Re: Signaller causes SPAD

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
> hmmm, 20 years ago a driver would have said "shit, we tripped.. contacted
> the box, got the ok to proceed, and got on with his life"

Now the box will say do not proceed, the breath testers are on the way,
you're in the shit.

> in the year 2000, its just another excuse to see a doctor, and get paid to
> stay home on stress leave.

Of the hundreds of Drivers I've known, I only know of one who ever got
stress leave. It is extremly difficult work a worker to get stress leave,
it's usually the domain off desk jockeys.

> 20 years ago, the little old lady would still have broken a leg.. in the
> year 2000, she would get shitloads of compensation for it, and along with
> all the drivers that went on stress leave at the same time, would be a
part
> of the reason why employers haven't got any alternative to reduce staffing
> levels and increase prices...

See above about stress leave.