Yes that sounds like a really poor network design. I've never heard of trains stopping for car traffic before, usually cars are required to stop at level crossi

Yes that sounds like a really poor network design. I've never heard of trains stopping for car traffic before, usually cars are required to stop at level crossings and wait for the train. Not just for the strain on the stock and rails but thinking about it like a societal ethos, public transport should have right of way to individuals in their cars as public transport efficiently serves the commons. I still think atomic individual transport is important and will stick around, but surely it's important to not undermine the efficacy of a network that supports hundreds of people at a time. Edit: I forgot, there's a light tram line in my city that stops at a handful of car intersections, but it's mostly above grade anyway and those stops are accompanied by a platform as well. So the tram technically stops at the platform first, then begins again once the road lights cycle.