04-12-2015, 02:15 PM
Zürich, with a population similar to K-W, has had a light rail (tram) system for well over a century. They run Bombardier trains including Flexity as well as other low-floor designs.
One of the most heavily-used lines runs down the main shopping street, Bahnhofstraße from the main train station, Hauptbahnhof, to a large square, Paradeplatz. There are at least half a dozen lines that run through both of those areas in several directions. Pedestrians cross those lines mostly without the need for barriers or traffic lights.
And yet note...
• the number of pedestrians.
• the lack of barriers.
• the lack of pedestrians in the path of the trams.
(• the guy in the second photo is crossing Paradeplatz behind the train.)
![[Image: 250px-Bahnhofstrasse_-_Uraniastrasse_-_B...ShiftN.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Bahnhofstrasse_-_Uraniastrasse_-_Beatengasse_2010-08-27_19-07-46_ShiftN.jpg/250px-Bahnhofstrasse_-_Uraniastrasse_-_Beatengasse_2010-08-27_19-07-46_ShiftN.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-Z%C3%BCrich_Paradeplatz.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Z%C3%BCrich_Paradeplatz.jpg/220px-Z%C3%BCrich_Paradeplatz.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-Tango_als_Tram_in_Z%C3%BCrich_beim...eplatz.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Tango_als_Tram_in_Z%C3%BCrich_beim_Paradeplatz.jpg/220px-Tango_als_Tram_in_Z%C3%BCrich_beim_Paradeplatz.jpg)
One of the most heavily-used lines runs down the main shopping street, Bahnhofstraße from the main train station, Hauptbahnhof, to a large square, Paradeplatz. There are at least half a dozen lines that run through both of those areas in several directions. Pedestrians cross those lines mostly without the need for barriers or traffic lights.
And yet note...
• the number of pedestrians.
• the lack of barriers.
• the lack of pedestrians in the path of the trams.
(• the guy in the second photo is crossing Paradeplatz behind the train.)