From the Files of How is that Even Possible? Car on the Streetcar Launch Point by Union Station

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by Prince Of Petworth April 4, 2016 at 9:45 am 16 Comments

Thanks to all who emailed and tweeted us:

“Car drove up the Hopscotch Bridge streetcar lanes. 8 PM Sunday.”

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Timebomb

Not magical. Just takes a distrust of DO NOT ENTER signs. https:[email protected],-77.0021083,3a,60.3y,248.13h,76.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLiNwv7VkWQ2r9CzullVi3g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
- Karin Rutledge
  
  One of the Do Not Enter signs is missing. It was the largest one in the foreground of your photo.
Anonymous

“How is that even possible?”
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They probably thought it was the HOV lane to PG County.
- I Dont Get It
  
  Snort!
Anon

Given the general idiocy of DC metro area drivers (I’m looking at you MD), the real question is how has this not happened until now.
- DC1
  
  ditto
- justinbc
  
  Or drivers basically anywhere. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a place where I thought “gee, these people all drive so divine!”
  - Adam L
    
    @justinbc
    
    Germany.
    - JB
      
      Michigan drivers somehow manage to be both fast and safe drivers.
      - OP Anon
        
        Michigan drivers are pretty awesome. Only place I know where everyone drives 80 and does it safely (yuuuuuuuuuuge highways and low density helps).
        Also,the only place I know where if you kill an 8 point buck with your car the first person they call is a buddy with a pick-up truck to salvage the prize-worthy carcass. Thems some good eats!
      - Anonymous
        
        I’ll bet they don’t when they drive in DC though.
  - anon
    
    Sure there are stupid/bad drivers everywhere, but some areas seem to have a higher concentration of them in one place. I also think the sheer volume of people in a relatively tight space makes it a lot worse here.
Karin Rutledge

According to the police this has happened several times. This driver drove the longest before realizing. The do not enter sign is pretty small and the lighting is not great. The driver was a very nice man and clearly made a mistake which will probably result in the totaling of his car.
Logan

How long was the streetcar service disrupted for?
- orderedchaos
  
  Four years.
  - mastodfow
    
    Snort.

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