Seems about 1am the central computer lost contact with the traffic system in
\nthe tunnel. A technician was aroused, but he pointed out that the city had
\nnot signed a support agreement in order so save money, so he was not on call
\nat nights.<\/p>\n
An accident occurred in the tunnel with a car flipping over. The sensors
\nreported the problem, but because the central computer could not communicate
\nwith the system in the tunnel, it could not be closed. The car caught fire,
\nand the smoke alarmed more sensors that were programmed to automatically
\nclose the tunnel (with the accident victim inside).<\/p>\n
Since one of the gates was not closing (it had been demolished but not
\nrepaired), the out-of-control system went into fail-safe mode and turned all
\nof the traffic lights red.<\/p>\n
Even in the middle of the night, Berlin never sleeps (and especially so
\nduring a World Cup in Soccer), so the traffic piled up with no one being
\nable to go anywhere near the tunnel. Police were called to direct traffic
\nand get the accident car and victim out (who was unhurt, if ruffled) by
\nabout 5.30 am, shortly before rush hour begins (7.30 is a normal working day
\nstart in the eastern parts of Berlin).<\/p>\n
The computer refused to budge from the fail-safe mode. They called the
\ntechnician again (who was now awake, anyway). He agreed to come in, but
\ncould not get the system to restart, either, until he cut through the
\ncabling to get a cold-start on the traffic lights on the major streets. It
\ntook another few hours to get everything working again.<\/p>\n
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