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Old 11-13-2009, 06:04 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BruceM View Post
That doesn't happen. Conductors are taught not to Jeopardize the lives of people on the train for an animal/human on the tracks. They'll decelerate slowly. Common sense dictates that slamming on the brakes isn't going to save the animal/human anyway, so why Jeopardize the lives of people on the train?
That's not really about training and what's the right procedure. It's just about surprises that could lead to unwanted reactions.

Not that I blame Enke for this.
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