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Re:Spain train crash: What we know after two trains crashed ... by kube-system on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:03PM (#50295940)
I fail to see how following normal safety protocol of proceeding at 40km/h would have been indefensible or unreasonable? They are the rules of operation for this scenario and exist for the exact reason we are reading this story. I can’t think of anything more defensible than “I am not going to break safety rules”

Never would a pilot be reprimanded for refusing an ATC order to move their plane in a way that violates established protocols

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Re:Spain train crash: What we know after two trains crashed ... by 1718627440 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:59PM (#50296758)
I don't know, because there is no actual proper safety report yet. That certainly sounds reasonable, but obviously the dispatchers though otherwise. Likely because they did not actually understood that there was a problem, but that it's just that annoying bug again.
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