Editing Bus bulb (section)

== Tram and streetcar bulbs ==
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[[File:RoncesvallesAvenueBumpout.JPG|thumb|Bumpout or bulb in [[Toronto]] serving streetcar riders and cyclists]]
Some [[tram]] and [[streetcar]] systems use similar bulbs, such as the [[Brussels]] [[Trams in Brussels|tram network]],{{cn|date=September 2015}} the [[Hongkong Tramways]], the [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne tram network]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drivenxdesign.com/d100/project.asp?ID=11779|title=Route 86, High Street Northcote|website=DRIVENxDESIGN|language=en|access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> and the [[Toronto streetcar system]]. 

The latter, which operates mostly on traditional [[tramway track|streetcar tracks]] in mixed traffic with cars, and has frequent request stops similar to bus routes, is introducing bulbs at some high-traffic stops and transfer points that have been recently renovated, notably on [[Roncesvalles Avenue]]. The first bulbs (called '''bumpouts''' locally) along Roncesvalles Avenue also accommodate cyclists, as the bike lane running parallel to the streetcar tracks would gently rise up from the road level to run on top of the bumpout. When the streetcar is boarding, cyclists have to stop behind the yellow line to allow riders on and off.<ref name=RoncesvallesVillage>
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| url         = http://roncesvallesvillage.ca/2009/lanes-tracks-and-bikes-oh-my/
| title         = Lanes, tracks and bikes
| publisher         = Roncesvalles Village BIA
| access-date         = 12 May 2015
| archive-url         = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094536/http://roncesvallesvillage.ca/2009/lanes-tracks-and-bikes-oh-my/
| archive-date         = 18 May 2015
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}}</ref> There are three expected goals for these bulbs:
*Prevent vehicles from parking in front of streetcar stops.
*Increase standing room on the often restricted sidewalks at stop locations in some of the densest regions of the city.
*Improve safety for passengers boarding and alighting at these stops; unmodified stops require passengers to step into traffic to board/alight. The safety concerns are mostly with regard to drivers who are inexperienced at driving among streetcars in mixed traffic.
Streetcar bulbs may also be beneficial at higher-capacity stops along other streetcar routes, and may be rolled out in conjunction with [[Flexity Outlook (Toronto streetcar)|longer streetcars]] on the route. These bulbs are also featured in the westbound of Johnston Road, as well as southbound Percival Street and westbound Catchick Street in Victoria City, Hong Kong Island, on the Hongkong Tramways.