No Alcohol in Trains Anymore?
The small German railroad company Metronom will introduce an alcohol prohibition in their trains from November 15 on. People will then not be allowed to drink alcohol in the trains anymore.
The labour union of the police supports this idea and demands a prohibition of alcohol at train stations. They mainly think about a prohibition when there are big events like soccer games and festivals.
The biggest railroad company providing trains for all over Germany Deutsche Bahn claims that this idea would lead to some problems. For example, some drunken people could switch to their car and therefore endanger other people. Labour unions of railroad companies have forced a bigger security staff instead.
According to a survey of a German news paper, by now 53.2% are for a prohibition and 44.9% against it (1.9% undecided, 7936 participations by now).
Monday, October 19, 2009
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