Toronto Streetcar Tip

Toronto streetcars have two doors: one and the front and another toward the back. You're supposed to enter through the front door and exit through the back. One thing that's a bit confusing for new riders (i.e. me) is that the back doors don't open automatically. You have to step down the steps to cause them to open.

Yesterday on the way to my first guitar lesson I went through two stops that I had called for without knowing how to open them. Of course no one around me bothered to tell me what to do, even though my bewilderment was obvious. I then pushed my way to the front of the crowded car with guitar in hand to ask the driver what was up. Some of the people on the car didn't appreciate my pushiness and let me know it. Anyway, the driver then told me what to do. Luckily we were then at the end of the line, so the car was about to turn around and go back the other way.

Now I know, and if you find yourself on a streetcar in Toronto, you'll know what to do.