DC Metro, great public transport system or greatest public transport system?

Back on November 4th the brakes on one of the escalator's at Le Enfant plaza in DC.... can you guess what happened next? Video below.

...alternate title "Why so many people in DC drive, causing incessant traffic"

Video: L'Enfant Plaza Escalator Malfunction: MyFoxDC.com

Source -> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361473/Human-pile-LEnfant-metro-station-Washington-D-C-video-shows-horrifying-moment-escalator-breaks-failed.html