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    mariomike replied to the thread The WTF News Files.
    Right. If the parking brakes did not automatically engage, ( speaking as a CZ operator only, not a mechanic) it could indicate the...
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    mariomike replied to the thread Alberta Paramedics.
    Right. I suppose readers who want the law changed should write Queen's Park.
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    mariomike replied to the thread 2026 Wildfire Season.
    From riding with my Dad, there was a "Dead man" peddle by his right foot. That would throw the brakes into emergency. To be honest, I...
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    mariomike replied to the thread The WTF News Files.
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    mariomike reacted to medicineman's post in the thread Alberta Paramedics with Insightful Insightful.
    I get it's the law...it's a little odd though, but the provinces regulate EMS/regulated health professions. The fact that someone went...
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    mariomike replied to the thread Alberta Paramedics.
    That's the law in Ontario... Not to suggest, in this case , Ontario is any better, or worse , than Manitoba. Just different.
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    mariomike replied to the thread Alberta Paramedics.
    Right. Ontario has “Title Protection". The title “Paramedic" is reserved for - on-duty - members of municipal 9-1-1 paramedic...
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    I used to work alongside a statistician. Most of what he tried to explain to me might as well have been Swahili, but at least I...
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    mariomike replied to the thread The WTF News Files.
    I have not seen it on a bus in my 35 year career. Didn’t see any brake lights in vid before going on the sidewalk. I ride MiWay a...
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    mariomike replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.
    So am I. My uncle introduced me to Mrs. Babe Ruth at Yankee Statium.
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    mariomike reacted to Dana381's post in the thread The WTF News Files with Insightful Insightful.
    As a Heavy truck mechanic brake failure on an air brake system is HIGHLY unlikely. I have not seen it on a truck in my 20+ year career...
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    mariomike replied to the thread The WTF News Files.
    First bus I drove on the job was a 1961 GMC New Look aka "Fishbowl" . The GO train vs TTC collision near Danforth Road and Midland...
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    mariomike added the media item 1784145910635.jpeg to Radio Chatter.
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    mariomike replied to the thread The WTF News Files.
    As CZ operators , we had to complete a daily pre-trip inspection report before we left the yard. We had to carry it throughout the...
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    mariomike reacted to FJAG's post in the thread The WTF News Files with Insightful Insightful.
    That decision is more bewildering than the accident. What we have is: 1) evidence that the brakes were okay by the crown expert; and...
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