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Old September 7th 04, 10:53 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Mark Youngman Mark Youngman is offline
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Default Sad day for London and farewell to faithful friends


"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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Neil Williams:
If it wasn't for the sue-everyone culture, there could quite
easily be an open-platform version of such a bus developed.


Adrian Chapman:
And yet California - the home of that sue-everything culture -
manages to retain the San Francisco cablecar, with passengers
hanging off the outside like lemmings...


The trick is, first you get them declared a National Historic Landmark.

(Having said that, I don't know if this has actually been a factor in
any court cases; but it seems likely enough.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I seem to have become a signature quote."
-- David Keldsen


That hasnt stopped a few court cases happening when accidents on the SF
Cable Car systems have taken place.