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The Metrolink rail accident in 2008, which resulted in serious injuries and 25 deaths, led U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to consider having the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) propose rules and regulations on railroad employees using Personal Electronic Devices (PEDS), while on duty.
There is already a temporary restriction for cell phone use in place. The talk now is to have a permanent restriction in place. Check out my article about the original emergency order restricing cell phone use for railroad workers here.
This is but another issue in the on-going debate of whether or not using PEDs while driving cars, large commercial trucks, and other vehicles should be subject to fines or other forms of punishment.
PEDs can include devices other than cell phones. They can also include portable music players (commonly referred to as "iPods"), personal digital assistants (PDAs-small handheld devices that help a person keep track of appointments or other similar information), and other electronic instruments.
The new restrictions make sense considering rail workers and locomotive engineers have the safety and security of potentially hundreds of lives (i.e. passengers and co-workers) while they are on the job. It should go without saying that operating a train requires 100 percent attentiveness. Any less and a massive train wreck could be the result.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Viriginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling cases for victims of mass transit accidents such as airplane, train and bus crashes. In fact, our law firm published a free consumer safety guide on what to do if you are hurt in a plane wreck.
We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, Virginia but we're ready to come to you anywhere in VA including Suffolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Norfolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008, and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive.
Shapiro and Lewis have also been selected for inclusion in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, ours was the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA mass transit injury law firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
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