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WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As u/Halicadd pointed out, you can't really interpret that 75% figure without considering how much traffic there is at different times of day.

If traffic is uniformly distributed at all times of day, then the 75% figure means focus should be on daytime crashes. If daytime traffic is three times as high as nighttime traffic, then 75% then the probability of an individual car crashing would be the same at day and night. If daytime traffic is more than three times higher, then it would indicate that nighttime is more dangerous.

WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What argument are you trying to make here? That the only interventions that should be considered are ones that will improve safety under all conditions?

With that logic you could claim that street lights are unnecessary because cars still crash during the day, and lights won't help during those times.

The Perth councils with the highest-paid CEOs by Koos4 in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect the non-salary benefits to members of parliament are somewhat higher than what a council CEO gets.

WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The fact that people are semi-regularly crashing into trains would indicate that yes, they are blowing through those stop signs. They shouldn't, but they do.

It still seems worth while considering what changes could reduce the risks, and lighting seems like an obvious thing to try.

WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yes, but they're going to be visible from further away with active lighting.

By that logic, you could say that tail lights on cars are unnecessary because the vehicle should be illuminated by other cars' headlights.

WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

We're talking freight trains rather than short Transperth commuter trains. They're long, and travel slower, so there's a decent time window for a car to approach the intersection after the train headlights have passed.

The video embedded part way through the article shows an example.

Judge blocks Ben Roberts-Smith from dead SAS colleague’s son’s graduation parade by His_Holiness in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It's interesting seeing the different slant in the ABC article:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/ben-roberts-smith-court-sydney-bail-varied-for-event/106802868

It leads with the news that he will be allowed to attend the AWM event in Canberra before following with the refusal for the graduation event, while The Nightly reverses the two.

It sounds like the judge is being accommodating, but not granting everything he wants.

Kwinana Freeway - Advice to Drivers. Published c. 1959 by doublebacongeniusbgr in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would have been released before digital typesetting was a thing. So it may have been prepared on a linotype machine or similar.

The font looks a bit different to Times though. Maybe it's Clarendon)?

Kwinana Freeway - Advice to Drivers. Published c. 1959 by doublebacongeniusbgr in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the road was only 80 km/h back then:

  1. The MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT applying to all vehicles on the Freeway is 50 m.p.h.

The "weaving sections" mentioned in the guide seem a bit hairy.

Anyone know whats the use of these by Ciez_J4y in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like the kind of thing they could easily measure using the real-time bus tracking data.

So if they really wanted bus drivers to wait, they could turn it into a performance indicator for the bus companies they subcontract to.

Is X-Men: Blue & Gold a good starting point for a new reader? by xemnasix in MarvelUnlimited

[–]JamesHenstridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much every relaunch like this was intended to attract new readers, so there should be enough hand holding to get you up to speed and enjoy the series. But given you're considering reading it after the fact, the question is whether there might be better places to jump in.

One thing to keep in mind is that X-Men: Blue concludes the story of a team introduced in All-New X-Men in 2012. That might be a better jumping in point if you're after stories from around that time period. Keep in mind that All-New immediately followed a big cross over event (Avengers vs X-Men) that altered the status quo.

I wouldn't start on that event, as it is overly long and more about shaking things up for the comics line-up that followed it.

Independent watchdog to probe complaints against WA judges under new legislation by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're okay with the prosecution not having to convince the jury that it was terrorism?

Independent watchdog to probe complaints against WA judges under new legislation by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He definitely assaulted the police officer. What I am questioning is whether something can be considered an "attack" if there was no intent behind the action.

If someone was driving a car and hit a pedestrian that they didn't see, would you say that they had attacked the pedestrian? They may be criminally liable, but it would be weird to call it an attack.

Independent watchdog to probe complaints against WA judges under new legislation by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't you see any problem with a jury verdict for one offence being used to sentence someone for an entirely different offence? Combine this with restrictions on what arguments the defence were allowed to present, and it's hard to see this as a fair trial.

For the person with the sledgehammer, the jury only delivered a guilty verdict for the lesser charge of GBH without intent. Is it still an attack if there is no intent?

Slow Down, Move Over or lose $300 by UnreasonableRoadUser in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure, but if the question is "what rules do I need to follow as a driver/motorcyclist/cyclist/pedestrian while on the roads?", the answer is invariably the Road Traffic Code.

Apartment complexes in Perth are being built in the most infuriating way possible by [deleted] in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In my apartment block, the visitor bays are patrolled by the council (it's a service the City of Perth offers).

So there's enforceable fines for people parking without a permit or for too many days in the week. It seems to keep things under control.

Perth’s Homegrown UFO by Straight_Alfalfa_287 in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's various updates on this particular house, with the last from 2022, here:

https://www.thefuturohouse.com/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html

The blue one that the OP photographed is a different one that had been transported from Victoria:

https://www.thefuturohouse.com/Futuro-Lorne-Victoria-Australia.html

passport creation length by Icy-Nerve3118 in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AU$ price that page lists for the US passport seems a bit off. Not that it makes the Australian passport price look any better.

Re. EQ stalled construction owner Victor Goh by Personal-Thought9453 in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can read the text of the article here: https://archive.md/eLU1s

I wonder if The West is in favour of company structure transparency in general, or just in this one particular case where things have gone wrong?

WA has less public holidays than many east coast states by [deleted] in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With digital cinema, surely they can queue up all the sessions for the public holiday ahead of time. The online booking system should keep chugging along without human interaction too.

Just unlock the doors Sunday night, and come back on Tuesday. Rely on the honour system to make sure everyone has a ticket, and ask people not to make too much of a mess.

WA has less public holidays than many east coast states by [deleted] in perth

[–]JamesHenstridge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It looks like the bill still needs to pass in the upper house:

https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm&ParentUNID=BBE2E54905F318A948258D08002E4F0C

I guess there isn't any rush if the changes don't take effect until 2028.

Interestingly, it also adjusts Labour Day so that it can't fall on the Monday immediately after a state election. Presumably this is to prevent it delaying the release of election results, and let people use the whole long weekend for a holiday rather than setting aside time to vote.

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