Prague's tramway accident

only second in 50 years

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Autos & Vehicles

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• accident

[Jirka8]

Result

http://plaminek1.ic.cz/nehody/­velke/4_a.jpg

[kvvlad1]

Вот это в натуре ЖЕСТЬ!!!

[VADNAM]

Пиздец, такое ведь может произойти почти каждый день и с кем угодно((((((( Ужас

[czechart]

@ElephantRage I don't know if in Eastern Europe but Prague is a capitol of the Czech Republic which is situated in CENTRAL Europe!

[ElephantRage]

In East Europe tramways catch you.

[ikarus28008L]

tam niekoho odhodilo ešte pod auto...

[danieldumanescu]

@SidneyHassan Where I used to live, they had a plate by the front stairs with "T4R". Maybe because they were exported to Romania?! :)

[SidneyHassan]

@danieldumanescu You're right but it's Tatra T3, not T4R from ČKD ;)

[MsCHEPUSHILO]

Когда же уже Спарта присоединится к КХЛ ?????????????

[danieldumanescu]

That wouldn't change the technical details of the accident, though.

[tom201090]

@danieldumanescu i think i saw somewhere it was a run away tram

[danieldumanescu]

Yes, it was an old tram. However, as far as I see it, it has to be the driver's fault. I happen to know this model - it's a T4R made by CKD Prague. They had a huge power/weight ratio and were capable of outstanding acceleration. And they got full traction - BOTH axles of BOTH boggies + the driver here didn't take the turn so aggresively at first, but then stepped on that pedal too early = the above seen behavior. (Nice pedal by the way, articulated with a hinge at the floor, old BMW style...)

[EMMAWONDERLAND1]

Very bad old tram. Shouldn't replace with new hi-tech tram safety system. How was lucky being hit people tram on the platform!