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German Train Crash - Human Error

#1 by Voltman , Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:06 am

Last weeks head on crash of two trains has been blamed on human error.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35585302


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RE: German Train Crash - Human Error

#2 by Slow Jo , Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:38 pm

And as both drivers are dead they can't contest it .


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RE: German Train Crash - Human Error

#3 by Voltman , Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:58 pm

It wasn't their fault. It was a fat controller who turned off the safety system.
I wonder at how safe any safety system is if one person can override it to off.


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