riding on tram lines?

[Wonko The Sane]

Just wondering what people's advice was for roads with tramlines, part of my commute involves a left turn to join the road with the tram lines on, I usually just turn and aim for between the lines but there is space to cross the lines and then turn but I'd sill need to cross in between them.

Further down the road I move across the track into the right turn lane and have to cross the tram line for the other direction, trying to turn before crossing the lines, quite a spacious junction so not having to turn tightly this bothers me less than the crap road surface of the road I'm turning into.

I then have to do the same in reverse to go home.

As colder and wetter weather is undoubtedly on it's way I can imagine the rails may ice up or get frosty and wondered what the best way of dealing with plain track set into the road was (no junctions for the trams)
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Avoid them as much as possible, and try not to brake on them. Similar to drain covers really. Not too bad in the dry, but a pain in the wet.
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[Wonko The Sane]

So try and maneuver in such a way that the bike is upright and crossing as close to 90deg as possible then?

Thought so.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Yeah, as above, if you can't avoid them, try to ride over them at a perpendicular angle, as upright as possible and avoid the brakes.

[MCN]

Treat as hazard.
Avoid.
Ride appropriately.
Beware of other road users squeezing your 'space'.

Move to a less Victorian City.
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[Minty]

Unless you cross the ones I do, at 45 degrees as you have no choice. No sudden braking/accelleration and you'll be ok.
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[TheManWithThe...]

Seems daft, but also don't fixate on them...make sure you don't potato yourself into the car in front because you're making sure your wheel doesn't touch them!
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[talkToTheHat]

One of the things i hate most about Sheffield. Better on a motorbike than a pushbike. Treat like a tar band, rut in road, shiny white paint. Be extra careful around stopped trams, pedestrians will try to run through you, or otherwise phone-zombie shuffle into you.
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[Val]

Avoid the tram lines even in nice weather.

Long time ago on a cobbled road I use to ride exactly over one of the tram lines, because it is much smoother ride.

Bear in mind on some places tram lines may not be exactly aligned and may pop up few inches above the cobbles. Which is fine if you ride on the top of the line.

On such place I lost balance and my front tyre fall from the line on the right side of the tram line and my rear tyre got stuck on the left side.

Now I am traveling sideways. To make it worst the tram is coming in front of me. I do have gassed it to the max and managed to free me rear tyre and than cross the line in front of the tram after few left and right skids off road style.

Easily the scarest moment in my life

So try to avoid the tram lines and NEVER EVER use to ride on top of them
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[Kal]

I have nothing new to add, just keep the speed constant and the bike upright and you'll be good.

Cheer up KnightsFall (Bane or Batman?) there are only three more phases for the tram left.
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[Kal]

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[Rogerborg]

For some reason they're not so hot on missing teeth though.
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