[PRCo] Re: ANOTHER ACCIDENT

[Fred Schneider]

Having accidents and having chargeable accidents are two different  
things.   The man who turns left in front of you without looking when  
you are on private right-of-way and gets impaled by a Brilliner doing  
30 mph is not a chargeable accident.

I think John Swindler told me he had several in his first summer at  
CTA but none were chargeable, i.e. all were the fault of the other  
driver.

Now I remember riding with a motorman down Grant Street in Pittsburgh  
when someone turned left right in front of him and stopped, in an  
attempt to go into the Greyhound terminal.   The motorman hit the  
brake pedal into emergency latch and pushed the door switch and was  
out the door before the car stopped.   He opened the motorist's door  
and hauled the guy out of his car onto the street by the collar of  
his shirt, lifted up, and screamed at him.   Had he demolished the  
automobile, it would not have been a chargeable offense.   Had he  
killed the s.o.b. with his fist, he might have gotten time for it.    
I think he had the reverse bar in his hand at the time.    What do  
you say, Herb.

On Mar 25, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Ken & Tracie wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Fred Schneider":
>
> "He did admit to more accidents than a few..."
>
> The private company which runs the local bus service for the RTC  
> usually
> fires a driver after ONE accident. Yet they complain they can't keep
> drivers. They also state they believe people use them as an  entry  
> level
> company to gain experience to work elsewhere.
>
> I wonder how many excellent operators (who planned to stick around)  
> have
> been canned due to the inevitable unavoidable accident every  
> motorman, bus
> driver or gripman has experienced in any location on this planet?
>
> K.
>
>
>