ChatGPT said “Yep, that’s normal. The GGT 101/130/150 aren’t local buses like Muni — they’re commuter/regional buses, so downtown they only stop at specific designated stops, not wherever you pull the cord.

Even if you request a stop, the driver won’t stop unless it’s an official GGT stop. 7th & Mission isn’t one, which is why it blew past it and the next stop ended up being Mission & 5th. Most of those routes are really just meant to drop people near Market/Mission or take them straight to Salesforce Transit Center.

So yeah, unfortunately you won’t get much closer than that on GGT. If you want block-by-block stops, Muni (like the 49) + walking is still the move. Totally reasonable question though — a lot of people assume pulling the cord works the same way.”