Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

ADob said:
Honestly how is it that the European cities and North American cities that have low floor LRTs or trams can manage this but we cannot? How? I am stumped.
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They face the same problems as we do.

https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/...-month-in-luxembourg-data-shows/60786503.html - 75 crashes since opening

yle.fi

New tram in collision with car, three days after starting service

The light rail line which runs between Helsinki and Espoo began operating on Saturday.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45902994 - 40 crashes in a year

I could go on, but this kind of thing just doesn't make international headlines.
 
inclusion said:
They face the same problems as we do.

https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/...-month-in-luxembourg-data-shows/60786503.html - 75 crashes since opening

yle.fi

New tram in collision with car, three days after starting service

The light rail line which runs between Helsinki and Espoo began operating on Saturday.
yle.fi yle.fi

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45902994 - 40 crashes in a year

I could go on, but this kind of thing just doesn't make international headlines.
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I lived in Dublin for a couple of years. Same system as Edmonton and cars were always banging into the Luas trains. Cars hit cars, cars hit pedestrians and cyclists, trucks hit cars and other trucks - we don't put crossing gates up for all of those interactions as they become the norm 😭
 
ADob said:
Honestly how is it that the European cities and North American cities that have low floor LRTs or trams can manage this but we cannot? How? I am stumped.
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They have years and years of it being in use. This is fairly new...to us Edmontonians.

Not excusing the bad drivers, just saying some people take time to adapt.
 
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It will be so nice to see construction happening to be able to connect the current value line with the West Valley Line. As always I really do hope that the construction at any intersection that is remaining, especially very busy intersections that might be left to be completed, will be done in the expedited way that they did intersections this past year. I wonder if sections of the eastbound roadway will be opened in this next month or so on 104th Avenue?
 
Saw a car stop an entire full double loaded Valley Line train speeding east from Churchill station the other day when it tried to drive down the tracks to short-cut around a red light. My favourite part was when the car driver honked aggressively at the train, as if it was the train that was in the way.

Le sigh.
 
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