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07-24-2011, 02:05 AM
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China has ploughed huge sums of money into the rapid expansion of its high-speed rail network, which reached 8358km at the end of 2010, but there have been fears that the rapid roll-out could compromise safety.
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Looks like the safety concerns were well founded.....
China bullet train crash toll rises to 35 | News.com.au |
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07-24-2011, 01:53 PM
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The lightning strike that stopped the first train does not seem out of the ordinary -- but that the control system for the second train could not "see" far enough ahead to avoid running into the stopped first train -- that is just retarded.
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07-24-2011, 02:35 PM
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Mass transit + accident = mass death.
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07-24-2011, 07:29 PM
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Haven't heard of any accidents in France.
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07-24-2011, 08:06 PM
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Gee its a good thing no one ever dies in car accidents!
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07-24-2011, 08:17 PM
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Gee its a good thing no one ever dies in car accidents!
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As the point of the OP whizzes right over his head.......... |
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07-25-2011, 06:12 AM
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Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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They didn't have any train control system like most large scale railway systems do , so thus when the first train stopped , the second one didn't and rammed into it. You don't see these accidents happening in Korea or Japan or Europe , or the Northeast... Its pretty rare for lighting to stop a train.....just like its rare for it to stop a car... This is what happens when China or any country cuts corners....
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07-25-2011, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by plwhit
As the point of the OP whizzes right over his head..........
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.... faster than a speeding bullet ... train... |
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07-25-2011, 02:59 PM
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Location: Dallas, TX
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And less than a week ago...
China's High speed Rail Glitches: Racing to Make Errors?
That's China. And then, there's Japan... Shinkansen, since 1964 and there's France... TGV, since 1981. |
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