On 17/08/2017 1:48 PM, Robbie Smithzoqaeski@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
> I don't quite understand how people don't see trams. They are, after all, a lot bigger than rhinos. Do these drivers also do U turns in front of trucks?

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> There must be some kind of railed-vehicle blindness that affects a significant proportion of motorists. I see it at level crossings with integrated pedestrian signals: motorists stop when it's just the red traffic signal, but if the crossing lights are flashing as well, they'll drive right through, even when the booms are descending.

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IMHO, the cause is sometimes a blind faith in the ability of a tram to stop before a collision.
That's often the case due to tram driver alertness and savage magnetic track brakes - but of course that only stops the tram, not the passsengers.
Motorists see trams as slow and obliging - until they get hit by one.

I think that changing that perception is the aim of the 'Rhino on a skateboard' campaign.

Mal Rowe - who does not agree with Tony P's (apparent) view that running down a few pedestrians and motorists Czech style would teach them to behave better.