very aggressively at other drivers to move the hell outta the way. He spoke with a HEAVY Spanish accent... Possibly Cuban or Puerto Rican, I'm not real sure tho. Anybody who did not comply, risked getting their asses rammed right off the road. While this may sound like a good thing; it is actually NOT. You have NO idea just how SCARY and TERRIFYING the ride was unless you were actually there with me on that very bus. I was SO dreadfully afraid, that he might either hit a road divider and flip the bus over, or smash right into one of the barriers somewhere along the freeway and then send the whole goddamn bus hurling all the way down into the streets below. You really don't see horrific bus accidents like that happening too often outside of Latin America or the Middle East. But it is still VERY possible tho, with suicidal maniac bus drivers like HIM behind the wheel. Just WHO in his right mind would ever hire a driver like that? One of these days, he is gonna get all of the passengers KILLED. I have NO idea what kinda drugs this bus driver is on, but he must be on some HEAVY SHIT!!!
WARNING: There is a crazed lunatic Muni driver who operates the 8BX Bayshore B Express line on the weekends... 😳 This dude is DANGEROUS, cuz he drives the bus just like a bat outta HELL!!! Driving HELLA FAST and DANGEROUSLY. I especially dread it the most when we are on the freeway headed either towards or back from downtown. He must be going at TOP SPEED, or at like least way over the legal speed limit. He still continues to floor the gas even when we are already off the freeway ramp and on the streets. Cruising right by The Hall of Justice at 50+ MPH on a busy/crowded Sunday afternoon, anybody? He even enters turns and curves at VERY HIGH speeds; making you feel the extremely nauseating effects and pressure of the G-forces as he 'drifts' with with this HUGE multi-ton bus, all loaded with scared passengers and everything. The way he drives, just plants you right into your seat and makes you hold on for dear life! He doesn't even hit the brakes until the bus is like nearly within feet/yards from SLAMMING right into other vehicles that are all waiting for the traffic lights up ahead. I swear, if he was ever to as much as hit or clip like another vehicle while going at those speeds; we would all be in BIG trouble. Expect some heavy losses and casualties there. I'm NOT kidding! You can clearly hear the engine roaring VERY LOUDLY as he drives it to the LIMITS. As I look around, I could see the TERRIFIED faces on fellow passengers who are seated or standing nearby. Some of the passengers upfront even tried to call out to him or wave for him to slow down, but I don't think he even heard 'em tho. When I stand up to look at him in the rear-view mirror, the guy just seems like he is completely lost in a hypnotic trance or haze. I don't think it would be a very good idea to try and talk or reason with him while he is driving like that. Last time I checked, you weren't really supposed to RACE the Muni buses; let alone a bus fully loaded with passengers. Who is HE to gamble with OUR lives? Once I timed him with my watch, and noticed that he had broken a new SPEED RECORD; by making it from North Beach all the way to the Balboa Park BART station in under 30 minutes. He skipped MANY bus stops along the way, while constantly out yelling verbal threats and honking his horn very aggressively at other drivers to move the hell outta the way. He spoke with a HEAVY Spanish accent... Possibly Cuban or Puerto Rican, I'm not real sure tho. Anybody who did not comply, risked getting their asses rammed right off the road. While this may sound like a good thing; it is actually NOT. You have NO idea just how SCARY and TERRIFYING the ride was unless you were actually there with me on that very bus. I was SO dreadfully afraid, that he might either hit a road divider and flip the bus over, or smash right into one of the barriers somewhere along the freeway and then send the whole goddamn bus hurling all the way down into the streets below. You really don't see horrific bus accidents like that happening too often outside of Latin America or the Middle East. But it is still VERY possible tho, with suicidal maniac bus drivers like HIM behind the wheel. Just WHO in his right mind would ever hire a driver like that? One of these days, he is gonna get all of the passengers KILLED. I have NO idea what kinda drugs this bus driver is on, but he must be on some HEAVY SHIT!!!
0:04 Jones Street & Beach Street 1:10 Beach Street & Mason Street 2:41 Beach Street & Stockton Street 6:35 The Embarcadero & Bay Street 8:42 The Embarcadero & Samsome Street 11:47 The Embarcadero & Greenwich Street 12:49 The Embarcadero & Green Street (SKIPPED) 14:17 The Embarcadero & Broadway (SKIPPED) 15:16 The Embarcadero & Washington Street (SKIPPED) 15:50 The Embarcadero & Ferry Building 20:22 The Embarcadero & Harrison Street 23:05 The Embarcadero & Brannan Street 27:33 King Street & 2nd Street 32:05 King Street & 4th Street
This is now extended to Burton High school! This line is mostly for Burton HS students, seniors and Visitacion valley students. I feel like the line can get more use if it went through San Bruno
I hope you've not retired, or (God forbid) abandoned the city. There have been so many changes in the Muni routes that cry out to be filmed for posterity--and for eager fans of Muni. The 12, 21, 22, 27, and 31 have been "modified" or seriously re-routed. The 8, 30, and 45 are no longer routed off of Stockton via Mason. The Van Ness and Geary corridors are either completed or nearly so. The 10 is "suspended." The 15X is new. But is the 47 still running on Van Ness? Using the red lanes? How does the Geary corridor accommodate both rapid and local 38s? Does the local use the curb stops? Cheers!
Just want to say I love your videos especially the long ones showing most or all of a route. I hope you get back to uploading them and you seem like the only one on youtube to have a camera that shows the front of the bus/road which is what I like
I always make an excuse to ride the F when I'm down there... even when it's just a few stops and I could probably just walk it. I love the little springy upholstered seats.
1:32-11:20 My daily ride to Lincoln :) As a teenager struggling to peel myself out of bed, I never realized what a quick, easy trip this was :P I still remember the driver distinctly because he was always a bit late from spending too much time at Sunset Bakery before starting his route.
Yes, the only muni lines I have yet to film are the 15, 58, and 91. I believe there are also a few lines that I need to re-film as the routing has changed.
@@TransitRoutes when/if you do film future videos can you please upload the entire ride at normal speeds? If viewers want to see it faster they can change it themselves with the youtube feature. Thank you
Westcat provides a good service for getting to BART, but man I wish BART would have just built the West County BART extension to Hercules. It was proposed with stops in San Pablo at Contra Costa College, Hilltop Mall in Richmond (since abandoned, so probably no longer needed), Pinole at Appian/I-80, and finally the Hercules Transit Center. Apparently Hercules didn't want to "competition" with its little bus stop in an empty lot (Oh, I'm sorry, "Transit Center") and was actively opposed to it, which is mind boggling.
While I would love to have the Richmond line extend to Hercules, Crockett, and even beyond, if you look on google maps you'll see the only real spot dense enough to warrant a bart station is San Pablo/Contra Costa College.
