... and then the train driver ran out of legal working hours.
That is something I had a discussion about with my dad the other day. It's so very German that the laws in this regard are simply not made for anything out of the ordinary happening ever. Sure, it's all for the protection of the workers, but how would it kill the train driver in this example to exceed the legal working hours just this once (or "up to 3 times a year" or something)...
This goes so far that for a place my dad does consulting at, they actually require their personnel if they ever find themselves in a traffic jam for work and thus exceed their maximum working hours, they have to stop at the next possible hotel/whatever and check in there for at least 11 hours before being allowed to go any further. Theoretically even if their actual destination is like 30 minutes away... (they'll probably break the rules in that particular case, but still, pretty idiotic imo).
When operating heavy machninery and/or piloting a mass transport vehicle, it's not so much about the protetion of the workers as it is about the protection of the general public, so tired workers don't make mistakes that may kill people. I'd be with you in most cases, but in this case, the regulations make a lot of sense.That is something I had a discussion about with my dad the other day. It's so very German that the laws in this regard are simply not made for anything out of the ordinary happening ever. Sure, it's all for the protection of the workers, but how would it kill the train driver in this example to exceed the legal working hours just this once (or "up to 3 times a year" or something)...
When operating heavy machninery and/or piloting a mass transport vehicle, it's not so much about the protetion of the workers as it is about the protection of the general public, so tired workers don't make mistakes that may kill people. I'd be with you in most cases, but in this case, the regulations make a lot of sense.
That. We were to be re-routed via the old tracks along the Rhine, which means another 2+ hours of driving the train after leaving Frankfurt airport.When operating heavy machninery and/or piloting a mass transport vehicle, it's not so much about the protetion of the workers as it is about the protection of the general public, so tired workers don't make mistakes that may kill people. I'd be with you in most cases, but in this case, the regulations make a lot of sense.
Sort of. They had their work cut out with the complete closure of the high-speed line and the various storms yesterday. It was annoying, but understandable, that many of the drivers (as well as trains) were not where they were supposed to be. Annoying, too, that I got stuck right in the middle of it this time.Huh, somehow did not think of that at all. You're right of course...
Now then let's get mad at the Bahn for not managing to exchange the driver right on time and causing more of a delay
Just ask for the video if you want a visual that will haunt you for years.