r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HeXxxuSs • 4h ago
Tram airbags, coming soon to Zurich..
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u/stickyplants 4h ago
Might need some shape adjusting to bounce people away from the tracks instead of grinding them into the ground lol
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u/Raptorator 3h ago
Just a few days ago there was a deadly incident here in Zurich where someone was hit by a tram and was bounced on the road where he was hit by a car. Soo… not alwas the ideal outcome.
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u/Jennyreviews1 4h ago
Ahh… so it just smears the person on the tracks to a bloody pulp rather than kills them instantly on impact…? ….brilliant. lol 😝 🤣
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u/DueExample52 4h ago
Tramsare not trains. They go as fast as car traffic in the city, so 50kph (before emergency braking). This just turns a tram accident into a milder impact closer to a car crash, since the front of the tram usually has stuff that isn’t as pedestrian-friendly as a car hood.
Then it may prevent the person from being cut to pieces between the rail and the wheels while the tram is coming to a stop over a short distance.
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u/Beni_Stingray 31m ago
Yeah nah, these trams can and do drive 60-70kph on overland routes to the agglomeration.
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u/DueExample52 27m ago
Yes, but not where pedestrians cross or where it’s shared with traffic. Not every discussion is a confrontational argument. And yes I hear your next objection, someone can yeet themselves in front of it in those high speed areas too, but it’s a lot less likely so this covers the most likely scenario: accidental collisions at station entry, or at city crossroads, both at lower speeds.
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u/Beni_Stingray 13m ago
Dude i live there, there are tons of trams going along the main roads that lead into the surroundig towns and agglomeration and there are tons of unsecured pedestrian crossings.
It's slowly but surely being rebuild and the crossing are secured but there are still a lot of unsecured ones. We had more than a few accidents just on the line im using.
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u/tchissin 2h ago
the front of the tram usually has stuff that isn’t as pedestrian-friendly as a car
"pedestrian-friendly" you've never been hit by a car, aren't you?
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u/NewAndyy 2h ago
Car hoods are designed to have people fall onto it, instead of underneath the car and wheels. This results in leg injuries instead of vital organ injuries.
The lack of such a design is part of what makes SUVs and trucks way more deadly.
"Friendly" might not be the best word, but they do have safety features with pedestrians in mind.
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u/Tzunamitom 2h ago
Cybertruck has entered the chat
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u/Adonis711 2h ago
You can't drive a cybertruck in Europe exactly for this reason. It's a deathtrap for everyone, including the driver.
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u/demaandronk 1h ago
Enough people do drive ridiculous American cars here already. Completely irresponsible.
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u/NewAndyy 1h ago
I did say "except SUVs and trucks". Cybertrucks are illegal in the EU because they lack this kind of safety features (and many more).
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u/Byggherren 2h ago
You haven't been hit by a tram i see. Or you'd likely be in 3 pieces or more.
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u/tchissin 1h ago
I was just reacting to the "pedestrian friendly". No one denies the tram to be deadly. But pedestrian friendly? Come on!
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u/gigantic0603 3h ago
First of all, they’re trams, not high speed trains. Secondly, something tells me that the tram coming to a stop soon after the airbag is deployed is an intended design. But I do understand how you might’ve missed it since it takes basic attention span to watch a video till the end
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u/Taco_Salamanca 3h ago
I've literally seen someone get caught under a tram who was still alive for some time but ultimately didn't make it. I'd choose the airbag all day, everyday.
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u/pieisgiood876 58m ago
Me as well except it was a train going very slowly. Took hours to die in agony... :/
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u/Novel-Pie1596 4h ago
There is a huge difference between a Train and a Tram ( even tho the former is a "type of train").
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u/J_Smith_man 4h ago
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u/1GoodIdeeaOutOf100 3h ago
I hope, wasting tax money protecting idiots is definitely something I hate about current society.
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u/Golendhil 3h ago
If it can make you feel better : healing idiots is usually way more expensive than protecting them
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u/1GoodIdeeaOutOf100 2h ago
The incinerator is cheaper.
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u/Golendhil 2h ago
As a matter of fact : not really. A living person pay taxes and contribute to the economy. It's usually cheaper to reduce death rate than it is to let people die.
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u/1GoodIdeeaOutOf100 1h ago edited 1h ago
I'm considering that if you miss a huge train/tram coming at you, there is little chance you end up as a net positive in the economy of our species.Such a person lacks responsability and awareness I get what you are saying, a cremation costs 1000€ but that person you can heal for 5000€ will pay 50.000€ in the long term back trough taxes, but what are the chances the same person healed will cause damages beyond 50.000€ ? My guess is high chances.
In my country there was a lady that reached dementia in her 80's , tried to suicide once, doctors saved her, got agressive in the hospital, sent home.Soon after she "forgot" the gas stove on and due to lack of safety sensors and automatic valves the gas built up in over 6 apartments during the night , the result : 4 dead, 15 injured, a good part of the building ( like 3-4 apartments spead on 2+levels) collapsed and a lot of people placed in social homes till insurance pays the ones that had it, the other families are basically homeless just because some doctors helped a shell of a person keep a heart pumping enough to do something stoopid.
The event I remembered took place on 17 Oct. 2025 in Rahova Romania, I know a single event doesn't set a pattern, but in my own family I saw what happens when you try to give help to people that are beyond saving, and in my honest opinion a person that lacks the capacity too look left and right when crossing a street is beyond saving.
Edit.: Additional info worth considering, I like to provide my own point of view and arguing, sorry for annoying you but I liked your argunent and having this conversation gives me dopamine, honnestly I hope it's the same to you and I'm not just an annoyance.
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u/rocketeerH 2h ago
I think this is one of the 99 bad ideas you have
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u/1GoodIdeeaOutOf100 1h ago
Yes, definitely one of them, I can feel when that one great ideea comes.
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u/ResidentWarning4383 4h ago
India needs them the most
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u/Happy_Personality135 4h ago
Just curious why
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u/Icy-Entrepreneur9002 4h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/l0K4iKGtyclIB6Dza
First gif that shows up when searching India train. Just very very crowed is why. They cross in front of moving trains all the time and jump on them to get on top because they are overcrowded like this gif.2
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u/Exciting_Map_7382 3h ago
Irony is that no one in India can ride on top of trains (since they all run on electrified tracks), all those clips including the above one is from Bangladesh.
But yes, many people do die from train accidents.
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u/Shot-Habit-5705 3m ago
Stupid. Train the drivers to look. An accident would not happen like this at that speed.
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u/slothxaxmatic 4h ago
I'm pretty sure the brakes are deployed at the same time as the airbag (assuming here). Most people won't be standing there for that long, they will step in front as the train is passing.
Still needs work though, oh yeah.
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u/FCBwoof 4h ago
This is definitely going to encourage clout chasers.