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Old 10th May 2010, 12:56
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A Taiwanese High-speed driver was asleep at the controls doing 190mph after taking sleeping tablets.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510...a-7f81b96.html


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Old 10th May 2010, 15:55
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oh my god. hope no-one was hurt Syd!
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Old 10th May 2010, 20:21
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No-one was hurt Squeaky88. The train crew stopped the train after they noticed the driver had nodded off.
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Old 10th May 2010, 21:13
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Dang lucky the controllers were able to alert the crew.
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"Mmm".

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A Taiwanese High-speed driver was asleep at the controls doing 190mph after taking sleeping tablets.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510...a-7f81b96.html
I don't know much about modern electric trains but surely the train must have had dead-man controls.
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Old 11th May 2010, 10:10
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I belive the system in Taiwan is similar to some high speed lines in Japan and that the trains can be controlled remotely....that aside I still don't think I would like to be on a Bullet train without a driver, I'm bad enough on the DLR!
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