Re: OT -Are we teaching our kids NOT to pay attent

Posted by Hendrik on August 31, 2004 at 06:31:18 from (194.53.253.50):

In Reply to: OT -Are we teaching our kids NOT to pay attention? posted by NC Wayne on August 30, 2004 at 20:22:31:

In The Netherlands and probably in other countries trains have a safety system that leaves the train driver fully responsible for the safe operation of the train. So the train driver does the check up of all critical parts and systems before het sets out and must operate the train in a safe and responsible way. Only when he fails to do so (the worst being driving through a red signal and exceeding the local speed limit) the safety system takes over by applying the brakes so as to obtain the shortest braking distance to a standstill. This system was developed in the 1960's. The more modern train safety systems are more like an automatic pilot and reduce the train driver to a role similar to that of the early astronauts (of whom I read that they did little more to the spacecraft than the monkeys they replaced..., in "The right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe(?)).
I think the older system is fundamentally better and I hate to see it going into retirement.
IMHO, Hendrik

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