>>1177667>if your cagers don't disrespect the tram lanes, and you make it obvious they're reserved for trams, the system can work much smootherThat's a pretty big IF if you ask me. Pic related.
>>1177740>Cars should not drive on the tram tracks.>And tram stops should be every 500-1000m, they stop if there is people there or people want offYou're confusing "should" and "is". A tram/streetcar/trolley is
>"a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets">an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road>a public transport vehicle, usually powered by electricity from wires above it, which travels along rails laid in the surface of a street. >a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.The separate ROW is the exception, not the rule. Trams with separate ROWs are great, with that I agree. But in many cases trams just don't work the way you describe. Mostly because cages and cagers are there to ruin them.
My city has a tram/light rail hybrid (Stadtbahn) system which has everything from grade-separated underground tracks to at-grade separate ROW to on-street running in traffic. Trams stop at every stop by default. Stops are usually ~400-500m apart. I believe any distance further than that is too large for a densely populated area.
