Re:Uber Self-Driving Car That Struck Pedestrian Wasn’t Set t...
by Symbiote on Friday May 25, 2018 @03:56AM
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> 'train spikes breaks if someone takes a step toward the edge' (Which they don't, even though it would potentially save lives).
A train's deceleration under maximum braking is far, far lower than a car. [1] suggests 1.2m/s² (paragraph 8).
[2] says the deceleration of a low-speed train crashing into the buffers at the end of the line in a station should not be more than 2.45m/s² (paragraph 35). That caused "minor injuries" to some passengers.
Trains do slow down earlier if the platform they are approaching is very crowded, but there's not really anything else they can do.
A train's deceleration under maximum braking is far, far lower than a car. [1] suggests 1.2m/s² (paragraph 8).
[2] says the deceleration of a low-speed train crashing into the buffers at the end of the line in a station should not be more than 2.45m/s² (paragraph 35). That caused "minor injuries" to some passengers.
Trains do slow down earlier if the platform they are approaching is very crowded, but there's not really anything else they can do.
[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c906640f0b...
[2] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c906640f0b...