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DART Safety Responsibility

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  • 18-04-2013 2:37am
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    dub45
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    Apologies if this has been asked before but is there any outside body who monitors the Dart in respect of safety etc.

    I am obviously thinking of the overcrowding at peak times in asking the question.


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    foggy_lad
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    dub45 wrote: »
    Apologies if this has been asked before but is there any outside body who monitors the Dart in respect of safety etc.

    I am obviously thinking of the overcrowding at peak times in asking the question.

    Considering the dart is designed for mass transit and carriages have many grab rails and seat backs have handles for standees to hold onto I would not worry too much about overcrowding until you can lift your feet up off the ground in the crowd and not fall:D


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    Cookie_Monster
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    NTA or RSC?

    http://transportforireland.ie/
    http://www.rsc.ie/

    and every individual user too


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    flyingsnail
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    Anything to do with safety would be covered by the RSC. With regards to overcrowding they even cover it in their FAQ
    http://www.rsc.ie/faqs/
    What is overcrowding?

    There are no national or international safety standards regarding the number of passengers that are allowed to travel on a train. Frequently passengers judge overcrowding in terms of comfort, particularly in crush loading situations on suburban trains, though it would be unusual for such conditions to be unsafe. Typically, risk arising from overcrowding does not relate directly to passenger numbers but to secondary impacts such as impairment of effective emergency evacuation.

    If you are in a situation where you believe the train you are travelling on to be overcrowded, we suggest that, where possible, a photograph is taken of the level of crowding on the train. This will assist the RSC in investigating the matter.

    If you feel a train is overcrowded when it arrives at the platform, you should not board.


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    gobnaitolunacy
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbPdF5dIgQ

    Looks safe enough to me.


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    corktina
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    scary...but no chance of whiplash in a crash


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    foggy_lad
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    corktina wrote: »
    scary...but no chance of whiplash in a crash

    Also no chance of escape in case of fire or derailment etc as those nearest the emergency facilities would not be able to open exits or grab the break glass hammers to smash the windows.


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    lucernarian
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    It seems like crush loads are not regarded as a safety issue either internationally or here. This is not a concept unique to Ireland.

    Also, escape routes don't vary in the case of overcrowding. In the unlikely situation that the train would come to a sudden stop in an emergency while no escape routes have been opened, the placing of the hammer seems rather close to the windows and doors and are prominently placed.


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