A Mazda CX-5 driver in Seattle got stuck at an elevated light rail station after following GPS instructions. The driver reportedly told witnesses that she was following GPS instructions before getting stuck at the station.
Seattle is one of the few major cities in the world with a monorail. That, combined with a more conventional light rail system, makes Seattle the rare U.S. city with two different types of train for public transportation. On Tuesday night, the rail system briefly had a third: a Mazda CX-5.
According to a post shared on Reddit's r/SeattleWA subreddit, the red Mazda pulled into the Mt. Baker light rail station at around 5:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday evening. A local news piece from My Northwest reports that witnesses say the driver followed their GPS all the way to the station itself, eventually rolling into an area that is clearly meant for loading and unloading passengers onto the train.
Video from the incident posted on Instagram shows the driver continuing to roll forward even after getting to the platform itself, coming to a stop before a transit safety officer in a high-visibility shirt calmly walks up to her. She then opens her door and exits the car, leaving it for later removal with heavy equipment. My Northwest reported that the incident caused service disruptions to light rail service in the area for two hours.
Source: roadandtrack.com
