Ninky-Nonk announces safety upgrades
Friday, August 19, 2011
Ninky-Nonk Inc have announced sweeping improvements to the safety of the Ninky-Nonk, with the implementation of several new safety measures. The measures will address the Night Garden Safety Authority (NGSA) Standard 0572 ('Injury Avoidance Measures for Night Garden Public Transportation Systems') which was developed, says an NGSA representative, in response to last month's Ponking injury (for our exclusive coverage of that story, please click here). The Ninky-Nonk changes will include the introduction of five-point safety harnesses in all carriages, hand-holds for passengers who are unable to bend in the middle to sit properly, vehicle and luggage racks, and door closing override switches.
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| 'Look, no hands!': Tombliboo Ee demonstrates safer seatbelts in the Tombliboo carriage |
Many residents have expressed relief at the news of the proposed safety improvements. One gardenite, who wished to remain anonymous stated that he had often 'feared for his life' when aboard the Ninky-Nonk because of its speed and propensity to run up trees, even at times turning upside down. 'Sometimes riding on the Ninky-Nonk scares the pants off of me, literally,' said our source.
Implementation of the new measures will begin immediately and representatives of Ninky-Nonk Inc state that all carriages will be out of action for a 'short but indefinite period' while the upgrades are installed. As the Pinky-Ponk remains grounded while dangerous plaything the Ball is at large, this means that some residents will not have access to any public transport during the upgrade period. Resident diva and strident community spokesperson Upsy Daisy stated that this will be a difficult time for residents. 'The Ninky-Nonk and Pinky-Ponk are an integral part of our social fabric here in the night garden. They are not just our transportation but our most important form of entertainment and the very hub of our socialising as a community' she explained. 'There's pretty much nothing else to do around here'. Upsy has started a petition for temporary transportation for residents during the upgrade period, suggesting 'some kind of bus' be provided. In the meantime, Upsy has generously offered gardenites rides on her bed, and Makka Pakka has offered the use of his Ogg-Pogg.
