http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-41066172
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Adam Mint-
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Adam Mint-
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Allways feel wary around them third rail systems, London underground I go nowhere near the edge of the platform until the train is there...
Recall being in Dover some years back, was putting off time while waiting on channel crossing, took a walk through the town, was amazed there was a third rail track right through the town, walking along the pavement roads on one side on the other over a flimbsy fence is a strip of metal carrying up to 1500 volts,,, yip there were plenty of signs telling you of the danger, but none as described in this Wiki article...
"There is also a risk of pedestrians walking onto the tracks at level crossings. In the US, a 1992 Supreme Court of Illinoisdecision affirmed a $1.5 million verdict against the Chicago Transit Authority for failing to stop an intoxicated person from walking onto the tracks at a level crossing and attempting to urinate on the third rail.[2] The Paris Metro has graphic warning signs pointing out the danger of electrocution from urinating on third rails, precautions which Chicago did not have."
Recall being in Dover some years back, was putting off time while waiting on channel crossing, took a walk through the town, was amazed there was a third rail track right through the town, walking along the pavement roads on one side on the other over a flimbsy fence is a strip of metal carrying up to 1500 volts,,, yip there were plenty of signs telling you of the danger, but none as described in this Wiki article...
"There is also a risk of pedestrians walking onto the tracks at level crossings. In the US, a 1992 Supreme Court of Illinoisdecision affirmed a $1.5 million verdict against the Chicago Transit Authority for failing to stop an intoxicated person from walking onto the tracks at a level crossing and attempting to urinate on the third rail.[2] The Paris Metro has graphic warning signs pointing out the danger of electrocution from urinating on third rails, precautions which Chicago did not have."