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A motorcycle rider and her passenger really want to start the last part of their long journey with the Vereina car transporter of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). Then everything turns out different: the two are almost blown away by the wind in the dark tunnel. “If parachuting or riding the subway is too boring, we recommend a ride on the Rhaetian Railway wagon train,” the conductor writes on Facebook.
Typically it comes with mopeds in the car loader to a closed compartment in which two-wheelers are secured and drivers can sit. The cargo manager led the two moped drivers to an open compartment because “the door is jammed.” The result: “Free specialist training at 100 km / h”, the driver jokes.
“Absolutely permitted procedure”
Jokes aside: the passengers are scared to death and rate the action as “gross negligence” and “really dangerous.” “Thank God nothing happened!” Said the driver.
Upon arrival, an employee admitted the mistake. “This procedure in the covered and laterally protected wagon is absolutely permissible and we practice it very often,” said RhB spokeswoman Yvonne Dünser in connection with “Südostschweiz” but the danger.
However, two mistakes occurred, Dünser said. “Two-wheelers are actually transported between two cars, and not directly in the front of the car. And passengers have not been adequately informed that this form of transport is absolutely safe and that we do it regularly ”. The RhB loads 2,500 vehicles of this type each year.
Drivers must remain seated on the moped.
So why was the journey so turbulent? Hours later, the two motorcycle drivers are still “full of adrenaline.” Dünser explains: The next vehicle was relatively far away, which caused too much wind. “Also, we actually always instruct passengers to sit on the motorcycle or moped and stand with both feet on the ground. But at least with one leg. “
The victims received an email apology, says Dünser. The incident was also discussed with employees. (szm)
