Thursday, October 19, 2006
Transit
The other morning on CBC Newsworld, I heard a report about two subway trains crashing in Italy (Rome if I recall). It happened during rush hour, and being the time that I happened, it must have been during the afternoon rush (Italy is about 6 hours ahead of us). The accident is probably attributed to either human error or a fault in the computer system.
Also, the other morning on my way to school, a cop car had pulled someone over in a turn lane. A boy on the bus got excited when he saw the flashing lights from a distance, thinking their was a car crash. When the bus pulled up to the intersection (Wonderland and Sarnia), it turns out there was no car crash and probably somebody speeding. The interesting part of the situation was simply the boy getting excited. People seem to be conditioned to be intrigued by police and other emergency personnel. They want to see how bad an accident can get, or maybe see their "heroes" in action saving peoples lives, especially after the 9/11 attacks.
Also, the other morning on my way to school, a cop car had pulled someone over in a turn lane. A boy on the bus got excited when he saw the flashing lights from a distance, thinking their was a car crash. When the bus pulled up to the intersection (Wonderland and Sarnia), it turns out there was no car crash and probably somebody speeding. The interesting part of the situation was simply the boy getting excited. People seem to be conditioned to be intrigued by police and other emergency personnel. They want to see how bad an accident can get, or maybe see their "heroes" in action saving peoples lives, especially after the 9/11 attacks.
# posted by Haurez @ 10:40 PM 
