Muni insurance won't replace 700k torched bus (world series celebration)
Muni insurance won't replace torched bus
Turns out San Francisco's insurance policy doesn't cover torching of buses - which is why Muni is on the hook for replacing that $700,000 coach that went up in a fireball during the vandalism after the Giants' World Series win.
To add insult, the city had just spent $300,000 refurbishing the bus last year.
Although the bus was a loss, no one got hurt - which was due in no small part to the calm that driver Alan Yam displayed as yahoos descended on his 8X-Bayshore Express coach early last Monday, Muni said.
Passengers told police they realized something was going wrong when they saw a crowd shaking cars all around them at Third and Market streets. Suddenly, they began to feel the bus itself shuddering as the mob descended on it.
Yam, who has been driving for Muni for just two years, urged everyone to stay put for their safety. Then, as soon as someone began smashing out the windows, he thought better of the strategy and helped get people out the doors.
On Tuesday, Yam will be publicly honored by the Municipal Transportation Agency for his calm under fire.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Muni-insurance-won-t-replace-torched-bus-4008033.php#ixzz2BOaIV9s6
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Maybe the next refurbishment should include a machine gun turret.
