Safety and Operation of Tramways in Interaction with Public Space

Fontaine, Laetitia; Novales, Margarita; Bertrand, Dominique; Teixeira, Manuel

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.182

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“…Statistical analyses of accidents and failures related to tram traffic were conducted. Such analyses should be performed periodically [13] in order to detect locations with a particularly high concentration of dangerous situations and then to evaluate the applied technical and organisational solutions [17]. The research was based on data provided by the tram operator in Gdansk and by the police.…”

Section: Adaptation Of Methods Used In Road and Rail Transport In Ordmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of safety hazards and their sources in tram transport

2018

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Both in Poland and in most countries of the European Union, the tram infrastructure is extensively expanding. Contemporary low-floor trams are constructed according to different technical assumptions than typical railway vehicles or high floor trams. In Poland such vehicles rides often on lines designed according to standards developed to the classical vehicles. At the same time, the intensity of road traffic and the number of people using cycling are increasing in cities, which causes into a greater number of dangerous situations at the contact points between various modes of transport. The scope of this article is the analysis of safety hazards in tram transportation and indication of methods for their reduction. It will be a specific analysis of the risk occurring in tram transport. The article presents a division and description of factors that pose a safety hazard to tram traffic. Threats were divided due to the reason for its occuring and due to its effects. The reasons were divided into Human Factor – Vehicle – Road – Traffic - Surroundings. Based on the analysis conducted on the tram network in Gdańsk and on the used rolling stock, the main safety hazards of tram traffic were identified.

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Section: Adaptation Of Methods Used In Road and Rail Transport In Ordmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of safety hazards and their sources in tram transport

2018

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“…road accidents, diseases, economic problems) during their lifetime, in that they consider themselves to be somehow invulnerable: an attitude defined unrealistic optimism in psychology [3]. Consistent with this empirical evidence, road users (pedestrians, motor/cyclists and motorists) underestimate the risk of meeting tramway accidents because of low tram speed and careful tram drivers [4].…”

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Tramways in Urban Areas: An Overview on Safety at Road Intersections

Guerrieri

2018

Urban Rail Transit

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Although the accident number involving trams is comparatively very limited to the total road accident number, the consequences of tram crashes are very serious, especially when pedestrians are run over. The new power supply technologies (e.g. catenary-free systems) allow to build tram networks, even in old town centres and pedestrian areas, with additional increased risk of pedestrian casualties. This will require specific design solutions and traffic regulations for road safety as described in this paper, with particular regard to vulnerable users (i.e. pedestrians and cyclists), especially near intersections and pedestrian crossings. Therefore, the research analyses the road accident rate and its evolution in the last 10 years with specific focus on Italian tramways. The main risk conditions and the strategies used worldwide to improve the safety of tramway system in the urban context are described. The main countermeasures to reduce accident risks are aimed at better warning road users of specific risk conditions. Other countermeasures are designed to install suitable facilities on road platforms for better informing users of tramway system, for limiting or temporarily prohibiting turning movements or manoeuvrings and for properly channelling pedestrian and vehicle flows with the purpose to avoid or reduce interference with trams.

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“…In order to link it with the new urbanization area, the tramway of Constantine will benefit from a second line consists of 10.4 km and 11 passenger stations. One of the main ways to make this line as safe as possible is a good design of its urban insertion, considering three main aspects: the visibility between the tram and other street-users (road vehicles, pedestrians), the perception of the system (and information to other street users) and the tramway protection in its interaction with them (Fontaine et al, 2016).…”

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An Overview of Constantine’s Tram Safety

Kahlouche

Chaib

2017

Transport and Telecommunication Journal

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This paper presents an overview of the tram safety in the city of Constantine. The objective of this work is to contribute to the improvement of railway safety of a new urban transport mode in Algeria, whose safety culture is absent in the behaviour of citizens, in the face of major risks linked to the operating of Constantine's tram. In this context this article focuses on four parts: safety and risk management, railway risks, analysis of accidents, safety system and human factors (tram driver). This paper discusses the main issues, challenges and future directions of public transportation safety on these themes.

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Safety and Operation of Tramways in Interaction with Public Space

Cited by 18 publications

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Identification of safety hazards and their sources in tram transport

Identification of safety hazards and their sources in tram transport

Tramways in Urban Areas: An Overview on Safety at Road Intersections

An Overview of Constantine’s Tram Safety

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