[PRCo] Re: Milano

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Fred Schneider wrote:

> Helping to speed service in Holland was (is?) a national policy, well understood
> by motorists, that being hit by a tram was absolute evidence that you didn't
> belong on the tracks in the first place, that no excuses fit the situation, and
> that you would be assessed any damages to the tram for being on the tracks.  And
> I don't care if the tracks were paved to keep down the dust.
> 
> We Americans always thought we did it right, until we saw how Europeans ran
> public transport.

We did it right... like, 60 years ago.