Re: Violence on Sydney trains

["David Proctor" <thadocta@spam.ozemail.spam.com.spam.au>]

C. Dewick wrote in message <7k01og$b93$1@lios.apana.org.au>...

>Please do *not* assume that isolated incidents such as those you have
>described mean that the 'trains are unsafe' - that's a load of bollocks
>because there are hundreds of thousands of people moved every day by
>Sydney's trains, and on most days there are very few or no incidents
>involving passenger safety being compromised, threatened, reduced, etc...
>
>What you hear in the media is mostly sensationalisation, and as anyone
>knows, most of the personal safety issue comes down to plain old common
>sense, regardless of whether there are security guards or police patrolling
>any particular train.

Absolutely - I have never had any qualms about travelling by train, even at
night. Not a single incident has occurred near me, and I travel to Penrith
(which, along with Bankstown and Campbelltwon, whould be the line it is
going to happen on).

DaveP