This does unfortunately happen multiple times per day. Sometimes it’s smaller incidents where the tram driver can get out and collapse the car’s mirror. Other times the owner of the car comes out of a nearby house after the tram used its bell extensively (like today) and moves the car. And then there are times when police needs to get involved to tow the car which often takes upwards of 1 hour.
The truly infuriating part is that if the tram damages a poorly parked car, the transportation company will have to pay the damages. Poorly parked vehicles never get fined and the owners will only need to pay if the car ends up getting towed.
Why do we accept that drivers sabotage a city’s public transport infrastructure like this?
They most likely are, but they are also full of passengers.
I’m thinking slowly pushing it safely.
not too ram it at full speed. although that would be fun.
ACCELERATE TO RAMMING SPEED, ENSIGN!
And running over loose metal parts and carbon fiber is mechanically undesirable.
Bill the driver who parked on the way.