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DSY011

10th May 2010 12:56

Taiwanese high-speed driver asleep

A Taiwanese High-speed driver was asleep at the controls doing 190mph after taking sleeping tablets.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510...a-7f81b96.html

Squeaky88

10th May 2010 15:55

oh my god. hope no-one was hurt Syd!

DSY011

10th May 2010 20:21

No-one was hurt Squeaky88. The train crew stopped the train after they noticed the driver had nodded off.

27vet

10th May 2010 21:13

Dang lucky the controllers were able to alert the crew. :eek:

48111

11th May 2010 05:48

"Mmm".

48111

locojoe

11th May 2010 06:08

dead-man controls

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSY011 (Post 46703)

A Taiwanese High-speed driver was asleep at the controls doing 190mph after taking sleeping tablets.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510...a-7f81b96.html

I don't know much about modern electric trains but surely the train must have had dead-man controls.

Anon Mouse

11th May 2010 10:10

I belive the system in Taiwan is similar to some high speed lines in Japan and that the trains can be controlled remotely....that aside I still don't think I would like to be on a Bullet train without a driver, I'm bad enough on the DLR! :)

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