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PAul
Here in the states they dont have seat belts and that would slow the exit in an Emergency should happen like what happen up at cajon a few years ago . I also think that if the cabs were like the wide cabs here in the US there would be MORE crumple factor there for the saftey of the crew. That my thought and No for seat belt and Air bags I was married to one :-) Rod Paul Hogan wrote: Aus loco discussion mailing list Good Evening, I posed this question on an aus.rail thread, where no doubt it will get a suitably rabid response! In the Ararat collision, the front cabs of the two G class locked together, meaning the anti-climbing strips did their job, and it was the respective back cabs of each loco which were demolished by the loaded wagons behind them. Whilst the forces involved in a head-on at 50km/h are considerable, the front cabs appear to be "survivable". But it poses a question, what additional safety protection do the crew have? Is it fanciful to suggest that seatbelts and airbags, as installed in motor vehicles would reduce injuries, even in say a head-on level crossing smash with a large vehicle? No doubt rail administrations would be uncomfortable with the concept - it is tandamount to admitting that collisions can happen, when they would prefer us to believe that they don't. Any ideas or comments ? Regards, Paul ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb |