I don't know whether they have changed the pads themselves - I do know they
have moved the air intake vents for the passenger ventilation, which used to
be right over the brake pads :-(
Robert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martin Goldman
> I used to be impressed by the smell that came in through the ventilation
of hst
> trains when they braked, which was particles from their brake pads burning
off. Do
> they still use asbestos?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Treharne Jones [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> I was disturbed at my desk this morning by the noise of workmen digging up
> the path that runs down the side of our house. They were replacing two
lamp
> standards (a) because the old ones needed ladder access to maintain and
> 'ladders cause accidents' and (b) because the seal on the access panel
> contained asbestos.
>
> Does anyone know how much asbestos you have to inhale over what period of
> time to raise your risk of developing mesothelioma by X%? No, neither do
I.
>
> I was explaining all this to my 17 year old daughter, who asked me why
there
> was such public paranoia regarding the potential risks of asbestos
> inhalation, when people seemed quite content to stand next to others who
> were smoking cigarettes. I have to admit I had no answer on this one
either.
>
> Discuss.
>
> Robert
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