A streetcar driver ending a shift created a safety issue for a rider at this past weekend.

CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan was forced to get off the Queen Street streetcar over the weekend after having dinner with a friend.

Mulligan had to get off the streetcar at Connaught Street instead of being dropped at the stop near the top of her street. She waited for 20 minutes in the dark before another streetcar showed up to take over.

Now the TTC’s Brad Ross said they’ll be looking into the issue.

“I have three daughters who are teenagers and I completely hear what you’re saying,” Ross said. “There’s clearly a gap there that we need to review.”

In Mulligan’s case, the streetcar was going into the TTC yard.

Short turns is the number one complaint by riders who are left on the side of the road waiting for the next vehicle and the TTC say they are trying to reduce this.

The TTC does have a program where women can ask to be let off between stops after 9 p.m. for safety reasons. But this applies to buses only and there is no policy for streetcars.