To: Morpheus2009
Pennsylvania law asks for me to be penalized if I am confirmed as holding a cell phone in hand while behind the wheel of a car, why not make it the rule for those controlling the train to do the same?It is. Required to be turned off and stored out of reach. If he was on the phone or texting while operating the train it's a crime and has been since 2008's Chatsworth head-on crash that killed 25 people on a commuter train due to the engineers texting and missing a red stop signal.
123 posted on
05/17/2015 3:30:05 PM PDT by
CedarDave
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To: CedarDave
It's been a crime in California, however, I don't see anywhere that it's a crime in the Federal Code.
There is an FRA regulation that went into effect on March 28, 2011. However, the FRA ban involves civil penalties only [it is not a crime.] The civil penalties are not terribly severe.
If you can find somewhere in the final regulation that says it's actually a crime, I'd be surprised. Full text is here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-27/html/2010-23916.htm
132 posted on
05/17/2015 4:00:33 PM PDT by
FredZarguna
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To: CedarDave
In the previous post to this one, I dispute that it’s a crime. Looks like an NRA reg only, with no criminal penalties.
133 posted on
05/17/2015 4:01:58 PM PDT by
FredZarguna
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