S.L.U.T.: 4, Cars: 0

"S.L.U.T. on the Corner" by Seattlest Flickr Group user M.V. Jantzen

The South Lake Union Trolley has struck again! Literally. Yesterday, the trolley struck its fourth car since its December debut. That averages an accident every month of the S.L.U.T.'s short existence, although this is the second accident we've reported in April. Yesterday's accident occurred when a car leaving the Center for Wooden Boats' parking lot hit the streetcar's right front bumper. No one was hurt in the accident. The collision shut down the streetcar for about half an hour, but then it returned to service.

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By Abbey in News on April 18, 2008 9:05 AM

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aland

I don't know... I'd say that if you're coming out of a parking lot, the traffic already on the road has the right of way. Especially if it's a giant brightly colored streetcar.

Seems like you picked kindof a sensationalistic headline for a car hitting the streetcar (rather than vice versa)

ChrisB

My walk to and from work takes me along a good chunk of the SLUT's route and I cannot believe the idiocy I see on a daily basis. People walking on the tracks, driving their cars on the tracks to get to some isolated parking and many times coming to rest on the tracks waiting for the light to change.

It just seems that something's got to give and I doubt it'll be the trolley.