Heywood v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan etc. CA
On July 19, 2017, plaintiff was riding a crowded MTA bus, seated next to a window behind the wheelchair section where a rider in a wheelchair was located. When the bus pulled over at plaintiff’s stop, an automated announcement informed passengers to use the rear exit for their safety and watch their step exiting the bus. At this stop, a wheelchair passenger also decided to disembark. When the driver opened the doors, two teenagers attempted to board the bus before the wheelchair passenger disembarked. The driver signaled to the teenagers to stay off the bus and wait (as was customary when a wheelchair was exiting). At this time, plaintiff stood up and began moving to the front of the bus. Just a few feet from the front of the bus and about seven or eight seconds after the bus stopped, plaintiff tripped over what she believed was the wheelchair’s wheel and fell to the floor, breaking her arm.
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