Cell Phone Ban Sought After Commuter Train Disaster

Iria · Sep 16, 2008, 02:03 PM

While the NTSB sought to determine if the engineer of a Metrolink commuter train was text messaging before a crash with a Union Pacific freight train, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission said he would seek an emergency ban of cell phone use by California train operators. 25 people were killed in the accident.
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Source: Tech-Ex

**Mousey** · Sep 16, 2008, 02:11 PM

To be honest i agree with this, anybody behind the wheel (or indeed the controls) of any vehicle should give their full attention especially if it's public transport like a train.
If you were a passenger in a car and saw the driver texting you'd ask em wtf they're doing and to get their eyes on the road.
25 people killed, jesus, what the hell was he thinking?

Sep 16, 2008, 02:03 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Cell Phone Ban Sought After Commuter Train Disaster While the NTSB sought to determine if the engineer of a Metrolink commuter train was text messaging before a crash with a Union Pacific freight train, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission said he would seek an emergency ban of cell phone use by California train operators. 25 people were killed in the accident. ____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Sep 16, 2008, 02:11 PM	#2
Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,413 Rep Power: 104 System Specs	To be honest i agree with this, anybody behind the wheel (or indeed the controls) of any vehicle should give their full attention especially if it's public transport like a train. If you were a passenger in a car and saw the driver texting you'd ask em wtf they're doing and to get their eyes on the road. 25 people killed, jesus, what the hell was he thinking? __________________ Visit hardWIRED - Back up and running, The Wiki is back Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

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