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Peter Smyth[_2_] · May 25th 15, 09:11 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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Given that the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland are
perfectly capable of having cycle, tram and trolleybus
infrastructure working alongside each other with little
difficulty I don't think that's an issue. Of course the UK has
little experience of such infrastructure and parallel modal
working that we will imagine all sorts of risk, crises,
accidents etc which is really a load of old ********. We
decided that we didn't want to do that "continental rubbish"
after the 1950s and 60s so we've wasted nigh on half a century
wedding ourselves to the car when we could have achieved a
better mix of modes.

A further UK-only hazard is the 1870 Tramways Act which still
makes tramway operators responsible for maintaining the highway
around the tracks at their expense, in effect subsidising their
opposition.

That seems reasonable enough. I would assume in almost every case
the road was there before the tram came along?

The rest of the world doesn't expect the areas outside the tracks to
be maintained as well as those incidental to the actual tracks.

They are only required to maintain the road within 18 inches either
side of the tracks.

Peter Smyth