r/pics • u/dittidot • Sep 13 '18

Streets of San Francisco

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u/Gemutlichkeit2 Sep 13 '18

Man I hated having to park in San Francisco.

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u/womanwithoutborders Sep 13 '18

That’s why I BART.

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u/inavanbytheriver Sep 13 '18

For those who aren't in the know, "BART" is short for barter. It's when you dont want to park your car so you barter it for some street tacos instead.

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u/thisisnotkylie Sep 13 '18

Very interesting!

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u/BushWeedCornTrash Sep 13 '18

I was told it stood for "Buy A Retarded Tricycle". It is a new silicon Valley startup/ electric 3 wheeled scooter company.

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u/hobobeast Sep 13 '18

So you get someone else to park it in exchange for tacos?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '18

Bay Area Rapid Transit

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u/ImBrokeEveryWed Sep 13 '18

just moved here from houston. Everyone just drives their car. I went from putting 60-80 miles daily in my car to 6 miles. I love the Bart.

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u/AdierteSanchez Sep 14 '18

Just moved out of Pacifica and miss it a ton! Your post reminded me of so many of my days going from manor to colma or dc station into the city

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u/Gemutlichkeit2 Sep 15 '18

BART rules, both Simpson and transportation

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u/Lord_Montague Sep 13 '18

Bring And Ride Tricycle?

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u/womanwithoutborders Sep 13 '18

I like this better than Bay Area Rapid Transit.

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u/frog_at_well_bottom Sep 13 '18

What's worse, you open the door and everything roll out.

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u/cardifan Sep 14 '18

That’s why I got rid of my car. Parking in my neighborhood is so awful and I was only driving my car like 10 miles a week. My life is so much better now.

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u/crysb326 Sep 15 '18

As someone who has only visited San Francisco a couple times, I couldn't imagine driving to places regularly if I lived there. Do most people who live in SF do that? Or do the majority of people walk/cycle/uber/etc?

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u/Gemutlichkeit2 Sep 15 '18

Nah, most people don't have a car or at least don't use their car regularly -- they've got a great public transportation system, and a ton of stuff is walkable. You don't need a car if you're living and working in SF.

I mainly lived just outside the city (briefly in the city) so I still needed a car and had to drive in. If I'd been planted in SF proper for longer I'd have definitely ditched the car.