My guess is like everything else too much faith is being placed in not so fail proof systems such as computerized dispatching. If one sector is not giving accurate data bad things gonna happen.
As for his texting or even cell use or for that matter drivers? I would not text driving. But texting from a train may be safe enough to do. Police now use Computerized Aided Dispatch as well In other words they get a call and dispatch is typing in information they receive to a screen in the officers car. Also officers themselves use cells while driving. About half the cops I see one in vehicles one is talking on one. Cell phones while driving are safe but common sense is needed. I mount my cell up at windshield level on the dash. I can see the road and see the keypad or answer key without taking an eye off the road. I also use a boom mike to talk. If I'm in a place that needs my 100% concentration I tell who I'm talking to hold on a second.
It looks like CBS jumped on a Metrolink spokespersons careless comments and came to some conclusions that usually take weeks of professional investigation to determine cause. Many things will have to be checked out.
“It looks like CBS jumped on a Metrolink spokespersons careless comments and came to some conclusions that usually take weeks of professional investigation to determine cause.”
EXACTLY.