Re: Handicap, and a Muni TAN

In un messagio risalire a giovedi, 20 settembre 2001 @ 0447 PDT, "Greg King"
<[email protected]> scritto:

Hi guys,

Today, the Citadis carried what is believed to be the first wheelchair folk
on a tram here, the car has a manual ramp for stops that are not equiped
with any platform, those that are (or will be) are accomadated by a movable
ramp, well, the tram had another four B's lined up behind it in the Mall
whilst the driver and the TA's man handled the ramp into position. Also, due
to the cars basically being two single truck cars in multiple unit, the way
they hit any curve is "impressive", speed limits have been imposed on curves
for these cars of 5kph, I sometimes wonder where the progress is supposed to
be.

5 kph, Greg? That's worse than Muni's 5 mph speed restriction at right
angle intersection curves! Some of us fudge it at 6-7 mph, but I won't go
any faster than that. If you're driving a 2-car Breda train on the N line
and you forget about the second car and accelerate too soon, the passengers
in the second car get quite a thrill. Unfortunately, people also slide off
the fiberglass seats and bingo! Fall-On-Board accident!

No, I don't see where the progress is here, Greg. BTW, I'm still looking
for a picture of an original Boston "Two Rooms And A Bath" for you guys.

Milantram




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