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Trains Stopping Suddenly & Violently Causing Passengers to Fall Over

Submitted by Dammitol on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 9:49am

Why do some trains stop so suddenly and violently causing passengers to fall over (even passengers holding on while standing)? This seems like another medical emergency waiting to happen. I was standing on a train for Pitts/Bay yesterday around 5:30 p.m. when the train stopped so suddenly and violently (numerous times) between WOAK and MAC that even passengers holding on while standing fell over.

I've been a BART rider for about 10 years commuting from the East Bay to S.F. I know I could use the recommended way to make a complaint via a complaint card from a station agent. However, I'm choosing this forum to gain a wider audience.

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I'm not all sure the t/o has

Submitted by CQC7B on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 11:10am.

I'm not all sure the t/o has much to do w/this. It's been mentioned before that
the computer has more to do with the start/stop phenom than any human interference.

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Train Operators don't do much

Submitted by bartarded on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 3:55pm.

Train Operators don't do much most of the time.

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Get a trunk tracking

Submitted by masters on Thu, 07/19/2012 - 9:35am.

Get a trunk tracking scanner.. (or a scanner smartphone app) And listen in to the train operators.

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