Any work that is repetitive can lead to daydreaming after the job is basically mastered.

And by the way, I think that all my collisions I had when driving foot controlled trams occurred when I was chatting to somebody beside me, including a near miss while chatting to an Inspector. I saw situations developing but possible dangers did not register in my brain.

OT, but I believe that hands-free car phone use is very nearly as dangerous as hand held. Both cause some distraction from potential dangers on the road.

Regards,

> On 23 Jul 2017, at 1:04 pm, Tony Gallowayarg@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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>> On 23 Jul 2017, at 12:24 pm, 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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>> Why would tram drivers be daydreaming or distracted ? Does the ‘automatic self steering’ of a tram make them less alert than drivers of other road vehicles ?

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> What makes you assume that “other road users” aren’t daydreaming or distracted Noel, or that they feel any obligation to be “alert” ?

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> Your average motorist has a lot more distractions and daydream inducers available right there in the car, and they seem a lot more “alert" to those things than what’s going on outside the car.

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> Tony G - bearing the scars inflicted by “alert motorists”..

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