2/10/2004: Overloaded Kenyan train

Undertoad · 02-10-2004, 12:41 PM

Overloaded public transportation is an IotD regular thing, and here we have a train near Nairobi, Kenya.

It turns out that this overloading is due to a government regulation of private minibuses. Apparently many Kenyans get around via minibuses, and they are very unsafe; and the government has demanded safety considerations such as the wearing of seatbelts, and took 100 minibuses off the streets in one day.

Thus, they take the train. Which, you imagine, is MUCH less safe.

This kind of unsafe safety regulation happens all the time, and not just in the third world. Suppose a ladder is a little unsafe. We over-regulate, or over SUE the LADDER maker; the ladder maker raises the price to overcome the regulation/lawsuits; and so the price increases, so many people don't buy the ladder. And thus they still use their older ladder, which is less safe, or they climb up on chairs and such, which isn't safe at all.

MachineyBear · 02-10-2004, 12:52 PM

Overloaded? Bah, I can still see some train.

glatt · 02-10-2004, 01:11 PM

I rode on a train before.

e unibus plurum · 02-10-2004, 01:25 PM

All a'bo....

oh, n/m

lumberjim · 02-10-2004, 03:18 PM

heh....i've mentioned our Kenyan salesman before. He just walked by and said " is that Kenya?" .....he knew all about this...the minibusses are nissans, and they have no seatbelts.....the new law mandates them, so until they're retrofit, poeple MUST ride these trains to get to "waaahk" (work)

xoxoxoBruce · 02-10-2004, 03:55 PM

Let's see, Kenya = hot = sweaty. Can you imagine what it's like INSIDE that train?

Rokko · 02-10-2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Let's see, Kenya = hot = sweaty. Can you imagine what it's like INSIDE that train?

well duh, thats why theyre riding on top. :p

dar512 · 02-10-2004, 04:39 PM

Some are. There are also some in the train. See the first picture.

Leah · 02-10-2004, 07:02 PM

I'm not getting on that train, phew. I'll just wait patiently for the next one to come along.

Rokko · 02-10-2004, 07:30 PM

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Originally posted by dar512
Some are. There are also some in the train. See the first picture.

oh shush.

Olikat · 02-11-2004, 12:50 AM

I wonder how fast those things go ::choo CHoo::

Whit · 02-11-2004, 12:54 AM

      Wow, I feel like my personal space has been invaded just looking at that...

chrisinhouston · 02-12-2004, 08:51 AM

Sort of like the low volume toilets that are mandated in new construction in most states. They use a lot less water but you have to flush them 2-3 times to clear the bowl, thus using the same or more water then before.

glatt · 02-12-2004, 09:24 AM

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Originally posted by chrisinhouston
Sort of like the low volume toilets that are mandated in new construction in most states. They use a lot less water but you have to flush them 2-3 times to clear the bowl, thus using the same or more water then before.

Try using less toilet paper. And eating more fiber.

lumberjim · 02-12-2004, 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by chrisinhouston
Sort of like the low volume toilets that are mandated in new construction in most states. They use a lot less water but you have to flush them 2-3 times to clear the bowl, thus using the same or more water then before.

BUT......you have less poop molecules to deal with.

02-10-2004, 12:41 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/10/2004: Overloaded Kenyan train Overloaded public transportation is an IotD regular thing, and here we have a train near Nairobi, Kenya. It turns out that this overloading is due to a government regulation of private minibuses. Apparently many Kenyans get around via minibuses, and they are very unsafe; and the government has demanded safety considerations such as the wearing of seatbelts, and took 100 minibuses off the streets in one day. Thus, they take the train. Which, you imagine, is MUCH less safe. This kind of unsafe safety regulation happens all the time, and not just in the third world. Suppose a ladder is a little unsafe. We over-regulate, or over SUE the LADDER maker; the ladder maker raises the price to overcome the regulation/lawsuits; and so the price increases, so many people don't buy the ladder. And thus they still use their older ladder, which is less safe, or they climb up on chairs and such, which isn't safe at all.

02-10-2004, 01:25 PM	#4
e unibus plurum garbage in, refuse out Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 98	All a'bo.... oh, n/m __________________ //VTR.FT10F001 DD DATA

02-10-2004, 03:18 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	heh....i've mentioned our Kenyan salesman before. He just walked by and said " is that Kenya?" .....he knew all about this...the minibusses are nissans, and they have no seatbelts.....the new law mandates them, so until they're retrofit, poeple MUST ride these trains to get to "waaahk" (work) __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-10-2004, 03:55 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Let's see, Kenya = hot = sweaty. Can you imagine what it's like INSIDE that train? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-11-2004, 12:54 AM	#12
Whit Umm ... yeah. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 949	Wow, I feel like my personal space has been invaded just looking at that... __________________ A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.

02-10-2004, 12:52 PM	#2
MachineyBear Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 29	Overloaded? Bah, I can still see some train.

02-10-2004, 01:11 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I rode on a train before.

02-10-2004, 04:39 PM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Some are. There are also some in the train. See the first picture.

02-10-2004, 07:02 PM	#9
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	I'm not getting on that train, phew. I'll just wait patiently for the next one to come along.

02-11-2004, 12:50 AM	#11
Olikat Fellow-Commoner Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 10	I wonder how fast those things go ::choo CHoo::

02-12-2004, 08:51 AM	#13
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	And thus they still use their older ladder, which is less safe, ... Sort of like the low volume toilets that are mandated in new construction in most states. They use a lot less water but you have to flush them 2-3 times to clear the bowl, thus using the same or more water then before.

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