Comments on: L-Taraval Crash This Afternoon

By: Trixie

Trixie — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:53:32 +0000

I drive south on the outer numbered avenues from time to time, and I’m always wary because the alphabetical streets (i.e., Taraval) don’t have stop signs. You really have to look carefully to be sure it’s clear when you proceed through the intersection.

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:57:35 +0000

Frank: I only meant to imply that LRVs (and often buses, too) and cars are a bad combination.

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By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:57:46 +0000

Being at the scene moments after the accident, it’s important to note that this does NOT appear as MUNI’s fault. The car pulled onto the street from a cross street and simply didn’t see the train. The driver was elderly and made a mistake. And Jeff, I live on this street. Any real threat is posed by drivers not stopping for exiting passengers. Even if cars were forbidden from driving on the tracks as they are on Judah, that restriction would not have avoided this accident here. MUNI has it’s issues but behaves well in this neighborhood.

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By: eugenia

eugenia — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:50:32 +0000

Another reason not to drive in San Francisco…

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:46:55 +0000

not assigning blame here. not at all. but maybe it’s time for cars to stop driving on Muni tracks, for their own good.

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