Antelope Valley Transit Authority

If you ride 787 commuter bus beware of the bus driver Dennis, he is mean and abusive towards riders. He is usually rude to people who pay with cash, I am use to this. However I am on his bus right now and I had to use cash to pay and he slammed on his break aggressively and hit the steering wheel and said «this is getting ridiculous».
There is no need for him to show such aggression, for a split second I thought he was going to hit me. He reacted so violently because I paid my bus fair with cash. None if the other bus driver’s act like that. There is no need for it.
I do not feel safe when Dennis drives the bus.

I would advice professional and/​or business people to stay clear of AVTA Commuter Bus service. I’ve observed violence and intimidation on 787 commuter bus to San Fernando Valley that may center around seats usage. Many people feel it’s their personal bedroom or have issue as to the type of person they will allow to sit next to them. AVTA has not done anything about this, even after complaints have been made. So for your safety I recommend a avoid status.

This transit system needs help, some drivers either don’t care about their job or customers. In Lake LA where the system is already flawed by lack of stop times the drivers choose 2 pass up people waiting 4 the bus. This has happened 2 my sister more than once and it happened again last night. The driver obviously seen her she had her flash light w/​her and it was the last bus 6pm.

This is one of the means of transportation I take to and from work. I’ve been riding them for years and since they’ve switched to TAP cards I always dread it when my card runs out. See I use a 10 trip since I don’t commute often and also use a 10 trip on the Metrolink just for those days that I have to stay after work. So 24 hours prior to this incident I did call the TAPTOGO center and reloaded my TAP card. So this morning lo and behold card doesn’t work. Driver giving me an attitude and gets me embarrassed in front of the whole bus. I told her that I’m not going to gain anything by cheating them over $ 7 that I had paid for already. She mentioned it may take up to 48 hours for the payment to post. I’ve got no proof of my fare, blah, blah, blah. So basically I’m out $ 76, embarrased, and off the bus. Then she afterwards feels bad and decides to just let me on. I’m like forget it. You’ve embarrased me enough and I get to be remembered by the rest of the passengers as the guy who didn’t pay.
I’ve got good ol Metrolink train to save me. Why do I even bother with the bus. Well the commuter bus is a lot faster than the train to go to L.A. So for those wanting to use this mode of transportation, just watch out.