wrote:
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:42:53 +0100
Recliner wrote:
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:48:01 +0000 (UTC),
d wrote:
How many do their need to be? I think the DLR are lucky that for some reason
suiciders seem to prefer the tube or NR for their finale.
Perhaps I can refer you to what you said of the 2000 road deaths:
And? 2000 is nothing compared to the total, but getting the DLR train op to
sit at the front costs nothing. Its not like do anything useful anyway apart
from open and close the doors which they could easily do from the desk.
In case you haven't noticed, they also check tickets. Presumably you're an
expert on how to dodge the ticket checks, but not everyone has your
expertise in this area.
I'm also not sure they could even do their door checking duties from the
front console. In any case, if a would-be suicide throws themselves on the
track just as the train enters the platform, driver or no driver, they'll
still be hit and probably killed.
So what? That amount barely even registers in the total deaths in the UK
per annum which is about 500K. Also that amount has been dropping steadily
since the 70s despite the vast increase in the number of cars on our roads.
Anyway, guess what - life has risks. Get over it.
So you think 2000 road deaths 'barely even registers', but a single
DLR death is intolerable?
Where did I use the word intolerable? But since the fix is so bloody easy -
and in this case would have saved her life despite some idiots saying 12
seconds wouldn't be enough to stop the train, oh please - then why not do it?
And if you think having a human driver would save lives on the DLR,
how come most of the rail fatalities happen with trains with human
drivers on the Tube and NR?
Well the DLR is somewhat smaller so will proportionatly less. But as to why
people prefer to chuck themselves in front of a tube I have no idea. Perhaps
they can't be arsed to travel to east london first. Buy a Quija board and find
out then get back to us.
Maybe they think DLR trains are too slow? In any case, we already know
that having a driver doesn't stop successful suicides and accidental
deaths, so it'll probably be a pointless change.