More BART raging and questions
Why is it when one door or set of doors is stuck open, that takes out the entire train? Why can't they be manually closed (the design doesn't allow it?) and someone slap the "Use Other Doors" stickers on them? Is it because those stickers can only be used on doors that won't open?
Props to the TO who handled an extra train of people this morning on Bayfair. I've listened to her before, and she wasn't as professional, but she apologized and explained why the train was so crowded for 3 stops after Bayfair, which I appreciated. She even recommended that people who get jammed (or jam themselves...) in the doors to manually push them together to help get the train underway. Don't agree with that, but I guess there's not much a TO can do about someone who jams him or herself into a doorway.
And a question for BART police (Any around?): Do you look at the handicapped spaces to make sure those parked in those spots have the placard? I witnessed a young man in a Lexus open the door and drive off. I saw no placard in the window, off the mirror or on the license plate. I also saw a girl bring back her friend and her baby to another handicapped spot and their BMW drove off, no placard or indication of being handicapped anywhere. Thoughts?
As far as the doors goes I
As far as the doors goes I can answer. If they are actually stuck open then they can't be locked out. It is always preferred to lock out a set of doors put on the stickers and remain in service but if that can't be done they take the train out. Sometimes they take a train out of service for a few stops while a tech works on it and the train goes into service a few stops later. If a train is causing a delay on the M line (San Francisco) there is no place for it to go, so they will do anything to get the train out of the way. It is inconvenient for the people on that train, but they don't have to delay the 5000 people in trains stuck behind the problem train.
Can't answer the police question.