AC Transit – 800 Line Transbay Bus

I love the new and improved 800 and 822 schedule with buses every 15 min — the buses have had seats for most riders since january 1, without the old overcrowding. Also, because there are fewer people boarding the trip is much faster. I have taken this bus for years and its always been safe with a mixture of people on board (late shift workers, club goers, etc). This is a great alternative to driving or a $ 40 über ride.
Things that could be improved are the signage on market st and 14^th st transfer stop, and bypassing most west Oakland stops to reach 14^th st faster.

I take the 800 at least once a week. Allows me to stay out late in SF and not worry about taking the last bart home. Buses are mostly on time, clean and more bike friendly than bart.
The riders are characters and there is rarely a boring ride on the Friday night 800. But I’ve never felt unsafe and sometimes run into friends and coworkers.
I’ve taken über (because of out of town guests) and it cost over $ 40, was less environmental and the driver could scarcely drive. I prefer the 800!

AC TRANSIT 800 LINE BUS HOT-​LINE: 1−800-THS-SUKS
As you can tell from my title this is what I thought about this service. I will provide you the scenario. Last Saturday night I walked to the station at 1^st St. and Mission St. At around 1:45AM the 800 Bus passed by this station. A man advised the passengers at this station if you want to take the next 800 Bus the best chance is to walk to the station around Sansome St. and Market Street. I walked with 3 others to that station. What happened next was an adventure I like to forget (great for writing a short story to be published on the New Yorker but not great for trying to get back home to the East Bay late Saturday night/​early Sunday morning which can be very dangerous). Below is my formal complaint to AC Transit which I emailed and consisted of two paragraphs:
Last Saturday I had to take the 800 bus back to Oakland. I walked to three bus stops before I could take a bus that was not full back to Oakland. One of the stops that I am complaining about is around Montgomery Bart station, which was the second bus stop I walked to (Beale Street and Howard Street was the first). The bus arrived around 2AM. The bus was half full yet it passed every possible passenger at this station. Seven of us ran to the bus when it made a stop at a stoplight. The bus driver ignored our pleas of letting us in. The bus was half empty! In summary a group of us walked to Market and 7^th where we were fortunate to take the 800 bus at 3:30 AM. I arrived at my destination at about 4:45AM.
My complaint isn’t only this station but the 800 bus line service during late Saturday night/​early Sunday morning. There should have been more buses available during the weekend because the 800 buses become full to capacity. The main complaint is however at this station because I had to wait about another 2 ½ hours before I arrived in Oakland. Arriving at Oakland around 4:45AM isn’t the safest thing to do; I eventually found out the next morning that 2 people in Oakland were shot that night. That could’ve been me. It was irresponsible for that bus driver to pass by station at Market Street & Montgomery Street when that bus was half full. I am not only voicing my opinions here but at Unilocal and other online reviews regarding the inept service of the 800 bus line last Saturday night.
The last time I wrote a 1-​star review was Chris Daly’s Buck Tavern. The reason I reviewed it as a 1-​star is because I don’t personally like Chris Daly because of his political antics. However the review for the 800 Line bus is more warranted and justified.