Comments on: petrol addicts, go cold turkey!

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:29:59 +0000

Hey Rick, count the number of people in the cars being “held up” by the tram then count the number of people in the tram. Which vehicle shouldn’t be on the road?

By: mik efford

mik efford — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:51:08 +0000

i read in the paper today that it wasn’t about banning trams, but replacing them with more energy efficient buses that can carry the same amount of people, but also veer to the kerb to pick up people (and in the process let all the cars past), as well as lower to take on board wheelchairs. all sounds good to me!

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By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:01:27 +0000

Rick, I don’t really like ‘tit for tat’ commenting, but your latest one cracks me up – just shows what a tenuous grasp you have on reality… a ‘rate’ is a percentage, so it doesn’t matter how many people you count, the rate will be the same! Not less, not more.

By: Rick Giles

Rick Giles — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:57:02 +0000

Yah. And cancer would have a lower fatality rate if there were less people!

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:05:59 +0000

err, Rick, I think you’ve just illustrated my point – the congestion isn’t the tram, it’s the line of idling cars. The tram is an obstacle, but it wouldn’t create congestion if there weren’t a great heap of cars.

Oh, and as for the clear road – it’s always great to see the cars dash past the tram, roar up the 100m. of clear space… until they strike the next intersection/traffic light/tram etc. when they all sit back and idle again, burning fuel and steaming up with frustration.

Get a bike!

By: Rick Giles

Rick Giles — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:58:48 +0000

I like your oilnalisis but you’re wrong about the tram thing. Those blasted contraptions create a great backlog behind them of cars that would like to be the other side of it.

Next time take a look and see if there is clear road ahead of the tram and a line of idling cars behind it!