Overall, death rates per person-kilometre are about ten times higher for
automobiles than for public transit vehicles. (Of course, this does not mean
that we should intentionally design unsafe tram systems.)
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Colin R. Leech
All opinions personal
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Brooks [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 2:54 AM
> To: Peter White
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Light Rail Systems safety (fwd)
>
> In message <Pine.SOL.3.91.990305162231.17581C-100000@leopard>, Peter
> White <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >
> >Given the relative safety record of rail and road systems, surely the
> >latter should be Mr Brooks' main concern?
>
> From another message received recently (I was unaware of this incident
> before)....
>
> In Gothenburg there was an very bad accident about 5-6 years ago where a
> tram set was runing backwords down hill.The trams derailed in the
> smalest curve on the system (radius about 17 meters). The tram ended in
> a house and damage som windows. The worst thing was that about 10
> persons waiting at a tram stop was killed by the tram. [...]
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