Whatever you do..

June 7, 2007 8:38 PM | Related Categories: General,Transport

...dont get in the way of a tram

Sunrise tower

The photo illustrates one of the rare occasion when somebody actually impedes the progress of a tram. In this case with sloppy parking.  (Yes it's an SUV, it's on the wrong side of the road, and it has a stupid tyre on the rear door in case it gets stuck in a rainforest swamp on the way back from school). No, there isn't anyone underneath the tram, the interest is purely generated by the nastiness of the crime and the shame and humiliation awaiting the culprit - a true spectator sport - bit like a public hanging

In Zurich there is a very strict pecking order when it comes to transport

  • Trams - don't stop for anyone or anything. They have a timetable to adhere to and they can't jump down side streets in the event of a hold up. Don't mess with these guys 

  • Buses - they stop at the pedestrian crossings, just don't take it for granted

  • People - well that's us

  • Bicycles - well unfortunately they don't obey any rules. Everyone is a dispatch rider it seems

  • Cars and other automotive rubbish - bottom of the heap. They have to stop and give way to everything that moves. Nevertheless the Swiss still love bringing them into Zurich.

 

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I have a feeling that you are not a fan of these powerful four wheel driven vehicles. I agree completely. There are places where they may be useful, but the highest concentration of these vehicles are in the fashionable city centers, where there is absolutely no need for them. Also, with our way of pushing us into a parking place here in Paris, they are a disaster for the car in front and behind. (Of course, in Paris we don't care about some small parking damage, hardly any cars are really "clean".)
# Posted By Peter | 6/8/07 11:34 AM
No one likes SUVs but still they sell (I'm on your side, R).

I speak as one who succeded in bring the Frankfurt tram system to a total halt for about 5 minutes. Moral, take more care when enjoying your turbo charged engine.
# Posted By Chuckeroon | 6/8/07 4:42 PM
Thanks for your comments and chuckeroon's and my blogs and the hint to Willy Ronis. After the Seine barges, I had a closer look on his works - via Google!
# Posted By Peter | 6/8/07 11:08 PM
Time ago Nathalie (of Sydney DP) asked an opinion about SUV. Well it seems that all of us that cordially hate them are specifically concentrates in this community :-) -- About rules it's funny but are absolutely the same here in Italy !
# Posted By Fabrizio - ikol22 | 6/9/07 3:56 AM
I like that set of priorities -- it should apply everywhere
# Posted By Gerald | 6/21/07 9:28 PM
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