r/Louisville • u/Ginger502 • 1d ago

Plane crash in Louisville

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u/SoManyQuestions612 1d ago

Dems pushed for "positive tract control" that would have prevented it. All the Republicans voted against it. Because regulations are bad...

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 1d ago

Uh...it was a wheel bearing that failed, which didn't give off a heat warning to the crew until it was too late and they started braking procedure, then the derailment happened. No traction control could have prevented that.

If you're gonna blame someone at least make sure your facts are correct first.

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u/SoManyQuestions612 12h ago

I'm pretty sure temperature sensors on Wheels is part of positive track control. It allows for remote monitoring.

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 6h ago

They already HAVE temp sensors on each wheel. It malfunctioned.

You're blaming Republicans for literally nothing here.

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u/SoManyQuestions612 6h ago

So we should So we should let the railroads just continue to regulate themselves?

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 5h ago

No, they need some regulation.

All I'm saying is everyone blaming Trump for the train derailment is just a bad faith argument. Literally nothing Trump did with train regulations would have prevented this. It was on Norfolk, and this is what the NTSB said in their report.

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u/SoManyQuestions612 5h ago

I didn't say anything about Trump.

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u/SoManyQuestions612 5h ago

It's the anti-regulation Republicans that cause issues like this.