Driver Fatigue
Bob (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 01:56:02 +1000
The now famous phrase "driver fatigue" that is so well known with the
roads has now spread to our railways. I caught a few words of the report
into the Berresfield accident today as it was read out in parliment and
one of the causes was driver fatigue. One can't help but wonder what
will come from this? Maybe we will have trackside driver reviver stops
with free coffee and KitKats! Better still, just stop your train every
two hours and have a rest! I can't wait to hear the recommendations on
how to avoid this happening again. Rule No. 412: at the intervall of
every two hours every train will come to a complete standstill and the
driver will consume at least 500ml of the highest grade of coffee and at
least one Kitkat. All drivers found not following the above rule will be
stood down untill they get a proper nights sleep.
Bob