Posted on 12/03/2013 3:34:41 PM PST by Second Amendment First
Edited on 12/03/2013 3:48:21 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The engineer in the commuter-train derailment that killed four people over the weekend caught himself nodding at the controls just before the wreck, a union official said Tuesday.
William Rockefeller "caught himself, but he caught himself too late," said Anthony Bottalico, leader of the rail employees union, relating what he said Rockfeller told him.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...
This may, or may not, be true.
The union is admitting he fell asleep.
Clearly this is tires driving.
This is all about the City saving money. In a manual system such as this then there should be at least two train operators present. So many lives have been lost in train wrecks that would not have been lost if multiple operators were present.
How many pilots are present in a commercial aircraft? Not just one- that is for sure.
They could save more money by having a GPS/computer run the train rather than some union drone.
Nice try, Anthony, but as a union thug, spin is not your strong suit. Crack another Busch and have a nice piece of STFU jerky...
It is hard to believe the whole train deepened on one human driver. Humans are GOING to make mistakes. I blame the bureaucrats as much as I blame this guy.
Nodded to who?
But did they have rumble strips on the track to wake him up?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!
That means it wasn’t his fault. Right? Come on, agree with me. He can’t be held accountable for his actions because that would go against the union code!
Lie.
But they do. Just about every train you see, light, heavy, commuter, anywhere has one driver. I bet they do on the bullets, too.
In other words: He fell asleep...
In the end "Sleep Apnea" will be blamed...
Guy looks overweight and probably borderline Type II diabetic too...
Of course, it wasn't his fault...He has a medical condition...
Disability for life...
From the article:
In case of an engineer becoming incapacitated, the train's front car was equipped with a "dead man's pedal" that must be depressed or else the train will automatically slow down, Anders said.
Maybe they should put the dead mans switch under the guys chin...
BTW, many pieces of dangerous equipment like forklifts has a similar system...
They are really getting tough on truck drivers with sleep apnea. If you have that diagnosis your company has to keep compliance records of the hours you use your CPAP machine. Or you lose your license.
I assume you want 2 drivers on city buses also? By any reasonable safety analysis that would be more valuable.
First hand knowledge here...
I supervise CDL drivers so I have to comply with the same regs as they do...
Last time I went for my CDL medical certificate, because my BMI index was too high, I was REQUIRED to get a sleep apnea test within 30 days or have my doctor certify I did not have it...or I would lose my CDL license...
Guilty of having it without a single piece of evidence...
I did some consulting for a CPAP manufacturer. Trucking companies are one of their biggest customers.
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