BART managers detail sippy cup dangers

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Bay Area Rapid Transit managers say allowing sippy cups onto the San Francisco public transportation system could lead to terrorist attacks.

The San Francisco Chronicle said Friday that BART managers opposed a plan to allow the drinking cups onto the train system, alleging terrorists would begin using them to carry flammable liquids.

The managers also suggested that if commuters were allowed to use sippy cups on the trains, the trains' interiors would be damaged and ensuing conflicts would require police intervention.

But while presenting their opinions to their bosses on Thursday, their warnings were met with skepticism and they were accused of "fear mongering," the Chronicle reported.

"If somebody wants to break the law and bring flammable liquids on, they can. It's not like al-Qaida is waiting in their caves for us to have a sippy-cup rule," BART director Tom Radulovich said.

"You know, it's just fear mongering and you should be ashamed."