On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Chris Lonvick wrote:
> You may take a look at that here:
> http://www.employees.org/~lonvick/draft.txt
Minor, minor, minor point but at the start of the draft you say.
"As an example, a whistle
from a locomotive alerted people that the train was nearby. The
assumption was that people in the vicinity would be able to hear the
sound and that they would be able to realize its significance. No
responding acknowledgement was required or even desired."
This isn't true, at least not in the UK. I volunteer on a preserved
railway and when a engine driver blows his whistle he is expecting an
acknowledgement (which is get to a place of safety if necessary, turn to
face the loco and raise your right arm). If he doesn't get it, he'll
throw the brakes on (then come and, erm, "politely" tick you off).
So not maybe the best example in the world... :-)
Tatty bye,
Jim'll
