tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post6868259768808321043..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: When safety makes us less safeCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-86205764736520286872011-04-19T00:19:26.282-04:002011-04-19T00:19:26.282-04:00I would prefer that the various safety agencies ac...I would prefer that the various safety agencies actually check all buses instead of only checking small and Chinese operators. Why should private bus operators have to follow regulations that do not apply to transit agencies running the same equipment?jazumahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890764412679388559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-68473802033858960512011-04-16T20:34:30.065-04:002011-04-16T20:34:30.065-04:00Why? Cars, with or without seat belts, are about 1...Why? Cars, with or without seat belts, are about 1.5 orders of magnitude less safe than buses without seat belts.<br /><br />I have an idea. We require all trains to withstand 100-200 tons of impact without deformation. Unless "We" are Americans, in which case make it 900. Let's make cars withstand the same impact and see how many still sell.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-7726794339271832552011-04-16T11:41:43.817-04:002011-04-16T11:41:43.817-04:00If we require seat belts ib cars , we should requi...If we require seat belts ib cars , we should require them in buses. We should also require mirrors to see pedestrians in the front and right side.<br />Finally there are new black boxes that record everything a driver do and help reduce accidents. This would be very helpful in weeding out the bad drivers , which, after all, are the main threat.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217564344311042182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-70100674885314030312011-04-13T19:52:11.575-04:002011-04-13T19:52:11.575-04:00One additional concern: If seat belts are require...One additional concern: If seat belts are required (even if they could be totally comfortable), standees may be banned. While charter and long distance routes normally do not have standees, commuter routes that operate interstate often do. If standees are prohibited, the cost to operate these interstate commuter routes (often as short as New York City to Weehawken, NJ - one side of the Lincoln Tunnel to the other) skyrockets.busplannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927124679758449424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-44168779007300213962011-04-13T12:21:22.810-04:002011-04-13T12:21:22.810-04:00This is a pretty common occurance. Politicians sei...This is a pretty common occurance. Politicians seize on something in the news and enact policies relating to it, even though its not the real danger out there.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697608862165132729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-20311251332921674702011-04-13T08:35:28.359-04:002011-04-13T08:35:28.359-04:00Your post brings to mind the sad case of amateur a...Your post brings to mind the sad case of amateur automobilist <a href="http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-09-01/local/27074226_1_wrong-way-driver-diane-schuler-investigator" rel="nofollow">Diane Schuler</a>, notorious for driving her car the wrong way on the Taconic back in 2009 and killing herself, four passengers, and three other road users. Half as many people died in her accident as in the casino-bus crash, but you don't see high-priced lobbyists calling for stricter standards for transportation to family overnight camping trips. In addition, if the Schulers had been on a bus, they (and the Bastardi family, in the other car) would likely have had a different outcome.<br /><br />P.S. The captcha today is "crash." Appropriate!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520811734907587902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-2669253313413912212011-04-13T03:01:55.810-04:002011-04-13T03:01:55.810-04:00If American buses offer second-class safety, then ...If American buses offer second-class safety, then American cars offer ninth-class safety. I vote every car that can't clear the low bar set by the FRA mainline network gets removed from the road. That might at most leave the Google self-driving car on the road, which would be very safe since there would be zero other cars for it to run into.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com