Are DC Metro and Disney Monorail Crashes Increasing Train Phobias?
Are DC Metro and Disney Monorail Crashes Increasing Train Phobias? Thursday July 16, 2009 Train phobia, or siderodromophobia, is generally assumed to refer to traditional railroads. In the United States today, it is easy enough for those who fear trains to simply avoid them–at least, the traditional kind. However, two recent transportation accidents have brought to light the fact that, at their heart, some of our most common forms of transportation are basically trains. On June 22, a major rush-hour collision on the Washington, DC Metro killed nine people and injured 50. Then, over 4th of July weekend, a Walt Disney World monorail crash killed the 21-year-old driver of one of the monorails. Although official investigations are still ongoing, reports show that the Metro crash was caused by a mechanical error, while the monorail accident was due to human error. However, many are speculating that a larger cultu
Are DC Metro and Disney Monorail Crashes Increasing Train Phobias? Thursday July 16, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Train phobia, or siderodromophobia, is generally assumed to refer to traditional railroads. In the United States today, it is easy enough for those who fear trains to simply avoid them–at least, the traditional kind. However, two recent transportation accidents have brought to light the fact that, at their heart, some of our most common forms of transportation are basically trains. On June 22, a major rush-hour collision on the Washington, DC Metro killed nine people and injured 50. Then, over 4th of July weekend, a Walt Disney World monorail crash killed the 21-year-old driver of one of the monorails. Although official investigations are still ongoing, reports show that the Metro crash was caused by a mechanical error, while the monorail accident was due to huma
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} Train phobia, or siderodromophobia, is generally assumed to refer to traditional railroads. In the United States today, it is easy enough for those who fear trains to simply avoid them–at least, the traditional kind. However, two recent transportation accidents have brought to light the fact that, at their heart, some of our most common forms of transportation are basically trains. On June 22, a major rush-hour collision on the Washington, DC Metro killed nine people and injured 50. Then, over 4th of July weekend, a Walt Disney World monorail crash killed the 21-year-old driver of one of the monorails. Although official investigations are still ongoing, reports show that the Metro crash was caused by a mechanical error, while the monorail accident was due to human e
