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Post by uzairjubilee on Nov 12, 2011 20:34:21 GMT
Not sure if this is the right place, but between King's Cross and Farringdon, there are several signs next to the Inner Circle track that warn of syringes in the area.
What's that about!?
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Post by rsdworker on Nov 12, 2011 21:45:51 GMT
its warns if there drugs or injections so staff can remove safety
please correct me
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 12, 2011 22:08:44 GMT
I suspect these are to warn people on or about the line that there are discarded syringes often found in the area, and as such to take care.
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Post by uzairjubilee on Nov 12, 2011 22:20:32 GMT
But why in that area? I've never seen these signs elsewhere.
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Post by ducatisti on Nov 12, 2011 22:28:02 GMT
I'd guess it's becuase it's an easily accessible part of the network in which there is a quite an extensive drug problem
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 13, 2011 14:12:28 GMT
Probably because there's places around there which are convenient for people to administer their concoctions.
Whilst some drug users are responsible when disposing of their paraphernalia, there are some users who have no consideration for others and who will happily just throw their used needles over the wall onto the railway, in a similar manner to those who dispose of them in post-boxes and the like.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2011 20:14:36 GMT
Also, LU track is inspected by track walking patrolmen every couple of days so it would warn them too.
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Nov 13, 2011 20:52:22 GMT
If the line were rubber-tyred, it would be more scarier...
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Post by superteacher on Nov 14, 2011 20:11:14 GMT
If the line were rubber-tyred, it would be more scarier... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think rubber tyred trains have pneumatic tyres, just solid rubber, hence a syringe wouldn't really hurt them! |
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Nov 14, 2011 21:00:09 GMT
If the line were rubber-tyred, it would be more scarier... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think rubber tyred trains have pneumatic tyres, just solid rubber, hence a syringe wouldn't really hurt them! Less disturbing. If they were pneumatic it would be really scary. Syringes don't cause massive derailments, I suppose... Is this the downside of having extensive parts of a railway in an easily accessible cutting? |
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Post by redsetter on Nov 14, 2011 22:29:52 GMT
i have seen these on the floor before in a carriage on the floor,its better a sign warning as its a reminder instead of the risk of being pricked by one of those things.
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Post by Phil on Nov 14, 2011 22:52:27 GMT
When I was working "on-or-near-the-line", one area in Bristol had a syringe problem so the guys clearing undergrowth had to wear syringe-and-needle-proof gloves. Yes, they DO make them - and 7 years ago they cost just the £147 per pair. The gang needed two pairs..........
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Post by norbitonflyer on Nov 14, 2011 23:18:48 GMT
If the line were rubber-tyred, it would be more scarier... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think rubber tyred trains have pneumatic tyres, just solid rubber, hence a syringe wouldn't really hurt them! The paris metro ones are known as "pneu" stock, which is a clue! |
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Post by phillw48 on Nov 15, 2011 9:04:22 GMT
A syringe is very unlikely to puncture a tyre. It simply would not be strong enough or heavy enough to do so.
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Post by abe on Nov 15, 2011 9:12:39 GMT
A syringe is very unlikely to puncture a tyre. It simply would not be strong enough or heavy enough to do so. Agreed. Also, a syringe is most likely to fall flat (especially on the flat surfaces used by rubber-tyred stock), and so would merely be crushed by the tyres. And even if a puncture occurs it isn't a problem; there are sufficient other tyres to take the load, and a normal steel wheel behind the tyre that can drop onto the regular rail. Punctures and flat tyres occur very occasionally on the Paris Metro, and yet there aren't derailments or accidents. It's ridiculous to think that they would - no one would deploy a system like they do if it couldn't handle a component failure. |
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Post by Ben on Nov 15, 2011 9:38:56 GMT
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Post by SE13 on Nov 15, 2011 13:09:11 GMT
When I was working "on-or-near-the-line", one area in Bristol had a syringe problem so the guys clearing undergrowth had to wear syringe-and-needle-proof gloves. Yes, they DO make them - and 7 years ago they cost just the £147 per pair. The gang needed two pairs.......... At our bus depot and the bus station there are pairs of those gloves. Anything needle-like found on a bus forces a VOR, then those qualified to do so will put on the gloves take the sharps box, then go through front to back checking everywhere. |
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Post by Dom K on Nov 15, 2011 14:14:20 GMT
I work for Sainsburys and we have a "sharps kit" for syringes, similarly we have a kit for body fluids.... basically something to soak it up to make a solid  Never thought id post that on a LU forum |
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Post by SE13 on Nov 15, 2011 20:20:53 GMT
We also carry "spit kits" - Does beg the question though, are you going to sit and dig through your bag to find it, or just wipe it off... Never been in that position myself, nor know anyone that has, but it's one thing I consider as the most disgusting thing you can be on the other end of, and anyone that knows me from my days of football......  |
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Post by Dom K on Nov 15, 2011 20:26:29 GMT
it's one thing I consider as the most disgusting thing you can be on the other end of, and anyone that knows me from my days of football...... Haha, I suppose that happens.. I'd 8 2 be spat at, and agree it's disgusting. Football fans can be quite vulgar (very minor amount, as I am one!) I wouldnt want to take my wife 2 1, even if it was 4 3 Hehe |
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Post by SE13 on Nov 16, 2011 8:19:21 GMT
That one flew straight over my head somewhere near Ch3l5ea - Ar53nal fans rise above the bait.
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