@lumbjackwharfie and if they do, it’s the same demographic as the people who live in like lakeview or ravenswood and complain about how it’s a “warzone”
@lumbjackwharfie i grew up in rockford, and it was widely reported (and worn as a badge of honor by some) that rockford had the 9th highest violent crime rate in the country back in 2011/2012 i think it was
i don’t think anyone out there is gonna complain about the “export” of crime to rockford
@_falafey@ctaaction this came directly from CTA, it read like this on the tracking screens in the stations for about 10 minutes before it was corrected to say o’hare and jefferson park instead, which almost makes it funnier
@LilyKangaroo @KetuAlbrecht there aren’t any still in service at CTA. the oldest railcars still in use are refurbished cars first built in the late 70s. some older railcars are still used in work train consists, but those aren’t that much older. everything pre-electrification is in museums at this point
@Shredded_teat let the full window tint, bumperless hyundai elantras and nissan altimas tear that shit up for a day. they’d all be in one place, making the rest of the city a whole lot safer overall
like could they be sued for gross negligence? involuntary or vehicular manslaughter? would judges just dismiss the case?
anyone who knows the law, lemme know bc i’m curious. i don’t have a case, i’m just wondering if anyone’s explored this before
can a department of transportation be held liable or found guilty for pedestrian or cyclist injury or death as a result of dangerous street design?
like is there any legal basis to sue or bring charges against CDOT if you get hit by a car at a dangerous and hostile intersection?
@lumbjackwharfie @woke_qoibi @ctaaction so generally, most do run just one route, but they could always be pulled to do a run on another route they’re qualified for “as needed”
@lumbjackwharfie @woke_qoibi @ctaaction most rail cta jobs have you at a home terminal, and operator qualifications have them qual on multiple routes. i know they combine blue/pink as well as red/yellow/purple, and i believe green/orange are combined. not sure on brown tbh
@lumbjackwharfie @woke_qoibi @ctaaction runs are picked based on seniority, so most operators stay out of one terminal running one route, but an ohare-based operator could pick 106 monday, 304 tuesday and 209 wednesday if available and be at a different terminal each day
@lumbjackwharfie @woke_qoibi @ctaaction but an operator scheduled for extra or work as directed at howard could get pulled for a red, purple or yellow run, and if they really need someone to fill a run, they could pull a run from a different route out of howard (i.e. have a purple line scheduled operator do an 800 run)
Traffic engineering is the only branch of civil (or any) engineering where deadly design is the standard. Any other type of engineer would lose their license if their choices were clearly, directly contributory to the death or injury of a person. This is malpractice.