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Re: Walk between the cars why? When you can Ride on the Back of them. |
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Posted by f179dj on Thu Sep 24 11:29:24 2009, in response to Re: Walk between the cars why? When you can Ride on the Back of them., posted by arnine on Thu Sep 24 11:01:04 2009. This argument has been around for as long as I can remember at the TA.My C/R thought he saw surfers on the back of the train one night and stopped me with a long buzz so he could investigate. What if they had gotten injured while I'm making a controlled, gentle stop in the middle of nowhere? Why did't he pull the emergency cord if he perceived pax endangering themselves, would be the question. But if he pulled the emergency cord as the train was just leaving the station, the sudden stop could knock people to the floor and result in more injuries, other people would say. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. It's called an emergency brake (yeah, ok, CEV to be PC) for a reason; if the C/R sees what he takes to be an emergency, he should activate the valve. Period. We'll work out any other consequences later. Emergencies require the use of the emergency brake, to just make myself redundantly clear on which side I am weighing in on). As a side note, there is a collateral debate that goes on whether one should use full service or emergency braking (recommended and instructed) for jumpers. I won't go into that now; but it exists and is fervently disputed. As to his training materials, probably just "School Car Instructions." A body of collective information, never codified, but passed on over the years. Some of it is good; some not so good. When cornered, reply "School Car Instructions." |
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