Twins in a pram rolled onto the track at Carlton.

Terrible.

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    4 months ago

    And that, ladies, gentlemen, and others, it why some nations have foucused on installing platform screen doors in their stations.

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      4 months ago

      As tragic as this is, accidents are always going to happen… and to suggest spending billions to try prevent an accident when the money could be spent elsewhere seems knee-jerk.

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        4 months ago

        Accidents are always going to happen, but people falling onto the tracks is a very routine, predictable, and common occurrence with a well proven and widely implemented solution.

        There are always going to be other things to spend money on, but the budget exists to serve the populace, which is why governments figure out what needs to be done, and then figure out how to make that happen.

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          4 months ago

          Maybe I’m insensitive but prams have been rolling into dangerous situations for ever. The wheel lock is there for a reason.

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        Some talk of the pram being caught by a gust of wind.

        No joke, with how windy it’s been the last couple of days, I could imagine a double size pram taking off and clearing trees.