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Deterring roof riders ?

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Old 18th January 2012, 10:33
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Deterring roof riders ?

Saw this clip on the BBC web site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16605184


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Old 18th January 2012, 15:21
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Well, that's one way of doing it eh? The thought of having your head knocked off by a concrete ball might encourage you to buy a ticket.
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Old 18th January 2012, 16:09
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Imagine that solution here, that would give health and safety a headache (sorry terrible pun!)
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Old 18th January 2012, 16:38
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Evidently this solution only works on non-electrified lines - otherwise the pantographs would get a headache....
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Old 18th January 2012, 22:21
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Well that is one way to stop them!!
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I was hoping for a video of these things working. They look quite effective.
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Old 19th January 2012, 09:30
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I was hoping for a video of these things working. They look quite effective.
Now that would just be cruel.
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I have a video of an incident in India, where a young bloke was walking along the top of a carriage. For some unknown reason he put up his hand and grabbed the OHL. He may have been unbalanced or not thinking.
He fell across the carriage, and after a minute caught fire!
The crowd scattered!
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I have a video of an incident in India, where a young bloke was walking along the top of a carriage. For some unknown reason he put up his hand and grabbed the OHL. He may have been unbalanced or not thinking.
He fell across the carriage, and after a minute caught fire!
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Yes Mickey I saw that too and pretty horrific it was. Not to be recommended for sure.
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I imagine sales of crash helmets have soared recently and that would the sort of thing Japanese TV co's would have a go at or even Jackass.
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