Re: Implications of ICE crash

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

David McLoughlin wrote in message <357B7997.6BE5@iprolink.co.nz>...
>Bill Bolton wrote:
>>
>> In any case, its pointless speculating too much based on mass media
>> reports.
>
>Do you know of any other kind that would enable more accurate
>speculating?
>
>Remember, the media are all we have and usually they do a good job
>despite the obstacles put in their way by the authorities. The
>authorities' first reaction is to cover it all up, in every countgry in
>the world.
>

Give me a break! The media may be good at exposing political ineptitude/
corruption/ inconsistency but time and time agian when any technical matters
are concerned the media consistently prints rubbish. Just look at some of
the thread in this ng on Media, Railways and Facts and you'll see examples.
Unless you have a specialist reporter facts are frequently just ignored.


Barry Campbell