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Another Day, Another Driver Blocking Muni’s Busiest Metro Line

3:35 PM PDT on May 11, 2015

N-Judah riders can't get any relief from idiots who leave their automobiles in the way of Muni's busiest line.

The entire length of the metro line was shut down for at least 40 minutes Thursday, starting at about 2 p.m., after the driver of an extra-wide pick-up with a raised chassis parked at the curb on Carl Street. The vehicle was so big it obstructed the train's path, clearly marked by a white stripe.

The SFMTA's Twitter account reported that the line was blocked at 2 p.m., and that it was cleared by 2:38 p.m.

This time, there were no superhuman feats from N-Judah riders to clear a path -- the truck was eventually towed.

Until the streets on the N's route get improvements like separated transit lanes and car restrictions, riders can continue to expect routine shutdowns caused by clueless motorists. The list of recent causes: Parking a vehicle that's too wide, attempting to drive into a visibly-marked train tunnel, an angry passenger throwing out the vehicle's keys, and the most common one -- double-parking on the tracks, as exhibited below on Ninth Avenue:

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