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Re: T/O Had a Seizure (Was Re: Accident in Canarsie Yard earlier today) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jun 22 11:09:45 2006, in response to Re: T/O Had a Seizure (Was Re: Accident in Canarsie Yard earlier today), posted by Allan on Wed Jun 21 16:07:55 2006. Glad to hear everyone survived!I made comments back in December of 2001 when I got to operate 8101-8108 prior to delivery and made numerous comments about the absolutely stupid location of the controller handle - the way it's nestled into the window the way it is. I had concerns too about what would happen if a motorpeople were to slump over against the window and that _appears_ to be precisely what happened here. And while I don't know what KIND of seizure the person had, I've seen enough situations where the right hand will tend to clench as the person slumps over and the way the handle is designed, that move will result directly in "zoom-zoom-zoom" the way it's designed. :( And now, years later we undertsnad WHY the handle location was an afterthought since some day, it will be removed when the motorpeople are replaced by "Windows Train." But the location chosen is a downright awful place to have to try to run a train, and now appears to be DANGEROUS as well. :( I'm glad nobody got killed. |
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