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Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018) by fierarul on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:15AM (#22042308)
Romania, December 2019: two trains collide almost 50 injured.

And what is more monitored and tracked than airplanes? December 2019: "Wizz Air A320 within seconds of head on collision with an Air Europa Express flight over Spain"

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Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018) by RealityVoid on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:50AM (#22042464)
Airplanes are not tracked( as in, they run on tracks) so they have more options as to where they might be. With trains it's far far simpler to position. Being on a collision course should be obvious.

Funny, I'm form Romania too, and CFR is a shining example of mismanagement. I really doubt we can extrapolate a general rule from what is happening with CFR. Precautions and some automated safety systems could surely avoid this.

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Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018) by gowld on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:51AM (#22045905)
Trains are tracked, which means they can't get off a collision course. A plane can turn in 2 directions in each of 2 dimensions.
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