— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Somehow this car found itself ass up on the Dolores Park Muni tracks Friday evening. Internet chatter suggests “stolen car,” “driver fled,” and “guy drove up the tracks from Church & 18th.” Others are saying a potentially inaccurate BCN report indicates a Muni street car nailed this thing. Anyone knows what's up?
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
We've all been stuck in the East Bay with our bikes at rush hour before, forced to illegally ride the train under the Bay after ignoring that familiar crackling voice wailing over the intercom for us to “get off the damn train.” Instead of coming up with a solution to the problem, BART is continuing to “stonewall” the issue, reports Streetsblog:
BART staff has shot down a proposal from [District 4 BART Board of Director] Robert Raburn to allow commuters to bring bicycles aboard the back cars of rush hour trains. In a memo to the BART Board, Executive Planning and Budget Manager Carter Mau recommended maintaining the current policy, which prohibits bicycles aboard its most crowded trains during peak hours.
Raburn couldn’t be reached for comment but BART Director Tom Radulovich said the response from staff was frustrating. He said they’ve been “stonewalling” the issue for years.
“I think the BART staff need to be doing more to expand bike access to all trains at all times,” he said. The issue is not dead yet, however. Radulovich said the board could revive the proposal and call for a public hearing.
Read on to learn their reasons for maintaining the status quo, including fears that the proposal would be too popular, would cause “vertical circulation” problems, and confuse the easily-confused BART police.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
When the anti-SFPD protests turned towards 18th and Church, I had this “Oh shit, it's like Oakland all over again! We're going to storm the Muni platform!” moment. But these officers stood tall, preventing the furious mob of TV cameramen and Berkeley Journalism School students from occupying the stop and turning it into a pile of neglected rubble.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
No doubt this Ducati Tigre looks fine, but the furry, white-bellied, tail-wagging Tiger Bike will always be king.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Why would someone possibly want to fuck up motorcycles so bad? Perhaps his girlfriend left him for a motorcycle and the mere sight of a bike gives him flashbacks of his lost lover canoodling with a Harley and sends him into a fit of uncontrollable rage. Or maybe he has werewolf-like properties and the summer causes him to smash motorcycles and howl at the moon during late night blackouts.
Anyway, heads up, motorcycle owners.
— By Ed Stevenson |
I have been told to never judge a book by its cover, but this van strikes me as less of a utility to haul around photography equipment and more of the reason you legally have to introduce yourself to your neighbors. And just look at some of the haircuts Scary Larry has documented over the years:
Ahhh… the 80s, when the men looked like women and vaginas looked like they'd floss your teeth then kill you.
Any single ladies out there want to get married so we hire this 8-years-at-San Quentin-on-wheels to photograph the joyous occasion?
