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Obviously this is for Newcastle, Australia, since it is part of Aussie Zone. We also welcome input from adjoining Lake Macquarie. Keep it clean and don't be mean.

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Video compilation of light rail incidents in Newcastle (files.catbox.moe)
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From the Newcastle Transport Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2424228564637515

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[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They didn't show any clips of it where it would fully be relevant, though at 0:20 they got close...

There are parts of the Newcastle tram line that cars share a lane with the tram. It's lazy bs that in these areas, bikes are told not to ride on that road. 0:20 showed someone (who was admittedly riding in an unshared part of the tramway) get their wheels caught in the tram tracks, which is the problem to be solved. Solutions to this exist:

Tram tracks with rubber lips to make cycling over them safer

Newcastle Transport just can't be bothered with it. Easier to slap a "no bikes" sign and call it a day.

I genuinely don't know what the moron at 0:13 was thinking. They must've had a red light, in addition to the giant red moving object coming straight towards them.