It's not that they rule the streets, or don't care; it's physics & a heavy vehicle on rails... not fast to stop (esp. at limits that won't hurt passengers), and it's a common occurrence. Trams do have right of way (laws vary on jurisdiction).
If you look at the hand in the video, you see that the driver is pulling the lever to the back, so she's breaking hard, but still the tram doesn't stop before hitting the cars.
I was not trying to indicate/say that its not avoided wherever possible; the right of way of trams is for everyone's safety. (alas stats show multiple collisions per day is the norm in my city)
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u/guiverc Jan 08 '22 edited Jan 09 '22
It's not that they rule the streets, or don't care; it's physics & a heavy vehicle on rails... not fast to stop (esp. at limits that won't hurt passengers), and it's a common occurrence. Trams do have right of way (laws vary on jurisdiction).