>>1202505>What's your defense of this bridge in Frankfurt?Trams are in their own reservation. They have a separate lane, and road vehicles are forbidden from using the lanes which the trams run on. That bridge looks ok to me actually, since drivers won't break the Straßenverkehrsordung. At least, I'm assuming that it is forbidden to use those lanes based on the fact that I still know the Highway Code, and that since European driving licences are standardised, that the rules of the road are more or less the same for harmonisation purposes.
>or this other bridgeEh, looks ok. Could be better. Bollards should really separate the tram from the road traffic going in the same direction as it already separates trams going in the opposide direction. One way bridges are weird though.
>and this godawful misuse of street space in KölnLooks ok, I suppose. I've seen worse, but that's generally not horrible.
>Compare this to a bridge in Budapest that reserves two lanes of traffic on a four lane bridgeBudapest is weird for trams. I've actually been there once, and I can say that the trams usually just stay in their own lanes for the most part. This is more like the first bridge you showed me, only the first bridge has the tram lanes marked as off limits for cars.
If you're looking for somewhere where car culture is less important, take a look at Berlin. Car ownership is among the lowest in Germany, plus of those who own cars, people prefer electric cars more in Berlin than the rest of Germany. Plus, Berlin has a lot of car sharing services, making driving an option, but also not owning a car an option as well.
