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Re: UP to begin installing inward-facing Cab Cams
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 08-21-2013 - 14:36
Matt Farnsworth Wrote:
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> Can somebody explain how inward facing cameras
> actually improve safety? An inward facing camera
> that sees a crew member sleeping, texting or
> whatever DOES NOT actually stop that train from
> running a red signal and causing an accident.
> What it DOES do is give the railroad somebody to
> pass blame onto, and a legal way out of a lawsuit.
In UP's press release I posted above, they state:
"Combining inward-facing camera recordings with TIR/Event Recorder data is another step toward preventing the most catastrophic of incidents, such as last year’s head-to-head collision in Goodwell, Okla., that claimed the lives of three UP train crew members."
Which, of course, is just plain silly. Almost as silly as the NTSB's rediculous conclusion on the cause of the collision.
> Once again, I am very glad I decided not to
> peruse a career in railroading.
And I'm glad I'm outta there.
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> Can somebody explain how inward facing cameras
> actually improve safety? An inward facing camera
> that sees a crew member sleeping, texting or
> whatever DOES NOT actually stop that train from
> running a red signal and causing an accident.
> What it DOES do is give the railroad somebody to
> pass blame onto, and a legal way out of a lawsuit.
In UP's press release I posted above, they state:
"Combining inward-facing camera recordings with TIR/Event Recorder data is another step toward preventing the most catastrophic of incidents, such as last year’s head-to-head collision in Goodwell, Okla., that claimed the lives of three UP train crew members."
Which, of course, is just plain silly. Almost as silly as the NTSB's rediculous conclusion on the cause of the collision.
> Once again, I am very glad I decided not to
> peruse a career in railroading.
And I'm glad I'm outta there.
