Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Wham-Bam Tram Ram Counter Reaches 56
Houston's "Wham-Bam Tram Ram counter" is now up to 56, partly due to a counting error. The Houston Chronicle admits that it failed to cover a couple of accidents, raising the count to 55. The Chronicle's count excludes one accident because it was supposedly a suicide attempt, but the Wham-Bam Tram Ram counter includes it.
A memo from the Chronicle's transportation reporter notes that "three pedestrians have been struck by light rail" (not counting the alleged suicide attempt) "plus 52 vehicle crashes equals 55 incidents since October." Five of those took place during the testing stage before January 1, so the count since the light rail officially opened has now reached 50 (or 51 counting the supposed suicide attempt).
A memo from the Chronicle's transportation reporter notes that "three pedestrians have been struck by light rail" (not counting the alleged suicide attempt) "plus 52 vehicle crashes equals 55 incidents since October." Five of those took place during the testing stage before January 1, so the count since the light rail officially opened has now reached 50 (or 51 counting the supposed suicide attempt).
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