I'm riding along College St. to my stop, idly looking out the window to my left, when the streetcar comes to an abrupt and shuddering halt.

I look out the front door and and see some blue car inching backward, gradually increasing the gap between itself and the streetcar from mere centimetres to about 1.5 metres.

"Was that guy pulling out?" I ask the TTC operator.

"Yep," she said sarcastically, clearly steamed. "Usually you look before you pull out, but I guess this is the new thing."

I continue to marvel at how some drivers blithely ignore streetcars.

On the other hand, why should streetcar operators be treated any differently? :)