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      Madjikthise Assistant Commissioner

    http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/19550932/man-survives-being-dragged-150m/?cmp=twitter

    Of course the one question which was conveniently not asked was why he crossed when the booms were down, the lights flashing, the bells ringing, and riding on the footpath.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 19:48

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      don_dunstan Minister for Railways

    Location: Adelaide proud
    Geez Louise - is he ever lucky to be alive.  I used to live nearby and I know the area well - what can you do when people don't even look?  He rode straight into the path of the train for God's sake; even if there was a hydraulic gate it still doesn't stop people from going through the emergency exit to cross -

    Despite his injuries I really hope they threw the book at him.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 20:01
      xxxxlbear Token Booking Clerk

    Location: Geelong
    Absolutely no sympathy at all.
    He crossed when the boom gates were down, and bell ringing. His responsibility entirely.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 20:46
      QSB6.7 Chief Train Controller

    Location: Going off the rails on a crazy train.
    I like how the media take his side of the story and blame the crossing.   Rolling Eyes
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 20:47

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      TheBlacksmith Chief Commissioner

    Location: Ankh Morpork
    And he is now campaigning for the 'dangerous' crossing to be upgraded. Has he thought the perhaps he should trade-in his ineffective brain and get a new upgraded one instead? What a complete twit.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 20:53
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    He crossed when the boom gates were down, and bell ringing. His responsibility entirely.
    xxxxlbear

    Sign reads "Stop on red signal".

    No mention of "Stop on bell".

    Therefore, faulty sign at fault.

    QED by QC.

    PS. Item listed this week on well-regarded "Economist" newspaper on front cover: "Too many lawyers in Washington DC."
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 21:04

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      Braddo Deputy Commissioner

    Location: Narre Warren
    I can't believe he is campaigning for the crossing to be upgraded. There shouldn't even be a need for pedestrian gates, how stupid to do you have to be to cross the tracks without looking?

    What an absolute fool.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 22:19

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      railblogger Chief Commissioner

    Location: At the back of the train, quitely doing exactly what you'd expect.
    To those people calling for upgrades, call all you like. We will never be able to protect the idiot from himself.
    Posted: 26 Oct 2013 23:22
      Gauntlet Chief Commissioner

    Location:
    If they upgrade the crossing I hope they don't fill in the pedestrian underpass.
    Posted: 27 Oct 2013 00:24
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    If they upgrade the crossing I hope they don't fill in the pedestrian underpass.
    Gauntlet

    Does this pedestrian underpass have enough headroom to ride a bike through?
    Posted: 27 Oct 2013 02:15
      Heihachi_73 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Terminating at Ringwood
    I think all pedestrian crossings should be a simple underpass where possible. Then again, I think there should also be more than one entrance/exit at every station on the network, but we all know how that works down Mexico way (I'm surprised they don't close the Etihad end of Southern Cross like they do at Richmond).
    Posted: 27 Oct 2013 05:41
      TheBlacksmith Chief Commissioner

    Location: Ankh Morpork
    The problem with underpasses is that they are a good place for murders, thugs, rapists, Christian evangelists and nere-do-wells to hide in. For that reason many people will not use an underpass.
    Posted: 27 Oct 2013 08:04
      glennofootscray Junior Train Controller

    Location: Footscray
    ...and usually smell of stale urine, then flood with a decent drop of rain.

    regards Glenn.
    Posted: 27 Oct 2013 09:02
      don_dunstan Minister for Railways

    Location: Adelaide proud
    The problem with underpasses is that they are a good place for murders, thugs, rapists, Christian evangelists and nere-do-wells to hide in. For that reason many people will not use an underpass.
    TheBlacksmith
    That made me laugh - and it has a ring of truth.

    I used to catch a train in Adelaide many years ago at a station where (for some reason) you'd always get ambushed by Jehovah's Witnesses.  There's only so many times you can be polite about it; after a while you end up either telling them to naff off or completely ignore them.  I really feel sorry for those people, having to go out and try and convert people 20 hours a month or whatever it is - their God is very cruel to them.
    Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:27
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    He crossed when the boom gates were down, and bell ringing. His responsibility entirely.
    xxxxlbear

    Rubbish. He has a good excuse. The "Stop on red signal" sign should have been written in Textese, thus:

    "Stpnrdsgnl". 8)
    Posted: 28 Oct 2013 13:06
      garethsh Junior Train Controller

    Look right
    Look left
    Look right again
    (and keep looking)



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLz59IIexD0
    http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/Kids-Stuff/Staying-Safe.html

    We teach kids to look both ways, especially as they have limited peripheral vision.
    Until they get older and demonstrate they can cross the roads safely we walk them to school.
    And when there are kids around we should always cross roads & railways safely so that they learn by the example we set.

    Then again there are some adults that should not be the ones to teach kids the safe way to cross.
    Posted: 28 Oct 2013 13:43
      chapzboy Station Master

    Most people just don't take safety seriously enough at all..they don't seem to understand the laws of physics. Of course there isn't even a mention of the Train Driver and what would have been going through his or her mind. Also a reminder why I only watch ABC or SBS for news or current affairs.
    Posted: 18 Nov 2013 04:29
      T4723 Station Staff

    Location: Banned
    Humans are stupid. Machines only make mistakes at the hands of humans. What if he was colour blind with a hearing impairment?
    Posted: 20 Nov 2013 15:23
      Flygon Train Controller

    Location: Australia
    Humans are stupid. Machines only make mistakes at the hands of humans. What if he was colour blind with a hearing impairment?
    T4723
    Colourblind people can see luminescence. Additionally, most colourblind people can generally see quite a fair bit of spectrum that 'ordinary' people can.
    Posted: 20 Nov 2013 17:31
      T4723 Station Staff

    Location: Banned
    My brother is colour blind and has problems with green and red. His computer keyboard has custom coloured keys to assist with typing. He will never get a drivers licence.
    Posted: 20 Nov 2013 18:45
      AzN_dj Chief Commissioner

    Location: Along route 69
    You are allowed a drivers licence if you are colour blind - I know people in my family that are colour blind and do drive - it is for this reason that we have Red on Top, followed by Amber in the middle and Green in the bottom - so colour blind people can tell by the position!

    Also, being colour blind doesn't preclude you from listening to alarm bells, flashing lights, and the train whistle. The majority of accidents and fatalities on the railway are caused by pedestrians or cars failing to obey basic warning signs or gates, and usually because they don't want to miss the train, didn't think about keeping the train tracks clear and got stuck because of traffic, or something stupid like that.

    If there were a serious disability that causes an issue, then yes, I could understand. But impatience is not a disability.
    Posted: 20 Nov 2013 23:35

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