Amtrak crash, US Northeast 5/12/2015
I know it's a train, but the business of a well trained person forgetting to do something that is seemingly basic continues to affect almost all modes of moving transportation.
Preliminary report that it was going 100+ MPH into a curve limited to 50 MPH.
So, being somewhat serious- it would appear we could really use some sort of [improved] automated warning system- that's only fractionally as complicated as all the stuff our airline drivers have.
Bitching Betty/Ben: Curve ahead...slow down....curve ahead...slow down. Overspeed...overspeed...
And maybe a dang power killer brake applicator (Ought to be simpler than a stick shaker and autothrottles and autobrakes and a TOGA button.)
I know it's a train, but the business of a well trained person forgetting to do something that is seemingly basic continues to affect almost all modes of moving transportation.
Preliminary report that it was going 100+ MPH into a curve limited to 50 MPH.
So, being somewhat serious- it would appear we could really use some sort of [improved] automated warning system- that's only fractionally as complicated as all the stuff our airline drivers have.
Bitching Betty/Ben: Curve ahead...slow down....curve ahead...slow down. Overspeed...overspeed...
And maybe a dang power killer brake applicator (Ought to be simpler than a stick shaker and autothrottles and autobrakes and a TOGA button.)
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