We’ve all seen pics of ridiculously overcrowded passenger cars and chaotic railway stations. They leave me with the impression that safety isn’t a huge concern among Indian railway operators, regulators, or even passengers.
Granted, those photos are probably extremes that don’t represent the norm, but the impression remains (unfair though it may be).
Yeah, I mean the article seems to suggest that while overriding the automated signalling is prohibited it happens regularly. It sounds to me like a culture change is needed, hopefully this crash is enough to spur that into existence although it won’t be easy or quick.
While you aren’t completely wrong but the photos of overcrowded railways that pop up regularly on reddit’s front page definitely don’t represent the whole system and are mostly from the past. Those trains run mostly in cities and are slow.
The amount of accidents caused by intentional violation of safety protocols is crazy to me. Why are people so desperate to get killed or kill others at work?
