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i have stood at that spot and walked along that track a number of times, and I cannot believe that speed.
If that facebook post is true, them I am even more shocked than I was yesterday - in fact I was more down about this than I was about Trump. Having said that, a facebook post does not mean it actually was going at 40mph, but the fact that they apparently were so concerned as a traveller a week or so back is very worrying
I'm in agreement about the FB post being very shocking as it would seem to indicate drivers speeding are not isolated incidents.
The closest tram stop is pretty much at the bottom of my friend's road. I'm well aware of the place where it happened.
Grim times
I would be very surprised if a tram could get to 50mph.
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Ultimately though, if the trams have been doing the kinds of speeds that are being talked about where they are doing 3 times the speed limit (or more) that is criminal recklessness. If someone is driving through a 30mph limit at 90mph then there is a good chance the driver will go to jail if they are caught. If they are doing 40mph in a 30mph limit then it's 3 points on the license.
It's one thing doing 15mph, or even 20mph, in a 12mph speed limit, and you will normally get away with that unless the wheel is on the limit of it's wear, and the rail is on the limit of it's wear at the same time. Doing the kinds of speeds that are being talked about is completely out of order. If it is an ongoing issue, and management have been turning a blind eye then there will be questions asked there as well.
The driver is going to jail !
If that's true, it sounds vaguely similar to that dustcart driver in Glasgow that killed people when he 'Blacked out'. I know he had lied about his health though, and im not sure of the circumstances of this tram driver.
Nice to see the union blowing smoke in the face of reality