Another demonstration car with bike spaces as the lead car in a train.
What the hell is wrong with the BART employees who put together the trains these days?
Rode in another lead car that was a demonstration car with linoleum flooring and big, marked bike spaces.
Which for those who don't know is TOTALLY RETARDED since you are NEVER allowed to have bikes in the lead car.
Damn, people.
There's only a limited number
There's only a limited number of lead cars, the demo cars were built in C2 cars when the flooring was being replaced, so there's going to be lead cars with the demo bike spaces no matter what you do, deal with it.
It's simple, really: the
It's simple, really: the trailing car in a consist becomes the lead car when the consist operates in the reverse direction. It would be way too difficult and time consuming to move that one car off of the lead every other trip. Its not ideal, I know, especially for bike patrons. What BART should have done was put those bike spaces in cars that do not have the ATO equipment, thereby never being the lead car.
I am not an expert when it
I am not an expert when it comes to the trains, but I am wondering what time of day these demo cars are lead cars. If it is between commutes and the trains have been broken down to 4 or 5 car trains, then those lead cars would most likely be in the middle of the consist during the other hours of the day when they are running full length trains. Just a thought?
On Saturday I rode in the
On Saturday I rode in the lead car of an SFO/Milibrae train and it was a demo car. Also I rode a Richmond-Fremont train a few months back and its rear car was a demo car. So I'm guessing it happens quite often.
BART could delete the lame no
BART could delete the lame no bikes in the lead card rule. After all bikes take up no more room than wheelchairs or large rolling luggage.
I like the no-bike rule.
I like the no-bike rule. It's the only way I can get away from the damn things and the holier-that-thou
snots who ride them.
O.K. I stand corrected.
O.K. I stand corrected. Wednesday night I was riding loops through the Berkeley hills tunnel and twice I experience the 9 car train with the demo car in the lead. You made a good point and I can only agree with you. Unfortunately I can't do squat about the make-up of the trains. Maybe future demo cars should be on the the "B" cars (no train operator cab). Hopefully someone with the power to make that change will do so.