00:00Shocking CCTV footage has captured a series of dangerous near misses involving Sydney's
00:05light rail network, with pedestrians narrowly avoiding oncoming trams.
00:10Transport for New South Wales released the footage as a warning after operators recorded 220 near
00:16misses in the year to August. Pedestrians accounted for almost half of the incidents,
00:21while vehicles were involved in nearly a third and cyclists in about one-fifth.
00:26The busy Town Hall to Haymarket corridor was identified as a particular danger zone.
00:32Transport for New South Wales' Howard Collins described the footage as
00:35a real wake-up call, warning that sudden braking could also endanger passengers on board.
