Author Archives: John Culvenor

The UK Office of Road and Rail released its annual safety report last month. Signals passed at danger was 247.  The number of signals passed at danger has remained thereabouts 250-300 for the last nine years. The relative risk is … Continue reading →

Verdict summary – Shane Brown v Pencon Australia Pty Ltd – S CI 2015 05568 I was involved in a case recently about a ride-on stand-up reach fork truck or more often called in Australia a forklift.  This type of … Continue reading →

This morning a plane crashed into a shopping centre built near the end of an airport runway at Essendon Fields, Melbourne, Australia. This crash area was relatively recently simply a flat area of grass near the end of the runway. … Continue reading →

Ardent now say they will demolish the ride in this release to the Australian Stock Exchange. dreamworld-asx-statement-9-november-2016 I see that there may be good reasons for this decision.  Perhaps those close to the victims prefer that it be demolished.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

“Speculation is not helpful”.  Regarding accidents, YES, or NO? On the NO side.  The Safety Institute says no. “Safety Institute of Australia calls for calm in relation to Dreamworld tragedy“.  Kevin Jones argues a similar theme. I say YES. I … Continue reading →

“well you’re ?%$* out of luck”*.  This is a quote from Bernard Keane of Crikey as per the image below.  It’s not a particularly clearly articulated statement.  There could be some debate about what it means.  My reading is that … Continue reading →

Here is another example of a trap set by road neglect.  A cross road that looks like a straight road.  A driver falls into this trap and four people die.  The parties responsible for this arrangement?  The government. These cross … Continue reading →