Fine I'll take that statistic as factual for the purposes of this argument, but my point still stands that it's entirely possible the fault was ignored but wouldn't have been if someone was around to actually look at the thing and pull the emergency cord or what have you.
The engineer can ignore a conductor easier than he can a defect detector, those devices's data is sent to dispatching centers and will be part of any investigation and/or lawsuit.
Fine I'll take that statistic as factual for the purposes of this argument, but my point still stands that it's entirely possible the fault was ignored but wouldn't have been if someone was around to actually look at the thing and pull the emergency cord or what have you.
The engineer can ignore a conductor easier than he can a defect detector, those devices's data is sent to dispatching centers and will be part of any investigation and/or lawsuit.
As would a conductor's disposition.
Dead guys can't say much.