Trams: part 2

[Philthy]

......mmmmm. Yep, I'm stupid that's why I am/was a tram driver. That must be like if you're from Tasmania then you must have two heads. Or better still if you're on 'Ps' then you drive like a hoon.

I realize that the woman killed him by pushing him in front of the tram. However I was driving the tram.........sheesh

I was on light duties for a little while after this incident. I worked with a bloke that was on his third fatality from killing someone that jumped in front of his train in the loop. Try telling him that it wasn't him that killed those people.

People Jump in front of him? Not his fault.
People kill or injure themselves after you play your games with other motorists? That puts you partly (not entirely) to blame.

You say you have seen how dangerous trams can be, but then go on and say you deliberately antagonise other drivers. Doesn't seem to me you treat the job very seriously at all

[minux]

People Jump in front of him? Not his fault.
People kill or injure themselves after you play your games with other motorists? That puts you partly (not entirely) to blame.

You say you have seen how dangerous trams can be, but then go on and say you deliberately antagonise other drivers. Doesn't seem to me you treat the job very seriously at all

Until you are in the situation where you are not at fault yet still kill someone I do not think you can simply "its not his fault".

[Rishy]

Yeh well with trams...what can I say lmao.

um ding ding?

[Philthy]

Until you are in the situation where you are not at fault yet still kill someone I do not think you can simply "its not his fault".

I realise that when something like that happens, it is hard for the person to accept that they aren't at fault, but that isn't what I meant. If someone jumps in front of a tram/train, then there really isn't a lot the driver can do about it.

I am just saying that when people get frustrated it can make them take risks that they usually wouldn't, and that isn't entirely the other persons fault. But by deliberately frustrating other drivers, it puts everyone on the road at risk from their mistakes. This doesn't go for just tram drivers, but also a lot of responses in that tailgating thread as well.

[Calaisific]

I realise that when something like that happens, it is hard for the person to accept that they aren't at fault, but that isn't what I meant. If someone jumps in front of a tram/train, then there really isn't a lot the driver can do about it.

I am just saying that when people get frustrated it can make them take risks that they usually wouldn't, and that isn't entirely the other persons fault. But by deliberately frustrating other drivers, it puts everyone on the road at risk from their mistakes. This doesn't go for just tram drivers, but also a lot of responses in that tailgating thread as well.

Fair enough. I never said what I was doing with my tram was the RIGHT thing to do. I was reacting in a negative way to a negative situation.

Much like that Minux fellow. There is no possible way he can possibly know that the tram driver he is propping in front of deliberatley is just slowing down and speeding up and slowing down and....because the traffic in front of his tram is doing the same thing. Unless he has x-ray vision of course. Hasn't anyone driven down Toorak Rd during the peak?

[Tom_1569]

However I was driving the tram.........sheesh

Why didn't you swerve?

[Calaisific]

Why didn't you swerve?

reminds me of a trammie joke that my trainer told me way back in the early eighties

[fuzzy2308]

reminds me of a trammie joke that my trainer told me way back in the early eighties

why dont u share ya joke with us. we like jokes ......

[Calaisific]

Thats why you've always gotta be ready to give one a shove when you step off a tram, hopefully the dim-witted prick doesnt collect you first and you can send them hobbling on their way with a little bit of road rash to teach them a lesson.

Never had the pleasure myself, but im sure it would be a wonderful sight

Running into Essendon Depot one day. I had a motorbike rider almost collect a pregnant lady that was in the middle of the road. After he'd gone past the tram he stopped at Mercy College so as his pillion passenger could alight.

The pregnant lady was ropeable and about to approach him, when I had word to her and told her I'd chat to him and inform him that I was going to put a 'vehicle going past a stationary tram' report in to management. I was about to to commence talking when he pulled out his 'freddie' and flipped it open to show me his police badge. 'I'm sorry mate I'm late for work'. He said.

I was sort of lost for words. However the lady commenced giving him a serve.I then informed him that it made no difference if he was a policeman I still had to put him in. He then went white and started blabbering about how he was a probationer and he'd lose his job.

The pregant lady looked at me and just shook her head in disbelief. I then asked her did she still want me to report him and she just shrugged her shoulders and walked away. I sort of felt sorry for the young policeman and told him it was probably his lucky day and that I wasn't going to report the incident.

[fuzzy2308]

Running into Essendon Depot one day. I had a motorbike rider almost collect a pregnant lady that was in the middle of the road. After he'd gone past the tram he stopped at Mercy College so as his pillion passenger could alight.

The pregnant lady was ropeable and about to approach him, when I had word to her and told her I'd chat to him and inform him that I was going to put a 'vehicle going past a stationary tram' report in to management. I was about to to commence talking when he pulled out his 'freddie' and flipped it open to show me his police badge. 'I'm sorry mate I'm late for work'. He said.

I was sort of lost for words. However the lady commenced giving him a serve.I then informed him that it made no difference if he was a policeman I still had to put him in. He then went white and started blabbering about how he was a probationer and he'd lose his job.

The pregant lady looked at me and just shook her head in disbelief. I then asked her did she still want me to report him and she just shrugged her shoulders and walked away. I sort of felt sorry for the young policeman and told him it was probably his lucky day and that I wasn't going to report the incident.

i thought u had a joke for us that u learned in the eighties why didnt u tell us your joke,

seriously im gonna write a song about u ittl be like the candy man song off willy wanker ant the chocko facktory but with the words the tram man can cause he ???????? with doves and makes it taste good the tram man can ????????
any one care to add to this be my guest.......






fuzz