Re: The stupidity of passengers.

[Bill Bennett <billbennett@spammerjammerozemail.com.au>]

Actually it's quite common for trains to depart, THEN a message about is destination broadcast.

John Dennis wrote:

> >
> >You cannot understand what it is like unless you have actually worked for the railways.  I get abused by
> >everybody for just doing my job.  I have a timetable to maintain, but everybody thinks they have a right to make
> >the train wait for them.  If you want to see people without brains, stand at Bondi Junction or Martin Place in
> >the peak hour, and count the number of people who ignore "Stand Clear Doors Closing" and the subsequent
> >whistles.  They also ignore the fact that the doors are closing and jump into the train, causing injury to
> >themselves and other passengers.
>
> As an occasional user of the Sydney trains, I am staggered at the
> difficulty in boarding at the city stations (during peak hours)
> *before* the whistles and "stand clear - doors closing" announcements.
> At Town Hall most of the disembarking passengers aren't even off the
> train before these signals are given.  Of course, double decker trains
> *are* difficult to get large numbers of people off and on quickly, but
> the timetables (or operating staff) don't seem to take this into
> account.
>
> And then of course, just as the train pulls out, we will hear "the
> train on platform 5 goes to ....."   :-)
>
> Cheers...JD
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