Re: Drunk cityrail driver

[Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au>]

They have random breath testing when you sign on, about every 3-4 months on
average

Stuart Thyer wrote:

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> In article <91k65u$ej$2@pc1762.alcatel.com.au>,
> thebaron@nospam.ozemail.com.au wrote:
>
> >Yesterday i was listening with my new scanner and heard that the police
> >had been called to breathalise the driver of a cityrail train due to arrive
> >at platform 18 at central at 10.57am yesterday morning. The train would
> >be held until they arrived. bit of a worry, anyone hear what happened.
> >You'd have to assume the guard reported him and was scared half to death.
>
> You would assume that, but you should also be aware that drivers are
> breathalysed if they are involved in an incident, ie safeworking f$# up,
> fatality, collision and possibly other things. It is routine to ensure the
> driver is .00 which would be used later in an enquiry. Or it could be a
> random breath test thing, if they conduct them.
>
> Stuart Thyer
> Photographer
> University of Melbourne