Is it even possible? Luas passenger doors open on the side of oncoming traffic.

zom · 22-03-2018 5:52pm #1

After breakingnews.ie:
Luas passenger doors open on the side of oncoming traffic:

There have been a number of reports from passengers that doors on Green line carriages have been opening on the side of oncoming traffic and trams travelling in the opposite direction.
"Obviously that's of concern, and of concern to Transdev as well, and they are alerting drivers again to make sure that they open the doors on the right side at the stations," said National Transport Authority spokesperson Anne Graham.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/transport-officials-concerned-after-luas-passenger-doors-open-on-the-side-of-oncoming-traffic-833799.html

Jamie2k9 · 22-03-2018 6:42pm

When a driver opens the wrong side its more than possible!

goingnowhere · 22-03-2018 6:48pm

Totally possible and since the green line has only 2 island platforms you get muscle memory which defaults the fingers to the left side, I'd bet Harcourt Street is the primary location

The luas is, door release and then pick the side to release

Irish Rail is two buttons pressed together buttons on the top left of the console, open the left doors, the ones on the top right right the right, so pretty hard to get wrong

dashcamdanny · 22-03-2018 7:16pm

Human error.
I bet those lads are so board sitting in those cabs alone all day, they are day dreaming .

magicbastarder · 22-03-2018 7:26pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

I'd bet Harcourt Street is the primary location

I'd have guessed it was one of the new stops which opens to the right? I think Westmoreland street would be one example.

Victor · 22-03-2018 9:34pm

zom wrote: »

they are alerting drivers again to make sure that they open the doors on the right side ..."

Correct side.

Jamie2k9 · 23-03-2018 10:57pm

They got a pay rise for the "very responsible" job they are doing and can't manage something so basic as doors. No excuses even if its one stop, I have had it happen at Busaras before when they opened on wrong size and recently the driver "forgot" to open the doors at Jervis, probally 90 seconds before they opened.

Would be great to hear Richard McCarthy SIPTU's shop steward opinion, he was well able to talk about the complex and the responsibility of the role during pay dispute...

Stephen15 · 23-03-2018 11:58pm

It must be Murphy's Law

usernamegoes · 24-03-2018 9:02am

I always presumed this was automatic, like a open door button but it knew which door based on the stop.

suicide_circus · 24-03-2018 12:41pm

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

They got a pay rise for the "very responsible" job they are doing and can't manage something so basic as doors. No excuses even if its one stop, I have had it happen at Busaras before when they opened on wrong size and recently the driver "forgot" to open the doors at Jervis, probally 90 seconds before they opened.

Would be great to hear Richard McCarthy SIPTU's shop steward opinion, he was well able to talk about the complex and the responsibility of the role during pay dispute...

It's a tough gig alright.

Go.
Stop.
Open doors.
Close doors.

Collie D · 24-03-2018 7:14pm

Doesn't the passenger still have to press a button to open individual doors?

magicbastarder · 24-03-2018 7:42pm

yes, but they have no control over which side the doors which will open are on. so the choice is to get out of the tram, possibly into a lane not intended for pedestrians, or miss their stop. either way, not good.

Victor · 24-03-2018 7:48pm

Collie D wrote: »

Doesn't the passenger still have to press a button to open individual doors?

What if you can't see out properly? What if someone else press the button and you fall out?

Jamie2k9 · 24-03-2018 8:53pm

Some Luas drivers just release the doors and passengers open while others release and all open at the same time.

languagenerd · 24-03-2018 9:00pm

Yeah, it is possible. There's a few stops with island platforms so both sides need to be able to open over the course of a journey. Happened to me once on the red line a couple years ago - I & a couple others missed the tram because the doors didn't open. We saw too late that the doors on the wrong side had opened & he'd closed them before we could get around. Contacted Transdev about it - to be fair, they acknowledged it was a human error and I haven't seen it happen since.