"Pete C."

> The real question is why they don't have decent collision avoidance>
> sensors up front. Granted on curving sections you won't get enough range>
> to help much, but straight shots coming into stations they should be
> able to detect a stopped train / obstacle far enough ahead to auto apply>
> brakes in time to if not completely avoid impact, do so at a greatly>
> reduced speed.

There is supposed to be computer controls that sense if any train on the
system is getting too near to another. They have actually said at times
that the drivers aren't necessary. The driver didn't help this time, and
she was probably the first to die. I have not yet heard from my kid yet.
Even though this wouldn't be her norm, she is on holiday this week and I
would have liked a call!