Re: Bringing Back The Ws (was: Melbourne Trams)

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

Bus drivers can cope steering a vehicle, as well as being distracted by
fares, sections and ticket machines.

Trams since the PCC cars have been designed so that the driver has his hands
free to do these tasks.

In Ballarat and Bendigo(and Melbourne once upon a time), one man operators
had to sell tickets from a bag hung around their neck as well as operate the
tram controls by hand.

Modern tram drivers have been totally deskilled.

Cheers John Wayman


D. Lindstrom wrote in message <3638503D.B879449F@Bigpond.com>...
>Actually none!
>The driver is there to drive.
>For safety considerations he or she  is only required to be concerned with
>the driving of the tram and the traffic.
>Having a driver distracted by the fares, sections or ticket machines in
>peak hour would be extremely dangerous. Neither would it be good for the
>driver's nerves.
>Regards,
>David Lindstrom
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>Bill Bolton wrote:
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>> dbowen@custard.net.#SPAMTRAP#.au (Daniel Bowen) wrote:
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>> > As someone else posted, what Bill saw would probably have been the
>> > ATM section point indicator.
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>> Since the trams all have prominent notices saying the driver has no
>> access to the ticket machine... and strongly implying the driver has
>> zip to do with ticketing, so please don't bother talking to the driver
>> about it..... what use is fare stage information to the driver?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bill
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