It amazes me that I have lived here 6 years and the amounts of accidents that happen and nobody cares. You've got kiddies and oaps that are not as quick as us athletic and nimble folk that can quickly get on and off trams without the f*** doors closing on them. Tonight, my little girl was getting off with my wife and did not have enought time before the doors closed and jammed her in like a sandwich. Now far be it from me to complain, but if anything happens to my girl while on the tram, be sure that I will hunt and find the driver or the person who designed the tram doors. I'm pay my taxes, but if my children come to harm because of a faulty design then I dare not say what will happen. Far be it from me to ramble although I do like the occasional ramble, but have witnessed only a few months ago, a lady getting out of the tram with her push chair and the wheels of the pushchair got stuck between the tram and the platform, and me being of athletic and with speed of road runner, quickly jumped up and wrenched the pushchair out of the gap before the doors closed again and created yet another sandwich. I am fully aware that the drivers sit on their arse all day and the doors close automatically, but the doors close to quick. I am also aware that if you get squashed like a peanut butter sandwich, the doors will open again, but its not very nice for the sandwich, and right at this moment I am consoling my traumatised child and explaining the doors don't normally close as fast and normally are quite friendly. So like I said earlier, I don't like to ramble. So people - be aware of the deadly tram doors. Sincerely, The athlete
In newer trams you simply stand in the doorway as the doors won't close until that area is free. On older trams just keep your weight on the lower foot plate, again the doors won't close until that weight is released.
I got a right bollocking from my GF when I was first here as I would jump of the tram without using the lower foot plate which would mean the doors would slam on her, or somebody else behind me. Lesson learnt.
I am sorry about what happened to your little one. It's really nothing to joke about. Whatever the reason was for her getting stuck, it must have been the scariest moment of her life.
Yesterday my weary son got his 3.5 year old head stuck when the tram stopped with a jolt (heavy footed driver). He lost his footing as he stood at the door waiting and fell forward into the FOLD of the old style tram doors. They opened so quickly that I didn`t have time to grab him out of harm`s way. Poor little man was traumatized - me too.
K and e, let's hope it doesn't happen to you, when you're holding a nice bunch flowers that your'e taking to a girl or boyfriend !,and the petals get crushed in the tram doors. because the night before, you laughed at her or he slipping on nice, fat pile of dog shit. Take care on the tram.
My son got squashed in an old style tram door in Basel and the doors just held him in their vice like grip - there was certainly no springing back until someone pressed the door open thingy.
I am now extremely cautious with him - and incidentally it is not just older people and our youngsters - people with disabilities of all ages (like my son) can get stuck.
I always grab hold of the door open button when people are exiting now - I used to think it was a question of courtesy but infact it is very necessary.
Hope your daughter (and the other squashed child) feel better soon.