Re: Dynamic Fairway

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Vaughan Williams" <ender2000@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> On most roads with trams there is a dashed yellow line designating a
> Fairway. Its illegal to delay a tram on a fairway by waiting in front
> of it to make a right hand turn (you must either abort the turn or move
> to the left when a tram comes along). Some have a solid yellow line,
> indicating that at certain times its a tram lane and youre not allowed
> to drive in it. This is usually used in conjunction with a clearway so
> theres a lane for cars and a lane for trams. There are signs telling
> you what the times are (usually 7-9 heading towards the city or 4 - 6
> heading away). You are always allowed to go onto the tracks to make a
> right hand turn as long as you don't delay a tram. YOu can also go onto
> the tracks if theres an illegally parked car as long as you move back
> to the left. You also have to stop behind a stationary tram and give
> way to people getting on and off. At an intersection or terminus, you
> can go past at 10 kph if you have given way to all the passengers. YOu
> can also do this if a uniformed tram person tells you to.
>
> Did I miss anything?

Only that, almost without exception, nobody takes any notice of the Fairway
"do not delay trams" rule, and there seems to be no enforcement of it. (You
mentioned it in the previous post, but it's an important point).

There are a lot of right hand turn signals set up along tram routes, but
these sometimes do not trigger, or do not operate during certain hours.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/