This does unfortunately happen multiple times per day. Sometimes it’s smaller incidents where the tram driver can get out and collapse the car’s mirror. Other times the owner of the car comes out of a nearby house after the tram used its bell extensively (like today) and moves the car. And then there are times when police needs to get involved to tow the car which often takes upwards of 1 hour.

The truly infuriating part is that if the tram damages a poorly parked car, the transportation company will have to pay the damages. Poorly parked vehicles never get fined and the owners will only need to pay if the car ends up getting towed.

Why do we accept that drivers sabotage a city’s public transport infrastructure like this?

  • Schmeckinger@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    There are signs in Germany, but most people can’t really read them.

    4.5m to the right 3.5m in front of the sign is a hydrant. And the line is 100mm in diameter

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      10 hours ago

      I am so incredibly confused by that last sentence. I get the box dimensions just fine but

      Line, 100mm²… Which is area, and diameter?