r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HeXxxuSs • 6h ago

Tram airbags, coming soon to Zurich..

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u/DueExample52 6h 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 2h ago

Yeah nah, these trams can and do drive 60-70kph on overland routes to the agglomeration.

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u/DueExample52 2h 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 1h 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.