07-12-2023, 09:25 PM
(07-12-2023, 09:11 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-12-2023, 02:15 PM)tomh009 Wrote: The one mitigating factor for cars is that they can stop much more quickly than an LRT.
Still, I agree that the LRT should be able to drive at least at 50 km/h, the same (theoretical) speed as the vehicle traffic.
How fast do you think transport trucks go there? Now explain why the LRT should be required to go more slowly than that speed.
I mean, half of his post is agreeing that he doesn't think they should be required to go slower.
And I know this discussion is mostly about the inconsistencies of engineers/planners, but it's really not useful to use transport trucks (or even personal vehicles) driving 50+km/h less than a meter away from pedestrians as a justification. It's an unacceptable arrangement.
Personally I have no issue with any speed for the train because it's on rails, and I don't step out into the street at random (those I suppose anything could happen by accident or emergency).