My Recent Interactions With Buses And Rail Cars And Tracks
Not scientific in any way, but I was just reading through some old posts, and as I was going through the BRT posts, I was reminded of my recent experiences with buses and trains over the past few days.
Here’s what I remember - my last four run-ins with the behemoths:
- Almost eated. I forget the details of this one. I think I was being my usual pseudo-aggressive biking self, and before I knew it I was looking into a huge wheel well.
- Muni bus had eated a taxi (much like this) on the north side of Market St. and something (2nd?) - one of those hard-left-then-right turns as you cross Market Street. Everyone seemed fine expect for the taxi car itself.
- Articulated (long, joined) Muni bus being towed down Ocean Ave. Not a close call - it just looked like a relic from back in the day.
- Muni bus parked or broken down on Market Street (near 4th?). Blocks under wheels. Driver sleeping at wheel. Scene looked a bit odd.
And a couple of observations from the light rail/streetcars and rail tracks interactions:
- Another biker and myself glided along, carelessly, next to a rail streetcar as it headed down Market towards the Embarcadero. We knew it was not going to swerve.
- I crossed a bunch of rail tracks in various parts of the city. I noticed a bunch of other people do the same. Fat-tired bikes have less problems with rails, it seems.
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