Prevention campaign "The streetcar has right of way..." enters the final round
From October 2 to 29, 2006, Zurich Public Transportation (VBZ), the Traffic Division (DAV) of the Police Department, and the Zurich City Police are launching a joint campaign to raise awareness about giving trams the right of way on open stretches of track.
From October 2 to 29, 2006, the Zurich Transport Authority (VBZ), the Traffic Division (DAV) of the Police Department and the Zurich City Police will be running a joint campaign to draw attention to streetcars on open routes. The aim of the campaign is to reduce the number of accidents and near-accidents. Posters, postcards and sweets will be used as means of communication. On October 17, 19, 25 and 26, information postcards with the campaign slogan "The streetcar has right of way... even on the open road" will be distributed on Bahnhofstrasse.
This third and final part concludes the "The streetcar has right of way..." campaign for 2006. The prevention campaign was structured in three phases. The first phase in September and October 2005 focused on the issue of streetcars giving way at pedestrian crossings. The current third phase is dedicated to the topic of general streetcar priority. The aim of the campaign is to make pedestrians aware of the risk of collisions with streetcars and to reduce the number of accidents. In the last two years, there have been 20 collisions, and the number of unrecorded near-accidents is likely to be much higher. Further joint projects are already being planned for next year.
This third and final part concludes the "The streetcar has right of way..." campaign for 2006. The prevention campaign was structured in three phases. The first phase in September and October 2005 focused on the issue of streetcars giving way at pedestrian crossings. The current third phase is dedicated to the topic of general streetcar priority. The aim of the campaign is to make pedestrians aware of the risk of collisions with streetcars and to reduce the number of accidents. In the last two years, there have been 20 collisions, and the number of unrecorded near-accidents is likely to be much higher. Further joint projects are already being planned for next year.
