Footage of these light rail near misses may be funny to watch but authorities warn the endings could have been 'catastrophic'
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Three of the light rail collisions were with cars and one involved a pedestrian. In one incident, a car slammed into the side of a tram pushing it off the tracks.

Canberra’s light rail drivers have reported 41 near misses and four collisions in the ACT since January.

Authorities are pleading with Canberra commuters not to risk their lives around light rail.

ACT police have reminded commuters that they could face penalties for dangerous conduct.

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    ACT drivers hitting things?! No fucking way! In 8 months the two trialed mobile phone detection cameras caught more incidents than the entire state of QLD did in a year. There’s crashed vehicles littered on the side of the roads everywhere. You would get hammered off a drinking game based in a Bunnings carpark. Stops are blown. Reds are blown. Some times people just drive off the road. The last time I was there I saw a five car accordion pile up on Kings Ave bridge. How do five people do that in a 70 zone on a straight fucking road?!

    It cannot be believed how low ACT driving IQ is compared to the next lowest part of Australia. It has to be experienced—just an hour would be enough. It is comically mind-blowing.