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if a tram suddenly starts, and a stationary person is 'thrown backwards', is his

a) inertia is making him stay where he is while the tram moves toward
b) or is the tram exerting an equal and opposite force on him as he is exerting on the tram, and he is accelerating backwards while the tram accelerates forwards?

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