NEVER DO THIS: Woman hurt trying to squeeze between N cars
The individual who caused massive N-Judah delays yesterday was a woman, as yet unidentified, who tried to cross Irving Street by climbing between coupled LRV cars with her dog. She was trapped under the streetcar and suffered minor injuries – but she could have easily been killed had the operator not immediately stopped the vehicle. (This has happened in the recent past.)
This kind of reckless behavior must never be tolerated. SFMTA should at a minimum sue this woman for the full cost of the rescue and the delays to service, and possibly pursue criminal charges as well.
Fortunately the dog she was walking was unhurt.
It’s not unusual for drivers to close doors on people, sometimes it seems, not by accident. Why doesn’t muni have a fail safe electric eye which prevents doors from closing on people? Why is it so easy for drivers to get away with it?