A Cwmbran man is thought to have been taking a shortcut across a railway track when he was struck by a train, and died.
Samuel Nelson, 36, was described as “successful”...Err...
After the inquest, his brother, Joe, said: "Sam's death was avoidable and today's verdict highlights how dangerous the railway can be.
“I hope that this tragic accident will lead to improvements being made to the immediate area around the track, such that others cannot make the same error in judgement in the future."You mean the railway tracks themselves aren't enough of a clue..?
But maybe it's one of those places where there's no safe crossi...
Oh.
Mr Bowen summed up by saying: “He was struck by a Newport bound train, when he tried to cut across the railway line.
“He should not have been anywhere near the main railway line and there was no reason for him to-do so as there was a nearby bridge... he paid the ultimate price.”/facepalm
Nothing to see here, move along...
7 comments:
Stupid is as stupid does. I'm hoping he has not proffered issue. This sort of stuff tends to be hereditary. As a geneticist, I'm attuned to this sort of crap.
Improve the genepool: make railways more accessible to idiots!
I do not understand why people do not realise that trains run on railway tracks.
If you go abroad the tracks are often completely unfenced yet they don't seem to have the same problems. We must have a higher proportion of idiots in this country than France or Germany.
Guy I know worked for an international manufacturing company and had to spend some time at their flagship Japanese factory to compare practices. Touring the shop floor, he was surprised to see that the machinery didn't have guard barriers around it.
As my friend was involved in health & safety at the UK site, he asked the shift manager "What is there to stop one of your employees putting their hand inside that machinery while it's moving?"
The manager replied "There isn't a need for that kind of preventative measure. Nobody here would do anything that stupid."
I've been to loads of countries where the tracks just cross the road. Proves that if you mollycoddle people and do their thinking for them, then they don't think for themselves.
If you leave it dangerous, people know it's dangerous and take responsibility for themselves. And if not at least you cull the stupid people...
As a nation, we have a tradition of such accidents which goes right back to Liverpool MP William Huskisson, run over by George Stephenson's 'Rocket' at the inauguration of the Liverpool to Manchester railway in 1830.
Not only do we do it more than anyone else, we've been doing it for longer too!
"I'm hoping he has not proffered issue."
Sadly, you're likely to be out of luck there!
"If you go abroad the tracks are often completely unfenced yet they don't seem to have the same problems."
Maybe they do, but lack a) person al injury lawyers and b) local newspapers?
"Not only do we do it more than anyone else, we've been doing it for longer too!"
Britain's rich history!
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