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Do French protests always follow tram tracks? Otherwise, it seems like you could just use normal wheels.
If I just saw the picture and I knew it was a protest, I'd have figured that these people work for the tram and are protesting the tram company.
They don’t specifically follow the tram tracks, but in major European cities, tram tracks are simply everywhere. As the route of the protest has to be registered in advance, it’s very easy to plan for this.
With standard wheels on the barbecue, it would be far too bumpy to barbecue properly. And the risk of everything tipping over is 100 times greater.
I think it’s a brilliant solution.
Wow, that's dystopic. Very "you protest because I allow it" vibes. Nice for emergency services though
It's not dystopian, just democratic. Any democratic constitution reserves a very universal right to protest. You still have to notify the police beforehand so that they can reroute traffic. Of course the police also ensure that the protest doesn't turn violent, but first and for all they provide for the safety of the protesters.
Lol you can definitely tell you're European XD
The police here in the US are nothing like that. If you call the police to let them know you'll be protesting you're just asking for trouble, it's like taunting them before trying to fight them. I wouldn't be surprised if they show up at your house to harass you, or somehow set it up to where your planned protesting spot is either unavailable or otherwise impossible to use. They've been known to arrest people for giving water to the homeless, those waiting in line to vote, protestors, and pretty much anyone the government or specific officers dislike. It's commonly stated here in the US that short of a murder occuring, there is no good reason to call the police unless you want a murder to occur.
If you are wealthy in the US then calling the police is a positive because they actually do what you want and ignore all the petty shit they normally make a big deal out of. It all comes down to money and influence.
Registering a protest in advance is standard practice in the US and Canada, too. Cities can and do enforce basic rules for crowd control, rerouting traffic, etc. For example, you might be allowed to organize a protest in a public park during daylight hours, but if you do it at 2am in the streets of a residential area the cops are going to arrive and shut you down.
https://www.aclu-wa.org/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-guide-protests/
https://theccf.ca/learn/know-your-rights/
Normal wheels would be much heavier to push. Steel wheel on steel rail is basically zero effort, you just have to plan your protest accordingly^^
Are their tram rails powered? If they are, it could be using that power to cook while moving. I assume they aren't, at least not the rails but maybe overhead power, but it would be cool.
Tram lines are not powered, that would be a huge safety hazard. Most tram systems use power lines that run above the tracks.
In some places they are powered. It's generally much more expensive to do safely so it's only done in historic places where overhead wires would ruin the place.
I know It's the case in the centre of Reims for example.
And is some more eastern countries (like mine) would make it to easy to steal electricity ;]
They are not powered.