People get paid thousands and thousands of dollars to figure out safety issues and it is money very badly spent - totally wasted. From a news story on the internet today: "WASHINGTON – For the third time in nine months, a major subway or commuter rail crash occurred in a big city. Until last September, rail systems — much like their airline counterparts — were cruising with far fewer accidents than in previous years and decades. That changed in a hurry. In September 2008, a commuter rail train crashed with a freight rail in Los Angeles and 25 people died. The crash was blamed on an engineer on the commuter rail texting on a cell phone. Last month about 50 people were injured in Boston when a trolley rear-ended another trolley. The conductor admitted to texting when the crash took place. On Monday, one subway train rear-ended another in Washington during rush hour above ground. At least six people were killed, the mayor said, including the operator of the trailing train. It's too early to know the cause of this accident, but this third collision has got a top safety expert concerned." I have said it many times before: there are only two rules to safety: 1. WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING and 2. KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. Please.
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