Public bus drivers in the South Bay are issuing a warning to corporate employee shuttles for high tech companies, saying they are creating a safety hazard by parking in the public bus stops -- and they are demanding change.
VTA drivers said the corporate shuttles pull up at the stops, creating a public safety hazard for riders and other commuters. It is happening in Mountain View, Milpitas, and San Jose.
Riders said those buses are being delayed because somewhere along the route, some private vehicles park in a public bus stop.
"It makes other people late for their appointments," VTA rider Gabriel Zuniga said. "They have to start being more respectful."
“It makes everybody have to wait longer," another VTA rider Ramona Zuniga said. "And they shouldn’t be parked there in the first place.”
Just months ago this same issue created controversy in San Francisco when big groups began surrounding the private buses in protest.
Under a pilot program, shuttles in San Francisco now pay a nominal fee to stop at some Muni locations. The VTA is now working on a similar strategy in the South Bay.
